Chery is in talks to license its battery EV platform to European brands, including one brand from the premium segment, confirms Chery’s chairman Yin Tongyue. "Two premium European marques want to use our platform and a deal will be signed with one of them, a more premium brand than us," Yin told Reuters. Yin said this during a livestream event for the Exeed Exlantix ET’s pre-sales in China. Marketed under Chery’s upscale Exeed brand, specifications of the Exlantix ET have yet to be announced but

Chery is pumped up for its return down under as the marque prepares for its 23 March 2023 Australian relaunch. Spearheading their portfolio will be the Chery Omoda 5 compact SUV that will be sold at 40 dealers and be tagged with a seven-year warranty and aftercare bundle. Their antipodean executives did hint that pricing for the dual-model range comprising the Omoda 5 and Omoda 5 EX will sit between $ 30,000 (~RM 90,400) to $ 40,000 (~RM 120,000) but stopped short of revealing the exact figures.

As successful as the Toyota Corolla Cross is, it is admittedly uninteresting from a petrolhead’s perspective. However, Toyota has decided to revamp its image with the help of an alternative fuel source that isn’t electricity. Just as the title mentioned, under the hood of this Corolla Cross H2 Concept is a hydrogen-fuelled combustion engine that powers the GR Corolla H2 at the 2022 Super Taikyu endurance races in Japan. The engine itself is a 1.6-litre 3-cylinder turbo engine with high-pressure

If you try to understand Japanese society from the perspective of Western pop culture, then you would think that oyabuns of Yakuzas ride in a Toyota Century. That is no longer true since the 2010s. Like everyone else, business has been bad, even in the underworld. Stricter anti-boryokudan (organized crime) laws are also hitting Yakuzas where they hurt the most – their bank accounts. Today’s Internet-connected world means that a smartphone is essential for business but many Yakuzas are forced to

UMW Toyota Motor has opened bookings for the 2021 Toyota Yaris facelift earlier this morning. There's been an approximately RM 1k+ bump across the range, so lets see what buyers will get for for the extra dosh. Exterior - cleaner design Most will agree that the new facelift is far easier on the eyes than the outgoing Yaris. Changes now include LED head lamps and daytime running lights (DRLs) across all three variants, and an aggressive front bumper that looks much simpler than before. It still w

Gone are the days when D-segment sedans can be obtained for circa RM 150k. Even C-segment sedans are hovering close to that price point. Right now, if you want a D-segment sedan such as the 2020 Honda Accord 1.5 TC-P, the price is close to RM 200k. Then we have BMW who introduced the 218i Gran Coupe, priced at RM 211k. And that's not forgetting the SUVs that are competing for your attention. Putting those aside, is the 2020 Honda Accord 1.5 TC-P good enough for you to pick it over its main rival