BYD has yet to trouble the top-tier Japanese brands like Toyota or Honda in Malaysia’s overall car sales, but it will soon surpass second tier brands like Ford and Nissan. It has already propelled past VW. According to data compiled by RHB Investment Bank, Sime Darby Beyond Auto, the distributor of BYD cars in Malaysia, sold 1,919 units in the first quarter of 2024. RHB says BYD now controls 71% of Malaysia’s battery EV (BEV) segment. That puts BYD ahead of VW’s 412 units and Volvo’s 560 units,

Honda's Gen H event reaches fever pitch as it takes over the Bukit Jalil National Stadium's Carpark C all throughout this weekend (17- to 18-June 2023) for its Grand Finale, promising fun times for all in the family. Having made its rounds in Johor and Penang since early June, Gen H is an event that allows the public to experience the full range of Honda Malaysia's hybrid offerings (City RS e:HEV, City Hatchback RS e:HEV, Civic RS e:HEV, HR-V RS e:HEV) besides the regular petrol cars too, all in

The Binyue Cool gains a new 4-cylinder engine New exterior design and revamped cabin Will go on sale in China soon Now in its fourth year of its lifecycle, Geely is set to give its venerable Geely Binyue a massive update, encompassing revamped looks and a new powertrain. Yes, new powertrain. The new Geely Binyue Cool (yes, that’s the name) is powered by a new turbocharged 1.5-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine, good for 181 PS and 290 Nm. The new engine is codenamed BHE15-EFZ. These figures mean tha

Honda Malaysia (or the Company) today announced a proactive product recall involving the City, City Hatchback, HR-V and BR-V in a precautionary safety measure. The details of the affected models are in Table 1. Honda recalls 2022 Situation Model Model Year Units Affected A City 2021 1,068 City Hatchback 2022 B HR-V 2020 343 BR-V 2021 116 The recalls are for the following situations: A. Inspection of the nut torque on the Alternating Current Generator (ACG) This recall is a precautionary safety m

We may be seeing Bermaz more in the future, especially when it comes to electric vehicles (EVs), as revealed in a report by Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB). First things first, Bermaz Auto has plans to bring in not one, but several EVs in the near future. Among the models that Bermaz Auto plans to launch in Malaysia include the Kia EV6, Kia e-Niro, Kia Sportage Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHEV), Peugeot 3008 EV, Peugeot 508 Hybrid, and the Mazda MX-30. Quite an extensive list of models, but Ber

Japan’s best-selling car is no longer the Toyota Corolla, but the Toyota Raize. Since it went on sale in Japan last November, the Raize has been climbing up the sales charts. In the first six months of 2020, the Toyota Raize was sold 58,942 times over, surpassing the Toyota Corolla’s 57,235 units and Honda Fit (Jazz)’s 50,029 units. Its sister-car the Daihatsu Rocky, which the Toyota Raize is based on, didn’t sell as well though, with just 17,455 units sold. This is to be expected. Although the