Bermaz Motor is expected to launch a new locally assembled (CKD) Mazda CX-30 in the first quarter of next year, according to a report by RHB Investment Bank. The investment bank added that the CX-30 now contributes around 4 to 21 percent of Mazda’s total sales in Malaysia, and the new CKD model is expected to increase this further. Currently, the Mazda CX-30 is imported (CBU) from Japan. Prices are as below: 2.0G Core: RM 149,000 2.0G High: RM 164,000 2.0G Ignite: RM 173,000 1.8D High: RM 173,00

Despite the country coming to a standstill multiple times in the past two years, Proton has still managed to deliver 100,999 units of the Proton Saga since its launch back in August 2019. Proton has been celebrating milestone after milestone. At one point, Proton was reportedly receiving 500 bookings daily for the updated A-segment sedan. Proton is also happy to announce that they sold 5,666 units of the Saga in November 2021, which Proton claims is the number one seller in the A-segment sedan m

The 2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class facelift was launched in Vietnam back in March with 2 variants, E200 and E300. Recently, the Mercedes-Benz Vietnam website was updated with the addition of the E180, priced at 2.05 billion Dong (RM 368k). All variants are locally assembled in Vietnam. Powering the 2021 Mercedes-Benz E180 is a 1.5-litre 4-cylinder turbocharged engine making 156 PS and 250 Nm of torque, mated to a 9-speed automatic transmission that drives the rear wheels. For comparison’s sake, the

As all Malaysians know, taxes weigh very heavily in pushing car prices up in our country. The government relies on the car industry to fill up over RM 10 billion worth of taxes annually. Free-trade agreements aside, the only way to go around this is to assemble the cars locally, but this only allows a manufacturer to skip the 30 percent import duty. The elephant in the room is excise duty, which ranges between 75 percent to 105 percent depending on engine capacity and body type. Excise duty appl

The planned release of the fastest ever 2021 Kia Optima GT was originally set for the USA only, but the car has recently been spotted testing on South Korea roads. Does this mean the Optima GT will be available worldwide? Though the 2020 Kia Optima is already on sale, the launch of this slightly modified and fastest ever version has yet to make a debut due to the coronavirus. The planned release was originally scheduled in April but has been pushed back indefinitely. To be clear, the Kia Optima

Geely will be launching the Geely Jiaji, Geely Binrui, and Geely Haoyue in the Philippines according to a teaser their official website. The silhouettes shown on Geely Philippines' website are easy guesses as told from the distinct body style – an MPV (Jiaji), sedan (Binrui), and large SUV (Haoyue). These cars would allow Geely to cover different body segments in the Philippines and appeal to a wider customer group. Geely entered the Philippines market in late 2019 with the market debut of the G