The 2024 Chery Omoda E5 battery electric vehicle (BEV) has launched in Indonesia, marking its first official introduction in an ASEAN market; and as a locally-assembled (CKD Bekasi) product no less. Prices for the all-electric SUV are as follows: IDR 498 million (~RM 151,449) on the road IDR 488 million (~RM 148,407) exclusively for the first 1,000 buyers These prices set the Omoda E5 as the range-topper of them all, which includes the base Omoda 5 Z and RZ (IDR 335 million and IDR 405 million,

It's understandable if there's some confusion here. The all-new 2024 MINI Cooper that premiered last September is the all-electric variant, developed through a collaboration with GWM and manufactured in China, and sits on its own platform. This 2024 MINI Cooper petrol shares its foundation with the F56-generation MINI Hatch, albeit with significant revisions to align with the updated MINI design principles, essentially a major facelift. Similar to the 2024 Porsche Macan EV and its combustion eng

During the Road Transport Department (JPJ)'s trip to BMW HQ in Munich last year, they've invited the company to test their hydrogen fuel-cell (FCEV) vehicles here in Malaysia. Following up on that, BMW Group Malaysia shared their thoughts on hydrogen propulsion and more to WapCar.my at the company's Business Briefing 2023 held in Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. Also read: 2023 BMW 3 Series (G20) LCI launched in Malaysia; priced from RM 284k to RM 317k "For us, hydrogen is a very new green fuel. For us

Being a premium offering always means having to delicately balance the lifestyle aspect that’s to be expected with the product. The gist of it is that people who drop big money on your premium products do so not just for the product itself, but the image it portrays. It’s no different with cars. In fact, the premium segment operates more on “perceived value” rather than “actual value” and many of their clientele are perfectly comfortable with that… even if the cars aren’t always. An example of t

On paper, Chery Omoda 5 has what it takes to rival established Japanese SUVs like HR-V and Corolla Cross Immediate impact to Japanese brands to be very minor, limited dealer network at launch In a longer term, product pipeline and prospects are good for Chery What happens when car designers are given a free reign to design a car without much restrain? The end result would be something like the Chery Omoda 5, a brand-new SUV from the Anhui-based manufacturer. It is a subcompact crossover (B/C-seg

In conjunction with BMW Group Malaysia’s 60 Years Celebration of MINI, the company has announced that it will be adding a new variant to MINI Malaysia’s model line-up – the MINI Cooper S Convertible. Soft top cars don’t have a huge following here in tropical Malaysia so it’s not surprising that MINI Malaysia’s allocation is limited to just 20 units. Priced at RM 279,888, the MINI Convertible, in Cooper S tune, carries a RM 30,000 premium over a similarly equipped MINI Cooper S 3 Door. As it carr