The BMW Group Malaysia’s plant in Kulim, Kedah is now the largest exporter of premium vehicles in the Southeast Asian ASEAN trade bloc, with over 6,000 Malaysia-assembled BMW and MINI models shipped out of Malaysia since 2018. The plant itself has been in operation since 2008. Last year, it reached a new milestone of producing its 100,000th vehicle. Export operations to serve Thailand and the Philippines began in 2018, the year BMW opened an adjascent engine assembly plant. Located within the Si

Just days after a photo of what is allegedly the dashboard of the W214 generation 2023 Mercedes-Benz E-Class was leaked on Chinese social networks, we now have a sneak peak of its front-end. Like the dashboard, this photo also originated from Chinese social networks, specifically on xiaohongshu, China’s equivalent to Instagram. The photo suggests that the all-new W214 generation model will not ape the flagship W223 / V223 S-Class styling. Historically, the C-Class, E-Class, and S-Class generally

Two weeks ago, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia launched the new 2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class facelift (W213) in Malaysia. Two variants are offered, the E200 Avantgarde and E300 AMG Line, priced at RM 326,943 and RM 375,432 respectively (valid until 31-December 2021). That’s quite a reduction in variant count. The previous E350 AMG Line has been dropped, and if you go further back, we also had the E350e plug-in hybrid too, which at its peak in 2017 and 2018, was offered in two trim levels – Exclusive Line a

The BMW 5 Series, a perennial favourite in the luxury sedan segment, is set to one up its arch-nemesis, the Mercedes Benz E-Class in our local market. Our sources indicate that the G30-generation LCI (facelift in BMW-lingo) BMW 5 Series will be unveiled in the first half of this year. While we await news of the facelifted W213 Mercedes E-Class to be launched in our local market (it has been launched in neighbouring Thailand), BMW is set to steal a march by launching the LCI 5-er earlier, to cons

The 2021 Volvo S90 facelift has arrived in Thailand, a regional debut made at the 2020 Thailand International Motor Expo. The Volvo S90 facelift is imported (CBU) from Malaysia, prices have yet to be announced. Changes on the exterior are subtle. There are new fog lights, a new spoiler design, new design elements in the taillamps and new bumpers with more pronounced chrome pieces. Inside, the upgraded Bowers and Wilkins audio system gets a new amplifier and automatic vehicle noise cancellation.

Following Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yasin’s announcement last week with regard to the Short-Term Economic Recovery plan, Volvo Car Malaysia today released its new price list for all Volvo CKD (Completely Knocked Down) models to exclude sales tax, effective 15 June to 31 December 2020. Nalin Jain, Managing Director of Volvo Car Malaysia, said: “We fully welcome the introduction of the sales tax holiday and are grateful for the opportunity to pass on the full benefits to our customers. The