BMW Group Malaysia delivered 15,012 units of BMW and MINI vehicles, including BMW Motorrad motorcycles. The figure is 3.8 percent higher than 2022. The group also ended the year as Malaysia’s No.1 premium automaker, for the fourth consecutive year. One third of the sales are financed by BMW Financial Services. Of the 15,000 total units delivered, the group’s namesake BMW brand contributed 11,699 cars, which is slightly lower than last year’s 11,800 units. MINI showed an impressive 42 percent gro

Following the introduction of the all-new BMW 5 Series G60 with mild-hybrid powertrains and the all-electric BMW i5, the line-up has been completed with the latest introduction of two plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) models, the BMW 530e and the BMW 550e xDrive, with both set for a November 2023 launch in Europe before making its way to other markets. As the 8th generation of the world’s most successful business sedan, there’s a lot riding on the new 5 Series. BMW promises the PHEV variants will h

Korea is Mercedes-Benz’s 4th biggest market worldwide Sedans still see strong demand in Korea Korea has been the world’s biggest market for the E-Class since 2018 More than 200,000 units of the W213 generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been sold in South Korea since the model was launched there in 2016. It’s the first imported car in Korea to reach that milestone. Since its launch, the W213 E-Class has been Korea’s No.1 selling imported car. Last year, the home of K-pop became sold 80,976 units

“They don’t make them like they used to” is probably the encapsulation of the W124-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class. And this Albanian-registered taxi is perhaps the best representation of that old-time phrase, having clocked well over 1.5 million kilometers since it was manufactured back in 1993. The video by DW does show that the E200 may have clocked “only” 584,589 km, but that’s because the odometer has rolled back upon hitting the magical 1,000,000 km mark. Moreover, the owner, Luan Nina, s

Mercedes-Benz (Thailand) Limited has just launched the 2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W123) facelift in the Kingdom. There are 3 variants available which are the E300e Avantgarde, E220d AMG Sport, and E300e AMG Dynamic. Prices for the updated E-Class start at THB 3.19 million. The E-Class facelift made its global debut in March 2020 and apart from a redesigned exterior, the updated E-Class also received a brand-new engine and some improved technology. Apart from the Avantgarde variant, the Thai-spe

There’s a term we use to convey refinement of a car – NVH, which stands for Noise, Vibration, Harshness. The lower the NVH, the more refined and comfortable it is. NVH is, more often than not, judged based on subjective feeling. In other words, we feel the car through our bums and ears. Though in the aspect of noise, we do measure it using a sound level meter to maintain a level of objectivity. Before we begin, we’d like to rule out ultra-luxurious cars like the Rolls-Royce Phantom or the Merced