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

Kia distributor for Malaysia and Bermaz subsidiary Dinamikjaya Motors has sold out most of its allocation of the fully imported (CBU) from Korea 11-seater Kia Carnival. The locally-assembled (CKD) Kia Carnival will be launched in Malaysia after May 2022, said sources familiar with the matter. Checks with dealers show that most of their allocation - said to be in the mid hundreds range - were snapped up within the first month of its launch in January 2022. The CBU Kia Carnival is currently sold a

After 10 years on sale in Malaysia, the second-generation Toyota Avanza has been quietly discontinued in Malaysia. The model has been removed from Toyota Malaysia’s website. The second-generation Toyota Avanza was launched in Malaysia back in 2012 and the model received a number of updates over the years. The most recent update came in 2019 whereby the Avanza received a bump in equipment, including the addition of LED headlights, digital air-conditioning controls, an Android Auto and Apple CarPl

Hap Seng Trucks Distribution Sdn. Bhd, the sole official distributor of Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles in Malaysia, has launched the 10-seater Mercedes-Benz Vito Tourer earlier today. The van is imported (CBU) from Spain, prices start from RM 342,036. Unlike the three-row, 8-seater V-Class, which is Mercedes-Benz’s answer to the Toyota Alphard and currently only available from Mercedes-Benz Malaysia upon special order, this new Vito Tourer adds one more row in the rear, making it a four-row,

We may be seeing Bermaz more in the future, especially when it comes to electric vehicles (EVs), as revealed in a report by Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB). First things first, Bermaz Auto has plans to bring in not one, but several EVs in the near future. Among the models that Bermaz Auto plans to launch in Malaysia include the Kia EV6, Kia e-Niro, Kia Sportage Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHEV), Peugeot 3008 EV, Peugeot 508 Hybrid, and the Mazda MX-30. Quite an extensive list of models, but Ber

Perodua has announced the update of 2018 version for Alaza seven-seater MPV, this update includes a few cosmetic additions as well as new equipment. The MPV will be offered in four variants（all prices are on-the-road (OTR) without insurance for Peninsular Malaysia）: Perodua Alza Standard (MT) - RM51,490 Perodua Alza Standard (AT) - RM54,290 Perodua Alza SE (AT) - RM56,890 Perodua Alza Advance (AT) - RM62,690 the redesigned instrument panel graphics, redesigned centre cluster, and a two-motion re