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

In conjunction with the Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC) and upcoming Hari Raya celebrations, the company is offering an exclusive 2-year free service package to new customers of the Ford Ranger XL Double Cab and Ranger XLT for a limited time. The campaign runs from 1-April to 31-May 2023 and is available for only a limited number of units for both models, on a first-come, first-served basis. Also read: Review: Ford Ranger Wildtrak - Bigger and better but it comes at a price... literally Ranger

Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), the exclusive distributor for Ford in Malaysia, today announced its latest dealership, Ford Kota Kinabalu (Penampang), Rightpower Corporation Sdn Bhd. Located in the heart of Penampang, the latest dealership marks second Ford 3S Centre in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and its eighth facility in East Malaysia. It aims to serve one of Kota Kinabalu’s key town centres, complementing the existing dealership in Inanam. With an investment of RM1 million into renovations, the

Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC), the official distributor of Ford vehicles in Malaysia has just introduced the new 2020 Ford Ranger FX4 via Facebook Live and YouTube. The new Ford Ranger FX4 is priced from RM 126,888 (on-the-road, without insurance). It is backed by a 3-year/100,000-km manufacturer warranty. Three colours are available – Meteor Grey, Absolute Black, and Artic White. Compared to the Ranger XLT it’s based on, the Ranger FX4 adds: Ebony Black front grille 18-inch gloss black rims

It is no secret that Malaysia is known for having one of the world’s highest car prices, as elaborate in our earlier post. But how much more do Malaysians pay for a new car compared to other countries? Well, after doing some comparison, here’s what we found. For starters, let’s take the Toyota Hilux. To keep things consistent, we opted for the closest variant we can find from Australia. In Malaysia, the Hilux 2.8G costs RM 139,888, while Australians need to fork out RM 147,548. Keep in mind that

Ford has embraced the online buying trend by unveiling the Limited Edition Ford Ranger Splash, in conjunction with the upcoming Lazada 11.11 Shopping Festival. It is the first pickup truck in Malaysia to be sold via e-Commerce. Limited to 19 units, it is actually more than the 12 units of limited edition Beetle sold by Volkswagen almost 2 years ago. And like the Beetle, the Ranger Splash will be sold exclusively on Lazada. The Ford Ranger Splash is based on the XLT+ with everything blacked out,