There's lots that go behind the making of a car, and it's no different for the CKD Chery Omoda 5 and Chery Tiggo 8 Pro in Malaysia, as specific attention was paid in the fine-tuning of their advanced driver aids (ADAS) and suspension for our market. "First is safety. Safety functions, ADAS system. We did a lot of test here. Also for the tyres, chassis, and suspension, all of these to make a comfortable driving experience here," said Leo Chen, Country Director of Chery Malaysia, in a BFM 89.9 rad

If you have travelled to Bangkok recently, you would’ve noticed that the funky looking Ora Good Cat is everywhere in Thailand’s capital city. The funky looking China-made EV model by Great Wall Motors is currently Thailand’s No.1 selling battery EV (BEV) model, with a market share of nearly 50 percent, and it’s easy to understand why. With a starting price of THB 828,500 (~RM 105k), Thai buyers can buy either a Honda City e:HEV hybrid or the fully electric Ora Good Cat, which even in its cheapes

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has launched the 2022 Mercedes-AMG GLA 35 in Malaysia, almost 3 years since the model made its global debut. The new performance SUV is locally-assembled (CKD) at the Pekan facility. For bookings made before 30-June 2022, the 2022 Mercedes-AMG GLA 35 is priced from RM 345,048. From 1-July onwards, this performance SUV is priced from RM 363,888. Alongside this performance SUV, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia also introduced the 2022 Mercedes-AMG A35 Sedan. Also Read: CKD 2022 Merced

Q1 2022's global sales is down 20.1 percent due to parts shortage BEVs make up 7.9 percent, more than half sold in Europe BEV sales in China is up 165 percent but volume is still too low, less than 500 units Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) now make up 7.9 percent (11,721 units) of Volvo Cars’ global sales in the first quarter of 2022, up 9 percent from last year. Europe contributed 64.8 percent of the company’s BEV sales, followed by USA (14.1 percent). Although China is the world’s biggest EV

Geely has taken over the Philippines and Russia, now they’re looking to conquer Laos as well. The brand officially made its debut in the landlocked country on 20-July-2021. The company launched two models on its debut, the Geely Azkarra, also known as the Geely Boyue Pro, and the Geely Coolray, better known as the Proton X50 to Malaysians. Also read: Geely Philippines sales increase 342% in H1 2021, Coolray (Proton X50) leads While Geely Laos is already selling cars in the land of a million elep

The all-new Nissan Leaf is now available in Malaysia. Available in just one high-specification variant, the second generation Leaf is priced at RM 188,888. The fully electric (BEV or Battery Electric Vehicle) Leaf now comes with a 40 kWh lithium-ion battery, which gives it an ample 311 km driving range (when tested under the ECE R101 New European Driving Cycle, NEDC). Nissan distributor Edaran Tan Chong Motor is keen to point out that most Malaysians don’t drive more than 200 km per day and thus