Chery Malaysia is set to organise its brand launch in Malaysia on 6-July 2023, at the same time introducing two of their SUVs: the Chery Omoda 5 and Chery Tiggo 8 Pro. This comes after roughly one and a half years since we first heard of the brand's early proclaimation of their re-entry here, after which the creation of a social media community and preview drive for the media followed. Also read: Showroom units of Chery Omoda 5 and Tiggo 8 Pro on the way to Malaysia, launch of CKD customer cars

Life can sometimes be unfair and for longtime fans of the Honda Jazz, they might still mourn the loss of their favourite versatile hatchback. The Honda City Hatchback has some big shoes to fill and as my esteemed colleague Sanjay put it in his review, it’s akin to Adam Lambert taking over Freddie Mercury as Queen’s frontman. After spending a few days with the top-of-the-line City Hatchback, the RS e:HEV, I must say that it’s mission accomplished because as good as the all-new Jazz is in the phot

The 7-seater / MPV segment in Malaysia hasn’t seen much action over the past couple of years. The Proton Exora and Perodua Alza are the longest-serving models here (and still are), while models like Nissan Grand Livina and Proton Ertiga have came and gone without a respective replacement model. Then in 2017, the Honda BR-V was launched, followed by the Perodua Aruz in 2018, which reignited the segment for a bit. But that was it – for the past three years since the Aruz made its Malaysian debut,

At yesterday’s Dewan Rakyat sitting, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul avoided a question by Muar’s Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq on why the Malaysian-made Proton X70 was not used, but an imported Toyota Vellfire is selected instead. In answering an earlier question posed by Bayan Baru’s Member of Parliament Sim Tze Tzin, Zafrul defended the government’s decision to switch its official cars to Toyota Vellfires, saying that the Vellfire offers very good value for money. “The leasing cost spent fo

Following its debut in Japan as the Honda Vezel back in February, the all-new 2022 Honda HR-V is launched in Thailand but out goes the petrol variants (for now) as the popular SUV is only available as a hybrid in the Kingdom. While the previous generation was considered a pioneer in the region’s growing taste for compact SUVs and crossovers, this all-new HR-V aims to deliver premium quality and features that is accessible to the masses. The Thai-spec HR-V is available with three variants which a

In case you missed it, UMW Toyota (UMWT) will be launching the Toyota Corolla Cross with an 8D audio experience. Now they’ve uploaded a sample video of the 8D audio experience to give us a taste of how the launch will be like. Also read: UMWT's Toyota Corolla Cross launch will be streamed in 8D audio, but what is it? The Toyota Corolla Cross launch in 8D audio will be the first car launch in Malaysia to be recorded in a binaural recording. 8D audio, simply described, is surround sound on steroid