At the sidelines of the launch of the 2024 VW Touareg here in Malaysia today, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) confirms that a special edition Golf GTI to celebrate the model's 50th anniversary will be introduced here later this year. Take note however that GTI was specifically mentioned. Looking at VW's overseas line-up, there is a Golf Edition 50 – but this is however a non-GTI model, which are not available in Malaysia anymore. Presumably then, this means it'll be a local special edi

Malaysia’s tax exemption (import and excise duty) for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will expire as planned on 31-December 2025, and BEV manufacturers are encouraged to invest in local production, said Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Minister of Investment, Trade & Industry, at the launch of the BYD Seal this morning. Tengku Zafrul said sales of BEVs have increased by more than four folds last year, from around 3,000 units in 2022 to 13,000 units in 2023. “I believe BYD’s brand registered the h

Currently, the cheapest battery EV (BEV) on sale in Malaysia is the Neta V, priced at RM 99,800. The next closest BEV is Great Wall Motors' Ora Good Cat, priced at RM 139,800. Beyond our borders, the cheapest BEV on sale in Southeast Asia is the Indonesia-made Wuling Air, prices start from THB 395k (~RM 52k) and IDR 243,000,000 (~RM 76k) in Thailand and Indonesia respectively, for the standard 17.3 kWh / 200 km variant. At the same time, a screenshot of a MITI (Ministry of Investment, Trade and

Sisma Auto, a multi-brand premium automotive group, has recently opened the largest BYD sales, service, and spare parts (3S) centre in Malaysia, located in Glenmarie, Shah Alam. Built at an investment of RM 5 million, the outlet is a Class-A BYD facility. The 21,527 square-foot building features a 9-car showroom, as well as 16 service bays, suitable to serve 1,000 customers monthly, according to the company. Its expansive equipment includes advanced diagnostic tools as well as climate-controlled

Fully imported from Japan, priced at RM 168,888 Subscription plan available Complimentary JomCharge membership (one year) Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has launched the new 2023 Nissan Leaf facelift. As before, the EV is fully imported (CBU) from Japan, and is priced at RM 168,888. Previously, the pre-facelift Nissan Leaf was priced at RM 175,800. For 2023, the Nissan Leaf gets a new full-black front grille, which features the new Nissan brand logo. It is flanked by headlights with integrated LE

The all-new fourth generation Honda Jazz is set to make its global debut later this month at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show. Ahead of the unveiling, Honda has released the first official photo of the latest Honda Jazz, which is also known in Japan (and USA) as the Fit. As expected, Honda hasn’t provided any further details for the latest Jazz. For that, you will have to wait until 23-October, when the Tokyo Motor Show opens. Some Japanese press have suggested that the all-new Jazz will also be offere