The BMW Group announced its third quarter earnings before tax (EBT) margin came in at 10.6 percent, down 0.4 percent from the preceding quarter; however, the numbers were dragged down by its Motorrad motorcycle business. The company’s 4-wheeler automotive segment – the segment were are interested in - recorded an EBT margin of 9.8 percent, up 0.6 percent from the previous quarter, and 0.9% higher than the same quarter last year. The increase in profit came despite a marginal 0.6 percent drop in

Perodua achieved a new milestone in 2022 as it recently breached the 200,000 sales mark with a total of 222,203 vehicles sold between January and October this year. While that’s an impressive achievement for the second Malaysian carmaker compared to the same period last year, it’s which car was crowned the king in October. During that month, Perodua sold 25,849 units which is a 5% improvement compared to September when it sold 24,626 vehicles. Taking the top spot for that month is the Perodua Be

Samsung SDI, the battery manufacturing arm of Samsung, might soon upgrade its plant in Seremban to produce 4680-type batteries for Tesla, claims Korean publication TheElec. Samsung has yet to make any official announcement on the matter but according to the Korean publication, Samsung SDI is preparing pilot production of 4680-type cylindrical batteries at the company’s Cheonan plant in Korea. It also said that once the pilot trial and the necessary technology verification is complete, mass produ

Many modern safety features owe it to the S-Class Can be traced as far back as the 1950s New features that debut in the S-Class may find their way into other cars Think vehicle safety and a certain Swedish make comes to mind, but Mercedes-Benz has always been at the forefront of safety innovation. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has spearheaded many of the safety features we know today, like electronic ABS and brake assist. Let’s rewind back to the 1950s and 1960s, even before the S-Class was called a

As you may already know, WapCar held the first-ever Car of the Year awards where you, our readers, get to decide which cars deserved to win. At the same time, each member of WapCar editorial team has also chosen his/her very own favourite car of the year. My pick was the Volvo S60 T8 R-Design. Let me start with a confession: the initial pick for my favourite car of the year was the G20 BMW 3 Series. That is, until I’ve spent a night with the Volvo S60 T8. And boy, was I glad to have experienced

Honda Malaysia is set to introduce telematics-related features to its cars very soon. The company has just uploaded a short teaser video for Honda Connect – the company’s vehicle telematics mobile app. Vehicle telematics are functions related to vehicle tracking. By incorporating mobile data services into the car, today’s telematics services allow owners to not just track the vehicle, but also to remotely control and check certain functions of the vehicle, and for the vehicle to also make emerge