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

Great Wall Motors (GWM) announced that the first batch of the Ora Good Cat has arrived in Malaysia, which means customer deliveries will commence. Launched late last month, there are two variants available - 400 Pro and 500 Ultra - priced from RM 139,800 and RM 169,800 respectively. Both variants of the Good Cat are driven by a 143 PS/210 Nm electric motor that powers the front wheels, and top speed for both is a claimed 152 km/h. Also read: Cheapest EV with 500 km range? Ora Good Cat launched i

Daihatsu Ayla EV is rumoured to be developed by PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM) Early indications of it showing up at GIIAS 2022 Will it make it to the mass market? The Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (2022) is set to happen in three days (from 11- to 21-Aug 2022), and if early indications are correct, the Daihatsu Ayla EV will be one of the biggest news of the event according to Autofun.co.id's report. Nothing much about the supposed electric Ayla has been made public yet, and the firm

That the phrase 'slow car fast' being one of our favourites is not in question – and this 2022 Toyota Agya GR Sport (aka our Perodua Axia twin) in full racing garb has only cemented our affections. Built for the Indonesia Sentul Series of Motorsport (ISSOM) 2022 race calendar, this spunky hatch competes for the Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia (TGRI) team in the Indonesian Touring Car Race (ITCR) 1200 National Championship class. Also read: Perodua Axia's Toyota cousin gets GR-fied! Check out the T

Hot on the heels of the Kia Picanto facelift launch in Korea, Kia Motors Europe follows up with the introduction of the upgraded Kia Rio. The new B-segment hatch now offers a mild hybrid system and plenty of new infotainment upgrades. Let’s hope Naza Kia Malaysia will see fit to bring it to Malaysia. The new Kia Rio’s upgrade this round is focussed on the car’s powertrain. Kia Motors not only introduced the new EcoDynamics+ petrol mild-hybrid system but also made major revisions to the existing

Updated 2019 Perodua Axia now open for booking Base Axia E 1.0 (MT) doesn’t come with ABS Top-spec gets Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and ASA 2.0 Perodua recently announced that the public can now place a booking for the updated 2019 Perodua Axia with 6 different variants available. Prices have gone up slightly across the board to reflect the host of newly added improvements and features in the little hatchback. One welcome addition is the newly added ESC for GXtra variants and up. This lea