Perodua's expansion of its export business now includes Bangladesh, with the Malaysian carmaker inking a partnership with ex-Proton partners PHP Motors. For now, the range includes four models: the Aruz, Axia, Bezza, and Myvi. Managing Director of PHP Motors, Mohammed Akhter Pravez, added that the company will be assembling the models in their Chattogram factory, while working on bringing the full range of Perodua models to Bangladesh. The named models will begin sales there by the end of this m

When the Proton Satria was first introduced in Malaysia 30 years ago, the current owner of this Cherating Green Satria wasn’t around yet. Shane is a 23-year-old university student who is simply passionate and knowledgeable about all things Satria and his car has its own social media channel! Meeting him in person and learning more about Satina the Satria was worth the trip to Shane’s hometown of Ipoh. Though some might see it as just a bone stock Satria, as Shane delved in more on Satina’s histo

Dinamikjaya Motors, a subsidiary of Bermaz Auto, held a Q&A session at the launch of the 2023 Kia Niro EV to address inquiries from the media, and one of the questions was whether there were any plans to locally assemble (CKD) the Kia Niro EV at the Inokom Plant in Kulim, Kedah. The response from the company was: "Currently, there are no plans to assemble the Kia Niro EV at Inokom Plant." Executive Chairman of Bermaz Auto, Dato’ Sri Ben Yeoh, said, “With the initiatives by the government to allo

Owner of a Tesla Model Y in the US tweeted at Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc, saying that his steering wheel fell off while driving. The owner, who goes by Prerak Patel on Twitter, stated that he took delivery of his Tesla Model Y on 24-January 2023 and was driving the car on a highway when the steering wheel suddenly detached from the column. He added that he was fortunate there were no other cars behind and was able to pull over to the divider. This was tweeted on 30-January 2023 and has since ga

Vying for the top of Thailand’s compact SUV sales in 2022 are the Honda HR-V and the Toyota Corolla Cross. It has been a hotly contested fight between the two SUVs but every month, only one of them will take the crown and in July, it is the HR-V’s turn to take the title. According to Thailand sales data, 2,410 units of the HR-V were sold in the Kingdom in the seventh month of the year. That’s the HR-V’s highest monthly sales figure in the year so far which translates to nearly 40% market share.

BMW Malaysia has just launched the all-new 2020 BMW X5 xDrive45e plug-in hybrid (PHEV) in Malaysia, priced from RM 440,745 (without SST, valid until 31st December 2020). With SST in place, the X5 PHEV costs RM 448,800. Both prices are on-the-road, without insurance. What's under the bonnet? First up, the mechanical bits. The all-new BMW X5 xDrive45e gets a 3.0-litre B58 turbocharged straight-six petrol engine that does 286 PS from 5,000 rpm to 6,000 rpm and 450 Nm from 1,500 rpm to 3,500 rpm. Th