MINIfest, the exciting festival curated around the love of MINI vehicles returns with a bang in 2023. Packed with excitement, entertainment MINIfest 2023 promises an unforgettable experience for MINI owners and enthusiasts alike, as they come together to celebrate their shared love for the iconic MINI brand. MINIfest 2023 takes place on Saturday, 22-July 2023 (11.00AM - 9.00PM) at Tiffin at the Yard (Sentul Depot). Beyond becoming part of the 'Big Family of MINIacs', festival goers can also take

GoCar Malaysia, a leading on-demand mobility-as-a-service platform, has expanded its GoCar Subs Electric fleet with some of the latest EV models. The new fleet includes the Nissan Leaf, the new Renault Zoe, Hyundai Kona EV (Plus variant), Hyundai Ioniq 5, Great Wall Motors’ Ora Good Cat and even the MINI Electric and Tesla Model Y. The Tesla Model Y is a Long Range variant, with CCS2 DC fast charging port. In addition to the expanded fleet, GoCar Malaysia is also offering new weekly and monthly

JD Power recently released its 2023 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), which showed that vehicle reliability has increased with an industry average of 186 problems per 100 (PP100) vehicles, an improvement of 6 PP100 from 2022. For context, a lower PP100 score is better. Even premium marques scored an improvement, lowering their score by 23 PP100. Vehicles from the 2020 model year were the focus of this study. Unsurprisingly, Lexus took the top spot of dependability in the premium brands seg

A spokesman told Automotive News Europe that BMW will be producing electric hatchbacks and a small SUV in China through its partnership with Great Wall Motor. As such, the company will cease production of electric versions of MINI hatchbacks in the UK. In 2019, Great Wall Motor and the BMW Group announced the launch of their joint venture, Spotlight Automotive Limited to build a plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province. BMW said that it would start making electric MINIs at the new plant starting

Following yesterday’s Budget 2022 announcement by Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz that import, excise, and road tax will be waived for all electric vehicles, we now have further details regarding the tax exemption period. The tax exemption applies only to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) like a Nissan Leaf, MINI Electric, BMW iX, or a Tesla. Regular hybrid electric (HEV) models like a Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid or plug-in electric models like a BMW 330e don’t qualify. As ex

In conjunction with BMW Group Malaysia’s 60 Years Celebration of MINI, the company has announced that it will be adding a new variant to MINI Malaysia’s model line-up – the MINI Cooper S Convertible. Soft top cars don’t have a huge following here in tropical Malaysia so it’s not surprising that MINI Malaysia’s allocation is limited to just 20 units. Priced at RM 279,888, the MINI Convertible, in Cooper S tune, carries a RM 30,000 premium over a similarly equipped MINI Cooper S 3 Door. As it carr