Chery is in talks to license its battery EV platform to European brands, including one brand from the premium segment, confirms Chery’s chairman Yin Tongyue. "Two premium European marques want to use our platform and a deal will be signed with one of them, a more premium brand than us," Yin told Reuters. Yin said this during a livestream event for the Exeed Exlantix ET’s pre-sales in China. Marketed under Chery’s upscale Exeed brand, specifications of the Exlantix ET have yet to be announced but

Malaysia is witnessing a remarkable surge in battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales, with over 12,000 units since 2011. This growth is particularly notable in 2023, with BEV registrations surpassing 9,000 units. According to a report by Bernama, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz highlighted this trend at the soft launch of the Malaysia Autoshow 2024 yesterday. The Minister added that EVs are an important catalyst to Malaysia’s manufacturing exports, especi

Late last year, footage of a Tesla Model Y involved in a fatal crash on the eastern side of Guangzhou, China that killed two and injured three went viral. The accident was initially thought to be caused by the Model Y’s sudden acceleration which saw the electric SUV moving at high speed before crashing. The 55-year-old driver survived the crash and was quoted by local media as saying that the Model Y had a brake issue. Yet, data from the car’s recorder revealed that the accelerator was held at 1

Chery is pumped up for its return down under as the marque prepares for its 23 March 2023 Australian relaunch. Spearheading their portfolio will be the Chery Omoda 5 compact SUV that will be sold at 40 dealers and be tagged with a seven-year warranty and aftercare bundle. Their antipodean executives did hint that pricing for the dual-model range comprising the Omoda 5 and Omoda 5 EX will sit between $ 30,000 (~RM 90,400) to $ 40,000 (~RM 120,000) but stopped short of revealing the exact figures.

During the launch of the BYD Atto 3, Andrew Basham, Managing Director of Sime Darby Motors, announced that the first BYD showroom will be opened in Malaysia this month. The company expects the number to grow to 20 by end of 2023. Most of the showrooms will be 3S (sales, service, and spare parts) centres. The first showroom, located at TREC KL, is expected to come online as early as mid-December 2022. “I’m happy to announce that Sime Darby Motors will have their first BYD experience centre here i

The 7-seater SUV could make its Indo debut in Feb 2022 2.0-litre TGDI confirmed Indonesian plant to be set up next year Chery will be popping into Malaysia around Q3 2022 but besides us, the Chinese carmaker has its eyes set on another one of our ASEAN neighbours. Months before we published a scoop on its return to Malaysia, Chery hinted on its plans to return to Indonesia via social media. Since then, the Chery Indonesia social media accounts have been posting news and information about the bra