Chevrolet and Saab’s presence in Malaysia might be gone with the latter very unlikely to make a return but the American bowtie has just announced a recall campaign to replace the Takata driver airbag inflators. 3,725 units are affected in the recall and it affects 5 models which are: Chevrolet Cruze (2010-15 models) Chevrolet Orlando (2013-15 models) Chevrolet Sonic (2013-14 models) Chevrolet Trax (2017 models) Saab 9-3 (2007 models) Interestingly, the Trax was never sold in Malaysia though a fe

Under the newly appointed distributor for Peugeot brand in Malaysia, Bermaz Auto Alliance (BAuto), one of the two SUV models leading the way of Peugeot’s revival in Malaysia is the CKD 2021 Peugeot 5008 facelift. It goes against 7-seater SUV rivals such as the Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace, Nissan X-Trail, Mitsubishi Outlander, and Mazda CX-8. Having had the opportunity to sample the 2021 Peugeot 5008 facelift, we’re bringing you our first impression of the car. To recap, the locally-assembled (CKD

In a Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) report that was sighted by WapCar.my, July 2021 was supposed to see the Malaysia launch of the facelifted locally-assembled (CKD) 2021 Peugeot 3008. Well, it's July 2021 now and it's plain to see that the countrywide lockdown has delayed Bermaz Auto's (BAuto) plans. As of now, there's no set timeline for the revised launch yet. According to the Maybank IB report, BAuto was looking to launch the facelifted Peugeot 3008 and 5008 models to kick start the br

Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) announced late yesterday that it has sold its 51 percent stake in the Peugeot distributorship joint venture Berjaya Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB), to Bermaz Auto (BAuto) and BAASB’s other shareholders for RM 6.67 million. Berjaya Corp’s CEO Jalil Rasheed said the divestment is part of the group’s rationalization exercise to divest non-core assets. "With BAuto being part of the BCorp Group previously, we recognised that it would be more synergistic for BAuto to acquire Be

Nasim Sdn Bhd, the official distributor for the Peugeot brand in Malaysia, has announced their new e-showroom called Peugeot e-Showroom, on their official website to extend a boundless new level of convenience for customers to browse and purchase award-winning models such as the Peugeot 3008 SUV Plus and Peugeot 5008 SUV Plus. “The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the way businesses and customers interact. Thus, having the right digital tools in place will provide our customers quick access to

After a short hiatus, Malaysia-assembled Peugeot cars will return to Thailand. Belfort Automobiles (Thailand), a subsidiary of the Master Group Corporation (Asia) Co., Ltd., is the new exclusive importer and distributor of Peugeot brand cars in Thailand. The company will take over from previous distributor Yontrakit Automobiles. The first two Peugeot models spearheading the French marque’s re-launch in Thailand are the 5008 and 3008 – both exported from the Naza Automotive Manufacturing plant in