Provisional data from the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA) say that South Korea’s domestic car manufacturers sold a total of 1,395,297 vehicles in 2022. The figure excludes sales of imported foreign brand cars, which is compiled separately by the Korea Automotive Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA). Automotive imports for Korea in 2022 is estimated to be at around 300,000 units, led by Mercedes-Benz. Of the 1,395,297 domestic vehicles sold by Hyundai, Kia, GM Korea (f

So, another year older, another year marked with interesting (or forgettable) cars, and we'll be doing it all over again next year. SUVs will undoubtedly continue to play a greater focus here, so in this article – part one of three – we'll look at the possible non-luxury, non-EV SUVs that are very likely to launch in Malaysia in 2023. Hang on to your downpayments, we're going straight in... 2023 Chery Omoda 5 We'll start off with a bang, perhaps the most awaited-for model in this list. It's alre

Volvo has unveiled its flagship SUV, Volvo EX90. It’s a fully-electric (EV) 7-seater SUV and the company’s first purpose-built EV from the ground up. Popular opinion is that it will succeed the Volvo XC90 but since it uses a new EX naming convention, we think otherwise. Anyway, from how Volvo describes the EX90, it’s practically a computer on wheels. There are sensors like cameras, radars and lidar are connected to the car’s high-performance core computers, where the NVIDIA Drive runs Volvo Cars

Following our earlier report of the all-new 2021 Kia Grand Carnival heading to Indonesia, we have also learnt that it'll be joined by the all-new 2021 Kia Sorento as well. Information found on the archipelago's Samsat database (think our Road Transport Department, JPJ) points towards the SUV being powered by a 2.2-litre diesel engine (202 PS / 404 Nm) paired to a new 8-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT). Indonesia is the second country to receive the fourth-generation Sorento in the

4 variants, 6- or 7-seater configuration 2.5L naturally aspirated & 2.2L turbodiesel CKD in Mazda Kulim Plant Following the launch of the newMazda CX-5 2019 , Bermaz Motor has also rolled out the new Mazda CX-8 at Mazda Malaysia's plant in Kulim. On paper, although the CX-8 slots between the CX-5 and CX-9, it is actually a CX-9 underneath. The CX-8 is not a CX-5 with third-row seats as it shares the same wheelbase as the CX-9. There are four variants to choose from and only the entry-level 2.5L

Perodua sold 17,989 units of the Aruz between January and July this year, a figure which Perodua claims, makes it Malaysia's most popular SUV. With the high demand, a long waiting period is inevitable and previously the Aruz had a waiting period of up to 3 months, which Perodua says has now been reduced to between 1 to 1.5 months, depending on variants. Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad said "We continue to focus on quality and delivery as our customers com