Malaysia is witnessing a remarkable surge in battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales, with over 12,000 units since 2011. This growth is particularly notable in 2023, with BEV registrations surpassing 9,000 units. According to a report by Bernama, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz highlighted this trend at the soft launch of the Malaysia Autoshow 2024 yesterday. The Minister added that EVs are an important catalyst to Malaysia’s manufacturing exports, especi

BMW has pulled the covers off the (U11) 2023 BMW iX1 eDrive20, introducing the second variant of the iX1 model and the new entry point of the company's EV range. Billed as the new entry point of the BMW EV range, the iX1 eDrive20 features and single electric motor with a maximum output of 204 PS and 247 Nm. The more powerful iX1 eDrive30, which was recently launched here, offers 313 PS and 494 Nm. Also read: BMW iX1 EV launched in Malaysia - 313 PS / 494 Nm, AWD, RM 285,800 Power is supplied by

As of January 2023, Perodua said it still has around 220,000 outstanding bookings carried over from 2022. A fair number of these bookings are for the outgoing generation Perodua Axia. However with the launch of the latest D74A generation 2023 Perodua Axia around the corner and production of the outgoing generation Axia coming to an end, clearly some adjustments had to be made. Perodua has now confirmed that almost all outstanding bookings for the Axia have been converted into the new one. “Our s

The locally-assembled (CKD) Volvo S60 T8 R-Design was launched in 2020 at identical price to the fully-imported (CBU) version – RM 295,888 (OTR with SST, without insurance). Price with SST exemption is RM 282,540, valid until 30 June 2021. Remind me again, what’s changed in the CKD model? Some were expecting a drop in price for the CKD model but as Volvo mentioned during the launch of the CBU version, it was already priced as a CBU. Features remained largely the same as well, save for a few item

MINI Australia has received an overwhelming response on its city electric runabout – the MINI Cooper SE. All 100 units that were pre-ordered by MINI Australia have been sold out without the car being physically seen or driven. Those who wish buy a MINI Cooper SE in Australia now will have to wait until 2021 to get their cars. MINI Australia general manager Brett Waudby says the response was not expected since Australians love big V8s. Hence the small 100-unit pre-order by MINI Australia. Between

BMW 5 Series One of the concerns of owning a hybrid vehicle or a fully electric vehicle is the cost of battery replacement. BMW’s solution is to have the high-voltage battery pack with individual modules that can be replaced. In the BMW 530e, there are 6 cell modules. If only one of the modules is needed to be replaced, owners can simply change that one cell module at a cost of RM 5,000 per cell, rather than replacing the entire battery pack. BMW Group Malaysia offers a 6-year/100,000 km warrant