Inventory of CKD packs at circa 1.5 months Only minimal waiting period for popular models - 3 Series, 5 Series, X1, X5 Majority of orders to be fulfilled before SST exemption’s expiry on 30-June 2022 BMW Malaysia is weathering the current global shortage in automotive semiconductor parts better its rival Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, at least for now. According RHB Investment bank’s latest report on Sime Darby, whose Motor division owns BMW dealer Auto Bavaria as well as the BMW Group engine and vehic

BMW Group Malaysia delivered over 10,500 units in 2021, down 4.7 percent BMW cars delivered over 8,400 units, down 5.6 percent from year 2020's 8,903 units Leads Mercedes-Benz to retain No.1 selling premium car brand in Malaysia for second consecutive year BMW Group Malaysia announced today that it delivered over 10,500 vehicles in 2021, down 4.7 percent from the year before. The group’s total sales include over 8,400 BMW cars, over 1,100 BMW motorcycles, and over 940 units of MINI. Sales of the

BMW Malaysia has announced an update to the locally-assembled (CKD) BMW 218i Gran Coupe in the form of the new BMW Live Cockpit Professional infotainment system, following its Malaysian launch in October last year. The BMW Live Cockpit Professional featured in the BMW 218i Gran Coupe now consists of a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster (previously 5.1-inch) and a 10.25-inch central information display (previously 8.8-inch). The new BMW Live Cockpit Professional takes a “content-first” approac

Why do people aspire to own a Mercedes-Benz, or a BMW? As a kid, I always marvelled when I saw a household with a Mercedes or BMW in the garage. When I asked my dad, why he bought a W201 Mercedes 190E, he told me, Mercedeses represented premium luxury, advanced engineering and peerless build quality. The 190E was, at that time, the entry point for Mercedes ownership. BMW is no stranger to this concept as well, its 3 Series lineage being the entry point for anyone aspiring to get a slice of premi

BMW has released its initial photos and details of the upcoming 2022 BMW 2 Series Coupe (codenamed G42), which is now in the final phase of development process. Unlike the BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe, the 2 Series Coupe rides on the CLAR platform with a longitudinally-positioned engine and rear-wheel drive layout. BMW says the 2 Series Coupe possesses an almost 50/50 front to rear weight distribution. Enthusiasts shall be aroused. Until the full-fat M2 arrives, the range topper will be the M240i wit

At the rate that things are progressing in many parts of the world, where governments are waging wars against high CO2 emissions cars and speeding, it’s inevitable that car buyers will soon trend towards lifestyle cars that are packed with the latest infotainment, powered by the smallest available engine. We have already seen this in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan, where 180 series engines are the norm for Mercedes-Benz A-Class and C-Class models. Here in Malaysia, the lowest available engine t