Political relationship between China and Japan often swing between tense to mildly friendly, never warm. But it is also a Chinese believe to not let politics get in the way of money, and Chinese buyers have a very sharp eye for value-for-money. In China, there are no less than 25 D-segment sedans competing for the same crowd of buyers, competition is nothing short of stiff, and yet, the Honda Accord emerged as the sales champion in the Middle Kingdom. Between January and November this year, a to

The Hyundai Sonata might be the representative icon of Korean cars but you might be surprised to know that Korea’s best-selling car for 2020 is not a Hyundai Sonata, or any SUV. Instead, Korea’s No.1 selling car for 2020 is the Hyundai Grandeur. Hyundai sold 145,463 units of the Grandeur in 2020, making it the No.1 selling car in Korea, ahead of second-placed Hyundai Porter truck (95,194 units) and third-placed Hyundai Elantra (87,731 units). The Kia K5 (84,550 units) and Kia Sorento (82,275 uni

There was a time when the Volkswagen Passat was priced closer to a BMW 3 Series or a Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and a brand-new Honda Accord can be bought for less than RM 150k. Today though, prices for these two have pretty much equalized. The 2020 Honda Accord 1.5 TC-P is priced at RM 187,390 (0% SST) while the 2020 Volkswagen Passat R-Line is priced at RM 204,433 (0% SST). Both the 2020 Honda Accord and 2020 Volkswagen Passat made it into our very own shortlist for Car of the Year awards. We love

Mazda Corporation has announced a worldwide product recall to replace its fuel pump as a precautionary measure and according to Bermaz Motor, the sole distributor of Mazda vehicles in Malaysia, a total of 19,685 units of Mazda vehicles are affected. The models affected are the Mazda 2, Mazda 3, Mazda 6, CX-3, CX-5 & CX-9 manufactured between 2017 – 2019. All 2020 production models however are not affected in this recall. The product recall is necessary as a preventive measure to address the poss

During the long weekend, as Malaysians were celebrating the 63rd Merdeka Day, we were greeted by a couple of YouTube videos that showed a Proton Perdana gathering dust in an underground car park in the UK. It was later revealed that this Perdana actually belonged to former PM, Tun Mahathir Mohamad. This raised quite a bit of furore around the Malaysian interwebs but what exactly is going on and how did Tun M’s car get there? To answer that, let’s head back to 1996 to a forgotten brainchild of Tu

Good news for owners of older Mazda models with the MZD Connect infotainment system, as you can opt to upgrade the system to support both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The upgrade costs RM 1,055, though for Mazda Privilege Card holders, the price is just RM 908.40 - 15% cheaper. Both prices are inclusive of labour. Which models are applicable? This upgrade is applicable to these Mazda models: 2015 to 2019 Mazda 2 (DJ generation, Pre-facelift) 2014 to 2018 Mazda 3 (BM generation) 2015 to 2018 M