Whether you want to call it a deep facelift or a new generation, the new petrol-powered 2024 MINI Cooper begins production at MINI Plant Oxford. The first unit was driven off the production line by Charlie Cooper, the grandson of John Cooper, the father of the Mini Cooper. While the all-new fully electric MINI Cooper E is built in China as part of a joint collaboration with GWM, the internal combustion MINI is manufactured in the UK. All three BMW Group UK manufacturing sites contribute to the p

Ahead of the brand’s official launch on 20-July, Tesla has announced that the Model Y is now available to order in Malaysia on its website, with prices starting from: Tesla Model Y RWD – RM 199,000 Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD – RM 246,000 Tesla Model Y Performance AWD – RM 288,000 The Model Y RWD is the most affordable option, offering a range of 455 km (WLTP) and a 0-100 km/h sprint time of 6.9 seconds. It comes with 19-inch wheels, upgradeable to 20 inches for RM10,000. The Model Y Long Range

Samsung SDI, the battery manufacturing arm of Samsung, might soon upgrade its plant in Seremban to produce 4680-type batteries for Tesla, claims Korean publication TheElec. Samsung has yet to make any official announcement on the matter but according to the Korean publication, Samsung SDI is preparing pilot production of 4680-type cylindrical batteries at the company’s Cheonan plant in Korea. It also said that once the pilot trial and the necessary technology verification is complete, mass produ

Dinamikjaya Motors to launch Kia EV6 in Malaysia in H2 2022 Sales will be low, capped by shortage in supply Bermaz's priority is to stablize Kia's profitability and sales volume, before putting in more resources into EVs Bermaz Auto, the parent company of Kia distributor Dinamikjaya Motors, is confirmed to launch the fully electric, E-GMP platform Kia EV6 in the second half of this year. This was confirmed by CEO Dato’ Francis Lee in an interview with BFM radio earlier this month. “We are going

Japanese hybrids are among the most reliable cars on sale, regardless of engine type Plug-in hybrids more reliable than diesels, but still worse than regular petrol engines EVs least reliable, but Kia is an exception One in three (31.4 percent) electric vehicle owner in the UK has dealt with at least one fault on their EV in the first 4 years of ownership, versus 18.6 percent for combustion engine cars, reports UK publication’s Which? survey of 48,034 car owners in the UK, including 2,184 EV own

MINI Malaysia has launched the facelifted 2021 MINI Hatch 3 Door, MINI 5 Door, and MINI Convertible, in Cooper S form. This is the MINI’s second facelift exercise after the 2018's refresh. It comes fully imported (CBU) from UK, and these are the prices (OTR without insurance, with SST discount and extended warranty/free service package), which have gone up across the board: MINI Cooper S 3 Door - RM 253,318 (+RM 12,541) MINI Cooper S 5 Door - RM 261,005 (+RM 10,499) MINI Cooper S Convertible - R