Ever since being taken over by Dinamikjaya Motors, Kia has started a bit of a revival among consumers in Malaysia despite only having a couple of models in its line-up. The Kia Sorento seems likely to be model number three based on this latest discovery. This Astra Blue Sorento was spotted while we were covering the BYD Atto 3’s launch. The Chinese EV maker is distributed here by Sime Darby Motors which is one of the shareholders for the Inokom plant in Kulim, Kedah which currently assembles (CK

At the ASEAN Director-General Meeting on Digital Technologies to Enhance Excise Tax Administration and Moving Forward to Carbon Neutrality in Thailand, Bao Zhuangfei, General Manager of Neta Auto (Thailand), said that the company has plans to expand in the ASEAN region. “By participating in the ASEAN meeting of the Excise Department this time, Neta will be aware of the guidelines and visions of the Excise Department of various countries in the ASEAN region to determine the implementation plan in

Dinamikjaya Motors, the sole distributor for Kia vehicles in Malaysia has confirmed that after the CKD 2022 Kia Carnival, the locally assembled (CKD) 2023 Kia Sorento will be launched next. Now, if you're wondering whether you have heard this before, well yes, the Kia Sorento has been tipped to make it here for some time, as part of a new wave of locally-assembled Kia models. Also read: Here's exactly what you're getting with the CKD Kia Carnival that starts from RM 231k As a recap, the fourth-g

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has just previewed the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 4Matic, alongside the EQB 350 and EQS 450+. The EQC is the EV version of the regular Mercedes-Benz GLC. Just one variant is offered here, the EQC 400 4Matic, with an estimated price of RM 390k. The Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 4Matic is expected to reach dealerships by October. Like the other EQ-branded SUVs in Malaysia, the EQC is imported (CBU) from Germany. The EQC benefits from the government's EV incentives, which includes ex

Though spied at Petronas Ara Damansara, these two cars aren't looking for petrol – you're looking at the 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric, months before their scheduled Malaysian launch in the fourth quarter of this year (Q4 2021), which we're in now. Set to be fully-imported (CBU Korea), there are no indicative prices at the moment as the company is waiting on the government's announcement regarding EV policies. In markets where it's currently sold, the Kona Electric is available with two output leve

Think of the 2021 Toyota Fortuner - here in top-spec 2.8 VRZ guise - and it naturally draws comparison to bigger stalwarts in the carmaker's stable. It's not uncommon for people to call it a 'baby Land Cruiser' and while in some cases that may be true, that's a tag that undercuts what the car can do. Priced from RM 203,183 (SST-free, until 30-June 2021), it isn't exactly the cheapest car around, but boy does it put the 'sports utility' part in sports utility vehicle (SUV) to good use. Exterior -