The last 10 years of Mercedes-Benz and BMW have been characterized by ever growing sales volume (and heavy discounting) as both marques vie for the title of the No.1 selling premium car brand. Now, it appears that both German brands want to call for a truce as they have finally realize that flooding the market with more cars, at the expense of profit margins, is not what a premium brand should be doing. Finance chiefs of both Mercedes-Benz and BMW have told the Financial Times that they intend t

Hyundai Malaysia has announced that the 2021 Hyundai Elantra is due to launch before the end of 2020. The new Elantra which will be sold at an estimated price of RM1XX,888 is now open for booking with a fee of RM777. Customers can visit www.hyundai.com.my for more information or walk in to at any Hyundai showroom nationwide to secure their bookings. The new Hyundai Elantra is expected to excite the market with a distinctive and unconventional design that has not been seen before in an automobile

Proton’s CEO Dr. Li Chunrong is confident that Proton will overtake Perodua to become the No.1 selling car brand in Malaysia by 2027, basically within the next model lifecycle of its products. Currently, only the Proton X70 is a new product. All other Proton models have yet to be replaced by a new generation model. In an interview with The Edge, Dr. Li said that ever since Geely became Proton’s partner in 2017, the company has been focusing on executing a 10-year product development plan, which

The locally assembled Volvo S60 T8 R-Design is officially launched with a slight revision to the specifications. Now we’re bringing you to the showroom with photos we’ve taken after checking out the car ourselves. Volvo S60 It is mostly identical to the fully imported (CBU) model and from the outside, it is virtually impossible to tell them apart. Like the CBU unit, it is propelled by the T8 plug-in hybrid powertrain and finished in R-Design trim. Speaking of power, the T8 powertrain makes a com

Compact cars has been the staple vehicle of choice for Malaysian, regardless of the economic situation. In the present day Malaysia, vehicles like the Perodua Bezza and Axia has been the go-to choice especially for e-hailing drivers and first-time owners. Knowing this, Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd has developed a new fully synthetic engine oil dubbed the Shell Helix ECO 0W-20. It is specifically made to cater for cars with engine capacities below 1,200cc. Shell claims the new engine oil will p

Here’s the upcoming BMW M3 codenamed G80. Don’t call it the G20 because BMW has stopped giving their M models the same codenames as their regular counterpart since the previous F generation (F80 vs F30). From the sneaky shot, we can see the flared wheel fenders as per BMW’s tradition for M models. There’s also a carbon fiber-esque spoiler, body-coloured rear diffuser and the signature quad exhaust tips. Though as Horatiu Boeriu from BMW Blog mentioned, this is most likely a pre-production model,