Following up rather quickly since the brand’s re-emergence in our country, the fully-imported (CBU China) Chery Omoda E5 battery electric vehicle (BEV) has just been previewed in Malaysia, ahead of its proposed Q1 2024 launch. The model will join the ranks as the camaker’s third offering here, behind last year’s petrol-engined Omoda 5 and Tiggo 8 combustion-engine SUVs. On with the details then! Chery Omoda 5 specs in Malaysia Most of the exterior looks pretty similar to the regular Omoda 5 (not

One of the most highly-anticipated cars this year, the 2023 Proton X90 is confirmed to launch on 7-May 2023 at 3pm local time. Expect daily teasers of Proton’s first 7-seater SUV over the course of the next five days. The Proton X90 is available in 4 variants, all of which are powered by a mild-hybrid (MHEV) 3-cylinder turbocharged 1.5-litre engine with a 48V starter generator. The system produces 190 PS and 300 Nm combined and is paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT). A

Ever since being taken over by Dinamikjaya Motors, Kia has started a bit of a revival among consumers in Malaysia despite only having a couple of models in its line-up. The Kia Sorento seems likely to be model number three based on this latest discovery. This Astra Blue Sorento was spotted while we were covering the BYD Atto 3’s launch. The Chinese EV maker is distributed here by Sime Darby Motors which is one of the shareholders for the Inokom plant in Kulim, Kedah which currently assembles (CK

At the sidelines of the 2022 Proton X70 facelift (MC1), we've learnt that the update also increases the percentage of local content in the car - now standing at 70 percent. This is a substantial increase over the 45 percent of the initial CKD model that was first launched in 2020. A big contributor to this bump is its three-cylinder mill. Plucked from the X50, the 1.5-litre turbocharged engine (177 PS/255 Nm) is locally-assembled, though the 1.8-litre engine remains for the highest variant. Othe

Geely Philippines continues its momentum in May 2021 as the brand maintained its number 9 ranking in total industry sales in the Philippines. Some of the credit for this position is due not only to the Geely Coolray (Proton X50) but also the Geely Okavango (Proton X90?). According to a report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) and the Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors Inc. (AVID), Geely Philippines achieved year-to-date sales of 1,987 units. The

Within Toyota’s model line-up for Japan, the two B-segment Toyota Yaris Cross and Toyota Raize (twin of Daihatsu Rocky, donor car to our upcoming Perodua D55L) sit in a somewhat overlapping position. Both B-segment SUVs are priced quite closed together and are chasing more or less the group of customers, but such is the nature of Japan’s saturated car market. Also, the booming SUV market demands for greater choices. Better to lose sales to your own models than to a competitor’s. The Toyota Yaris