Tesla has officially opened its headquarters in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, showcasing its dedication to the local EV market. This newly constructed facility was completed in just two months, offering retail experiences, vehicle servicing, deliveries, and after-sales support. The Cyberjaya hub offers a complete Tesla experience, from corporate operations to customer support activities. It's where Malaysians who've ordered a Tesla Model 3 or Model Y can pick up their new EVs in the near future. The on-s

Honda Malaysia has delivered over 39,000 cars in the first half of 2022, up 60 percent when compared to the same six-month period in 2021. From the six months, March was an incredibly strong month for Honda, with more than 10,500 units sold. The results also gave Honda a 12 percent market share in Malaysia’s new car sales. With this, Honda Malaysia is confident that it can hit its 2022 sales target of 80,000 units. In terms of sales performance by models, the City was the best-selling model, con

Samsung SDI, the battery manufacturing arm of Samsung, might soon upgrade its plant in Seremban to produce 4680-type batteries for Tesla, claims Korean publication TheElec. Samsung has yet to make any official announcement on the matter but according to the Korean publication, Samsung SDI is preparing pilot production of 4680-type cylindrical batteries at the company’s Cheonan plant in Korea. It also said that once the pilot trial and the necessary technology verification is complete, mass produ

UMW Toyota Motor is sitting on over 20,000 outstanding orders, according to documents sighted by WapCar.my. Sources familiar with the matter said the company is banking on the resumption of manufacturing activities to catch up on its 62,000 units sales target announced earlier this year. As of June 2021, Toyota had sold 33,705 units (23,232 passenger cars and 10,473 commercial vehicles), achieving 54 percent of its annual target. The problem for Toyota is not that it doesn’t have enough buyers,

The N18 generation Nissan Almera has won the WapCar.my’s Readers’ Pick 2020 Car of the Year (COTY) award, having secured the most votes (13,475 votes), ahead of the Proton X50 (11,1100 votes) and Honda City (8,753 votes). This also means that the Nissan Almera is winner of the overall 2020 Car of the Year award. The Mitsubishi Xpander and Volvo S60 also won the most votes in their respective categories. With 4,188 votes, the Mitsubishi Xpander edged the Honda BR-V (2,139 votes) to win the 7-seat

Ahead of the 2020 Proton X50’s launch, Proton has organised a media test drive. During the event, En. Noor Hisham Ismail, Vehicle Chief Engineer, stated that the X50’s engines were subjected to 1.9 million km and 75,000 man hours of local road testing. Proton X50 The 1.5-litre engine is a product of CEVT, a joint venture of Geely and Volvo. And to paint a picture of how far 1.9 million km is, it is enough to circumnavigate the earth more than 40 times over. Also, the engine is currently being de