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

What's better than buying a brand-new truck? Why, getting nearly-new one! In this case, Carlist puts the spotlight on a 2021 Ford Ranger Wildtrak. This particular example at Carsome Automall PJ has only 21,334 km on the clock, and can be yours for just RM 147,400. Sure you aren't getting the latest and greatest model but if all-round value's what you seek...then there's your choice. We liked the Ranger Wildtrak for its arsenal of a swell engine (2.0-litre turbodiesel with 213 PS and 500 Nm, powe

Ford will be cutting 2,000 salaried positions and 1,000 agency jobs across its major markets worldwide this week, according to a letter sent to employees, sighted by US publications Automotive News and The Wall Street Journal. The publication also said that affected employees - mostly in USA, Canada, and India - will be informed of their termination within this week. Looking at the industry’s trend towards electrification, it is reasonable to view Ford’s latest restructuring effort as part of a

Monsoon season is here and you know what that means – floods. Generally, we don’t recommend driving through floods for numerous reasons but if you have to, we’ve listed a few tips here. Anyway, let’s move on to the main topic at hand – cars with highest wading depth that are currently on sale in Malaysia. If you live in an area that is prone to floods and want a vehicle that is capable of wading through them, we’ve rounded up 5 of them for you. 1. Land Rover Discovery, 900 mm Land Rover is prett

Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), the sole distributor for Ford in Malaysia, continues to enhance its customer enhance services in providing an additional test drive option through its Home or Office Delivery Test Drive for its vehicles. With this added option, customers considering a Ford can now have the test drive vehicle delivered to their home instead of having to visit a physical dealership if they wish to. This service is available within a 10km radius of the customers chosen dealership.

(Model | Gallery) The Ford Ranger is a 4x4 pickup truck that made a global debut back in 2015. This updated Ranger Wildtrak that you see here was introduced back in October 2018. Changes include a new 2.0-litre bi-turbo engine, a new 10-speed (yes, 10-speed) automatic transmission, and Ford’s range of advanced driver assistance system (ADAS). While the Ranger Raptor gets all the attention for being a ‘Baja-capable’ model, we reckon that you should take a closer look at the Ranger Wildtrak instea