The Ford Fiesta has only been in Malaysia officially for one generation, but it has been a staple for European buyers ever since it was introduced in 1976. The Fiesta is currently in its seventh generation and is still going strong but sadly, its time is reaching its end. Ford has announced that the Fiesta will be discontinued in its entirety with no replacement by 2023 as the Blue Oval shifts its focus from traditional hatchbacks to more profitable SUVs and crossovers. With the Fiesta facing th

"Would you like to have the Mercedes-AMG E63S 4Matic+ for a few days?", was the million-dollar (RM 1.12 million, to be exact) question posed to us by Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM). There was always only going to be one answer to this question, wasn't it? I mean, who would say no to having some seat time in one of the best performance sedans in the world, one that has 612 PS and 850 Nm lurking under the hood? Is this the F90 BMW M5 slayer that we've been promised? Mercedes-AMG E63S 4Matic+ Overvie

The 3-cylinder engine is set to remain as the mainstay for Proton and Geely cars. In a recent video released by Geely Group, CEVT’s Director of Powertrain Strategy at CEVT Dr. Hakan Sandquist shared that the Geely Group will continue to improve the 1.5TD engine – the base engine used by the Proton X50 MPI and TGDI – to meet future exhaust emissions regulations. “We are working on the next generation 3-cylinder engines, so we will stick to this kind of concept,” said Sandquist. China Euro Vehicle

Dr. Håkan Sandquist holds a Ph.D. in internal combustion engines from Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology, which is located in Gothenburg, basically Volvo town. He has spent 20 years working on automotive engines, 10 of which are related to electrified drivetrains – hybrids and plug-in hybrids. He currently works as Director of Powertrain Strategy at CEVT, a joint venture company between Volvo Cars and Geely, focusing on powertrain. However, even someone like Dr. Sandquist is no match aga

The debut of Proton X70 in December 2018 took Malaysia by storm, so well that the C-segment SUV set a record for the most registration by an SUV during launch. Proton X70 This is reinforced even further when the X70 took home Midsize Crossover and SUVs 5-seater category, and the Overall Car of The Year 2019 at the 18th Malaysia Cars of the Year Awards (previously known as COTY). It catapulted Proton back to the top of the pyramid, once again becoming a major threat to other manufacturer in the l

Honda Malaysia announced today that its ever popular Honda HR-V was sold 14,800 times between January to November 2019, cementing it firmly as Malaysia’s best-selling crossover with a 79 percent market share. The Honda HR-V was launched in 2015 and it has held the No.1 position ever since, with an average market share of 76 percent. Since then, Honda Malaysia has sold over 87,000 units of the Honda HR-V. The model is Honda Malaysia’s second best-seller (after the Honda City), contributing 19 per