The BMW Group announced its third quarter earnings before tax (EBT) margin came in at 10.6 percent, down 0.4 percent from the preceding quarter; however, the numbers were dragged down by its Motorrad motorcycle business. The company’s 4-wheeler automotive segment – the segment were are interested in - recorded an EBT margin of 9.8 percent, up 0.6 percent from the previous quarter, and 0.9% higher than the same quarter last year. The increase in profit came despite a marginal 0.6 percent drop in

Electric vehicles (EVs) are fast becoming the new trophy to have. Yes, it’s always nice to have a BMW 7 Series but combustion engine cars, regardless of their status, are now seen as kind of passé. The conversation starters at the golf club’s lounge have moved from V8 cars to high-end EVs, simply because spaceship-inspired EVs have a novelty factor that even flat-six turbocharged sports cars don’t have. If you run a business, especially a technology-related one, you will understand the need to m

With the launch of the 2023 Mercedes-AMG EQE 53 4Matic+ in Malaysia earlier today, that's one more competitor in the EV space. However at RM 649,888, it's significantly more expensive than a regular Mercedes-Benz EQE 350+ which starts from RM 419,888. What exactly then are you getting for so much extra dosh? We explore... Performance figures Pretty obvious whenever AMG's brought up. The AMG EQE comes with two motors (front and back, for all-wheel drive), which makes a blistering 625 PS/950 Nm of

The Mercedes-Benz EQE is the fifth EQ model to be launched by Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) after the EQA, EQB, EQC, and EQS. It is also the 20th electric vehicle (EV) officially on sale in Malaysia if you're keeping tabs. It’s essentially the little brother to the flagship Mercedes-Benz EQS and if you were to put them side-by-side, they look similar. Mercedes-Benz calls the streamlined jellybean/egg/Apple mouse shape a "cab-forward design with one-bow lines". It also costs almost less than half

The BMW Group is on track to exceed its initial target to reduce its fleet-wide CO2 emissions in Europe by more than twice, boosted by strong response to its battery EV models, said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management. The group had initially targeted a 4.9 percent year-on-year reduction in CO2 emissions, but is now on track to deliver between 5 to 10 percent. As of September 2022, the BMW Group has delivered over 128,000 battery EVs, up 114.8 percent from last year. The company di

As the automotive world embraces electrification, it is inevitable for brands to evolve according to the times. One of those icons is AMG-Mercedes and they could be debuting their very own EV model line-up soon. According to Mercedes Blog, Mercedes-Benz has trademarked several AMG EQ designations, thus confirming that there will be electric AMGs. This over the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S? The German luxury carmaker has trademarked the EQE 43, EQE 53, and EQE 63 names with the European Union