In 2003, the Proton Saga 1.3S (Iswara) had a starting price of RM 40,216, and it was only available with a manual transmission. In the intervening 20 years, car prices, like nearly everything else in Malaysia, have gone up significantly. The Toyota Vios used to start at RM 73,599, in 2003. The cheapest Honda City was selling at RM 79,295. Today, the 2023 Toyota Vios started at RM 89,600 while the Honda City starts at RM 84,900. Of course, today's cars are also a lot safer, packed with more comfo

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia will be amping up its portfolio of fully electric EQ models next year with the first ever electric AMG. Presently, the company is already offering five EQ models in Malaysia – EQA, EQB, EQC, EQE, and EQS. At the sidelines of the launch of the Mercedes-Benz EQE yesterday, we asked Michael Jopp, Vice President of Sales & Marketing on the prospects of an electric AMG model for Malaysia, Jopp said “Yes. It’s part of the exciting news for next year. We will come to that later.”

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia confirmed to launched its first EV model this year More than one model planned DC fast charging to be deployed across dealer network nationwide Which will be Mercedes-Benz Malaysia’s (MBM) first electric vehicle (EV), will it be the flagship Mercedes-Benz EQS, or will it be an SUV like the EQC, or the smaller EQA? We will find out soon enough. At this morning’s launch of the all-new W206 generation 2022 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, CEO Sagree Sardien said, “I have to say that de

A couple of weeks ago, when Mercedes-Benz unveiled the production version of the Mercedes-Benz EQS luxury saloon, it curiously lacks side cameras – arguably a de-facto feature for a modern-day electric vehicle (EV). According to Daimler CEO Ola Källenius, he said that the development team of the EQS decided to stick to the traditional side mirrors because the camera-based system would have caused motion sickness. Also Read: Mercedes-Benz EQS unveiled, 770 km range and ready for L3 autonomous dri

From affordable A-segment sedans to large D-segment saloons, let’s recap and a take a look at some of the most important car launches of 2020. Keep in mind that 2020 has been an unprecedented year, considering that the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the entire economic sector, not just the automotive industry. 2020 Honda City (GN2, GN3) RM 74,191 - RM 86,561 Who can forget Honda Malaysia’s marketing campaign for the all-new 2020 Honda City back in August – one that fired shots at the Toyota

It looks like Honda is setting up quite a competitor for the Perodua D55L. There are plans for the 2022 Honda WR-V to be launched in Indonesia to spice up the B-segment SUV market. The current-gen WR-V is sold in a few developing markets including Brazil, South Africa, and India. As such, this 5-seater BR-V/jacked-up Jazz could work for the Indonesian market. We have reported previously on Daihatsu planning to launch the Rocky in Indonesia. The Rocky is, of course, the basis for the upcoming Per