After 20 long years spread across two generations, the Volkswagen Passat has finally bowed out of Malaysia. The writing’s been on the wall for some time, actually. Globally, diminishing demand for sedans and the ever-increasing sales of SUVs meant that new car buyers are flocking to taller-riding SUVs instead of the traditional three-box sedan. Back in January 2022, Volkswagen announced that the sedan body style will be discontinued, leaving the wagon and Alltrack variants to carry on with the P

Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) is offering an exclusive aftersales deal for Hyundai Ioniq owners. Starting 1-October-2021, Ioniq owners will get up to 25 percent discount on spare parts and 10 percent more on labour charges. They will also be entitled to a free 20-point inspection. Although the Hyundai Ioniq is no longer on sale in Malaysia, HSDM is not neglecting the upkeep of the hybrid model buyers. The aftersales campaign will run throughout October until the end of November (30/11/2021).

The new 2021 Volkswagen Arteon R-Line 4Motion is off to a strong start in Malaysia, despite the ongoing EMCO / NRP situation and car showrooms still shuttered. Bookings for the new Arteon R-Line 4Motion were opened in June and in less than one month, the bookings collected has exceeded Volkswagen Passenger Car Malaysia’s (VPCM) targets. Also read: 2021 VW Arteon R-Line facelift: Bookings open, CKD, est. RM 255k, 280 PS, 4Motion The company however, has elected to not reveal any figures yet, whic

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has opened bookings for the upcoming 2021 VW Arteon R-Line 4Motion. The new model will be locally-assembled (CKD) at the Pekan, Pahang plant. VPCM’s flagship model is expected to be priced between RM 245,000 to RM 255,000 when it goes on sale later this year. Bookings can be placed on VPCM’s eShowroom here. Separating itself from the regular model is its new turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine, now delivering 280 PS and 350 Nm (facelifted European-marke

K-Pop lovers would know that Hyundai Motor and boy group BTS have a long-standing partnership for years now. Now they have finally taken the next step in the partnership and that is the release of an official Hyundai Ioniq theme song titled Ioniq: I’m On It. To the uninitiated, let me explain, it is not a strange thing for brands to sign an ambassador deal with K-Pop artists to create theme songs for their products in South Korea. LG, for example, has released many songs with K-Pop artists like

Volkswagen Passengers Car Malaysia rolls out the new facelift 2020 Volkswagen Passat, priced at RM 189,012 for the 2.0 TSI Elegance - that's RM 7,400 cheaper than before. The previous model's 1.8 TSI has since been discontinued. As before, it is locally-assembled at Pekan, Pahang. The 2.0 TSI engine is detuned to now produce 190 PS and 320 Nm of torque. That's 30 PS and 30 Nm lower than the pre-facelift’s 220 PS and 350 Nm. If you are wondering why, that’s because the 220 PS tune is no longer av