BMW Group could be moving to agency sales model for its core BMW brand starting January 2026, in its home market of Germany. Currently only MINI has transitioned to the agency model in smaller European markets – namely Italy, Poland and Sweden. Citing dealer reports, the German domestic market will be among the first BMW markets to switch to the new online sales system - the exact period wasn't known until now - although it has been well received by German dealers, according to German publicatio

Honda’s RS badge has often been mistaken for its high-performance-sounding initials. RS here does not mean “Rushing Speed” or “Racing Sports” but rather the less enthusiastic-sounding Road Sailing. To sail or glide along the road doesn’t exactly sound macho compared to the Type R or even the SiR badges that would be placed on other performance-oriented Hondas but the RS badge is an important one. It was first applied half a century ago on the first-generation Civic and turned the friendly-lookin

UMW Toyota Motor has confirmed that it will be adding a second hybrid model to its line-up of Toyota models for Malaysia. In a press statement released earlier today, President Ravindran K. said UMW Toyota Motor will adopt a diversified, multi-pathway approach towards carbon neutrality, and that hybrids (also known as hybrid electric vehicles or HEVs) are the most suitable option for Malaysian buyers. "We will continue to evaluate different options and introduce them as appropriate. For now, we

Mercedes-Benz has plans to set up local assembly (CKD) operations of the Mercedes-Benz EQS in India later this year, said Martin Schwenk, the CEO of Mercedes-Benz India, as reported by Automotive News Europe. Schwenk also said that Mercedes-Benz will be the first luxury carmaker to assemble EVs in India and expects the CKD EQS to be on sale in the fourth quarter of this year. EV incentives in India can be rather complex as it varies from one state to another. On a national level, the government

Think of Japanese pop culture and you might picture gun-totting robots fighting some deep-sea monster while a J-rock anthem plays in the background. However, anime and manga go hand-in-hand with Japanese cars and that is proven with every petrolhead’s favourite tofu delivery boy terrorising mountain roads in a Toyota Corolla. Okay, so it’s technically the Corolla’s more sports-oriented twin but unlike the action-packed Japanese comic series, Toyota’s own commemoration to its long-lasting and mos

Earlier this month, we saw spyshots of the all-new W223 Mercedes-Benz S-Class with almost zero disguise and we had a brief look at its interior in action. Mercedes-Benz has released a teaser image, which appears to corroborate the design we saw from the leaks. It sports a familiar design, resembling the 2020 E-Class facelift from the front and the CLS from the rear. The grille has grown in size but personally, I think it fits the S-Class. Inside, there is a large vertical screen that serves more