Bang on after a month we ran the story of the Guangzhou Automoble Corporation (GAC)'s electric vehicle (EV) brand, Aion, foraying into Thailand, the first model by the marque has been spotted there and it's the GAC Aion Y Plus. These set of photos by Sun Benjavitvilai show the crossover that has its sights firmly on the likes of the BYD Atto 3 and MG ZS EVs, having similar dimensions to boot. Specs for Thailand haven't been ascertained just yet, but in its home market of China there's three vari

Price confirmed at RM 196,340 CBU from Korea; CKD operations to start later this year 5-year Manufacturer Warranty and Free Scheduled Maintenance included When Dinamikjaya, the new distributor of Kia vehicles in Malaysia, put the all-new 2022 Kia Carnival on display, the car was only open for booking and the price stated is an estimated price. Now the distributor has confirmed the Carnival is officially on sale for RM 196,340. For now, the Kia Carnival is fully-imported (CBU) from Korea though D

ACO Group, one of Malaysia’s largest distributors of electrical products, has tied up with EV Connections, the developer of the JomCharge app and operator of 5 solar-powered EV chargers at petrol stations, to install a 180 kW DC fast charger at ACO Group’s headquarters in Taman Johor Jaya in Johor Bahru. ACO Group says the DC fast charger will be one of the fastest in the country, and the fastest in Johor. To encourage EV adoption, the service will be available to the public free of charge for o

The 2021 Perodua D55L is Perodua’s first-ever model to be fitted with a CVT-type automatic. Now, before you throw a tantrum at the mere mention of CVT, the one fitted to the D55L is very different from CVTs of yore. You see, the Perodua D55L's Dual-mode CVT (D-CVT) features a combination of steel chains and gear set, vastly different from regular CVTs that utilizes only belts or chains. Mechanically, the D-CVT is similar but not identical to Toyota's vaunted Direct Shift CVT, despite both units

Geely recently delivered 30 units of the Geely Jiaji to the Gouyang County Public Security Bureau in Anhui in a small handover ceremony. The Geely Jiaji police vehicles will assist the Guoyang County police to maintain public order and upkeep peace. This isn’t the first time the Geely Jiaji has undergone such duties, as Geely deployed 169 units of the Jiaji during the initial outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in China earlier this year, assisting front-liners with their duties. To recap, the Gee

Honda Malaysia has just announced that the new facelifted 2021 Honda CR-V is now open for bookings nationwide. We covered the facelifted SUV back in July when it was launched in Thailand. Since its launch in 2017, 36,000 units of the 5th-generation CR-V have been sold in Malaysia, making it one of the most popular SUVs, capturing 19% of the non-national SUV market share. The CR-V has a more captivating front look with a new black grille combined with the signature LED headlights. There’s also a