Mazda's CEO and President, Masahiro Moro surprised everyone at the ongoing Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 with an accidental tongue slip revealing that company was re-establishing a rotary engine development team after a hiatus of about six years. Likely, the specific purpose of the team would be to develop a high-performance rotary hybrid powertrain that was first announced with the Mazda Iconic SP concept, which received overwhelming response following its reveal at the Japan Mobility Show 2023. Also r

When BYD shot to prominence at the height of Covid-19 in 2020 for being one of the world's largest producer of masks – a feat they achieved in just one short month – they did so with grit and a keen pulse on the market. The slog and zeal isn't something the Shenzhen-based carmaker shies away from. You and I probably laughed at their weird copycat cars of a decade ago; today they're one of the, if not the world's largest producer of electric vehicles. A large slice of that comes from the small ca

After months of touring around the country in striking camouflage, Honda’s Indonesian distributor, PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) will be unveiling the all-new 2023 Honda WR-V crossover SUV on 2-November 2022. Though Honda has yet to reveal the name of its upcoming rival to the Perodua Ativa and Daihatsu Rocky/Toyota Raize, there have been a few clues which point to the WR-V name being used above anything else. The teaser video shows the letter W in the background while during its tour around Ind

Forget the jokes about how Peugeots spend most of their time in the workshop, Bermaz Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB) is about to toss that notion in the bin with a new 5-year warranty and free maintenance package for every new Peugeot sold by them in Malaysia from here onwards. The package will be applicable to the Peugeot 2008, 3008 and 5008 models. As the name suggests, the free maintenance package provides all new Peugeots sold from here onwards with the scheduled maintenance from the manufactu

Still Malaysia's best-seller Measureable improvements over pre-facelift But what about aspects numbers cannot convey? The 2022 Perodua Myvi facelift has plenty of measurable improvements over the pre-facelift model. Aspects like fuel consumption and safety features are taken up a notch. But what about aspects that are more difficult to quantify? Things that numbers can’t paint the full picture, like ergonomics? The thing about the Myvi is that it looks fantastic on paper, with the full suite of

As reported earlier, Bermaz Auto is expected to launch the seven-seater Mazda CX-8 sometime next month. The model will be locally-assembled at the Mazda Malaysia plant in Kulim. The plant is 30 percent owned by Bermaz Auto, with the rest owned by Mazda Motor Corporation. We can now confirm that the Kulim-assembled CX-8 is not only be sold domestically, but will also be exported to the Philippines, where Bermaz Auto’s subsidiary Bermaz Auto Philippines is also the authorized distributor. Exports