As of Friday, May 24, Chery Malaysia has completed inspections for 92% of the 600 units of Omoda 5 affected by the rear axle recall. Meanwhile, Chery Auto Philippines has announced a recall for 90 units of the Chery Tiggo 5X Pro due to the same issue. The Philippines is the third country to announce the recall, after Malaysia (600 units) and Indonesia (420 units), though the recall in the Philippines is for a different Tiggo 5X Pro model. Chery's rear axle recall was triggered by a single car in

The Proton X70 has been a mainstay in the Malaysian SUV landscape since it was first launched in 2018. Since then, the X70 has undergone some minor changes culminating in 2022 when it saw the addition of the smaller 1.5-litre 3-cylinder turbocharged unit shared with the Proton X50 to the older 1.8-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder unit. Recently, Proton announced a new addition to the X70 line-up – the 1.5 TGDi Premium X which now gives customers a choice of 6 variants. Without further ado, here are

As a petrolhead, we all aspire to own multiple types of cars, be it a executive sedan with a silky-smooth engine, or a pocket rocket for hooning around town. Realistically speaking, sensible car buyers won’t be purchasing multiple cars; instead, they will be buying one car that can do it all – transporting their family in comfort and yet practical enough for a weekend shopping spree. With a set budget of RM 100,000, let’s take a closer look at which used cars can do it all. Honda Civic FC – The

There’s a saying in the world of movies that goes something like, “Sequels aren’t as good as originals.” Some people call it the “Sequel Curse” and it’s a phrase I feel relevant to the 2022 Volkswagen Golf R Mk8. The Volkswagen Golf Mk8 is, in my eyes, a sequel to the brilliant Golf Mk7, which was all-new from the ground up, spearheading the MQB platform that became the virtual spine for Volkswagen. The Mk8 builds upon that and sits on a revised version of the platform called MQB EVO. Also read:

On paper, Chery Omoda 5 has what it takes to rival established Japanese SUVs like HR-V and Corolla Cross Immediate impact to Japanese brands to be very minor, limited dealer network at launch In a longer term, product pipeline and prospects are good for Chery What happens when car designers are given a free reign to design a car without much restrain? The end result would be something like the Chery Omoda 5, a brand-new SUV from the Anhui-based manufacturer. It is a subcompact crossover (B/C-seg

Talk about a surprise - this camouflage-clad SUV you see here is very likely the GAC Trumpchi GS3 Power, doing its testing rounds in Malaysia. Shared to Funtasticko by user Jad BG, these spyshots seem to point towards the facelifted version of the Trumpchi GS3 Power. In China, the GS3 Power is powered by a choice of two 1.5-litre, mills: one three-cylinder engine making 163 PS/235 Nm and the other, a four-cylinder one churning 168 PS/265 Nm. The lower output engine is paired to a 6-speed manual