Volvo Cars is making changes to its electric vehicle lineup, part of its strategy to transition to a fully electric car manufacturer by 2030. The company has announced a streamlined and standardised approach to naming its fully electric models. The fully-electric Volvo XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge will now be known as the EX40 and EC40 respectively. This aligns them with Volvo's other electric models: the EX30, EX90, and EM90. Note that the XC40 name will still be used for internal combustion

Hyundai relocates Asia Pacific headquarters to Jakarta While Kia Motor Asia Pacific reaffirms commitment to Malaysia For Kia, Malaysia is more attractive than Thailand One of the benefits of having multiple brands is that you can hedge your bets, which is exactly what the Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) is doing with the Kia brand in Malaysia and Hyundai in Indonesia. Earlier this year, WapCar.my broke the news that Hyundai is relocating its Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Mutiara Damansara, whi

We’ve our first look of the Proton Persona facelift’s interior, now here’s a full view of the Proton Iriz’s brand new front grille that was leaked on PDRM Perak’s Facebook Live. From what we can see of the video, the new Iriz will feature a new sportier black grille, it looks piano black but we won’t go so far to confirm it yet, with a chrome line running across the bottom. The new grille now mirrors the grille design with the Persona. Too bad we don’t have a look of the new Proton Iriz Active v

Hyundai Sime-Darby Motors (HSDM) has announced that they will launch the Hyundai Kona within the fourth quarter of the year. The model will arrive in Malaysia as a fully imported (CBU) model from Hyundai’s Ulsan plant in Korea. Earlier, HSDM has opened bookings for the Kona, whereby potential buyers can put down a RM 288 fee to book one. The Hyundai Kona will be HSDM’s first-ever B-segment SUV and will compete against the Honda HR-V, Mazda CX-3, as well as the upcoming Proton X50. Thus far, HSDM

A new decade calls for a new Perodua Bezza. Perodua launched the facelifted 2020 Perodua Bezza earlier today with the tagline ‘Bolder. Smarter.’ The updated A-segment Perodua Bezza benefits from some much needed upgrades to face the challenge of a reinvigorated Proton Saga. Prices for the Bezza have also gone up across the range – with price adjustments ranging from RM 90 to RM 2,190, depending on variant - but it’s justified by a proportionate increase in features. Like the new Perodua Axia, ma

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has opened bookings for the updated B8 Passat. According to the booking page, it appears that VPCM has streamlined the Passat line-up to just one variant – the 2.0 TSI Elegance. Under the hood, expect to see a carried over 2.0-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine that does 220 PS from 4,500 rpm to 6,200 rpm and 350 Nm from 1,500 rpm to 4,400 rpm, mated to a wet-type 6-speed dual-clutch automatic. To recap, the updated B8 Passat made its global deb