Following yesterday’s announcement by Sime Darby Berhad to acquire 61.2 percent of UMW Holdings for RM 3.57 billion, it’s still business as usual at UMW Toyota Motor (and Perodua) this morning, but there is clearly a sense of uncertainty among employees. UMW has yet to make any announcement on the matter, so the obvious questions on whether Daihatsu and Toyota were consulted on the deal, cannot be answered yet. The fact that UMW Toyota and Perodua – which are known for their very close engagemen

You’re invited to come test drive the 10-seater Mercedes-Benz Vito Tourer here at the WapCar Auto Show happening this weekend at Piazza Pavilion Bukit Jalil! Only sold by Hap Seng Star, the MPV priced at RM 359,888 (with SST, without insurance) features a 2-3-2-3 configuration to make sure everybody in the car gets enough space to stretch. If 10 seats are a little too much, you can choose to remove the rear seats and make the MPV a 7-seater instead. Also read: Hap Seng launches new 10-seater 202

Modern pick-up trucks have long dropped that crude, agricultural workhorse persona like it was hot. They’re basically as refined as unibody sedans or crossovers whilst still retaining that robustness expected when the going gets tough. But do you remember the bullish pick-up that brought about the paradigm shift in the segment and forced the competition to up their game as welll? It was the Ford Ranger. Although the Ranger did initiate the trend of pick-ups slowly ditching their country roots an

Monsoon season is here and you know what that means – floods. Generally, we don’t recommend driving through floods for numerous reasons but if you have to, we’ve listed a few tips here. Anyway, let’s move on to the main topic at hand – cars with highest wading depth that are currently on sale in Malaysia. If you live in an area that is prone to floods and want a vehicle that is capable of wading through them, we’ve rounded up 5 of them for you. 1. Land Rover Discovery, 900 mm Land Rover is prett

Details of the next-generation 2022 Ford Ranger have surfaced, courtesy of Australian publication CarExpert. According to CarExpert, base engine of the 2022 Ranger will be the 2.0-litre bi-turbo diesel (213 PS, 500 Nm), the exact same engine as the current-generation Ranger Wildtrak and Ranger Raptor. Presumably, the single turbo version of the engine will be discontinued, at least for the Australian market. Ranger Raptor to gain new 3.0-litre turbo V6 Speaking of the Ranger Raptor, the next-gen

Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC) is proud to present the smarter and feature packed new Ford Ranger XLT 2.2L Special Edition – priced at RM 120,888 for Peninsular Malaysia and RM 126,888 for Sabah and Sarawak. Available in just Arctic White and Absolute Black, the special edition Ranger is distinguished from its standard siblings thanks to new fender flares and a functional tonneau cover. It is also decorated with geometric decals on each side of the truck to further enhance the sporty rugged lo