For the better part of last month, yours truly was in the United States. Two things struck me when I was there; first is that everything there is just bigger – the people, food, cars, road, etc. – and secondly, did I mention everything is bigger? It makes a Toyota Corolla feel like a Vios and the Yaris is practically a Kei car over there, which I believe it’s a contributing factor to the Yaris’ discontinuation in the US. Then it clicked, why cars like the Honda CR-V and Mazda CX-5 are called ‘Co

After an absence of a decade, Proton makes its return to the South African market with its first shipment of vehicles on Friday, 27-May 2022. This comes after signing an agreement with CMH Group as Proton’s distributor back in April. The first batch of vehicles consists of the Proton X50, Proton X70, and the Proton Saga while it is also expected to arrive in Durban in July. Proton’s export growth sales in 2022 so far have been fuelled by the X50 and X70 with both SUVs showing an increase in dema

CKD Mazda CX-30 to be launched in Malaysia by early-2023 Estimated prices to be similar to a CX-5 CBU Mazda CX-30 is currently priced from RM 145,759 to RM 168,673 Following Bermaz Motor’s announcement of the fully imported (CBU) Mazda MX-30 EV, we can now make a reasonable conclusion that Mazda’s third locally-assembled (CKD) model will be the Mazda CX-30. Both the Mazda CX-30 and Mazda MX-30 are related cars, and have previously been rumoured to be candidates for local assembly at Mazda Malays

There’s an electrifying new addition to the BMW X3 range as BMW Malaysia refreshed the local line-up with a plug-in hybrid of the SUV; a first for the model. The locally-assembled (CKD) G01 BMW X3 xDrive30e M Sport charges up to showrooms in LCI guise with a price tag of RM356,800. BMW fans will be extremely familiar with the hybrid powertrain that runs off the B48 2.0 litre turbocharged four-pot. On its own, the engine makes 184 PS and 300 Nm of torque. Complementing that is a 109 PS electric m

Peugeot amps up with full-EV SUV Launching in Q4 2022 Up to 310 km range Bermaz Auto Alliance Sdn. Bhd. (BAASB, formerly known as Berjaya Auto Alliance Sdn. Bhd.) has confirmed that they'll be launching the 2022 Peugeot e-2008 in Malaysia. The fully-electric French SUV will be launched here sometime in Q4 2022, sources close to the matter confirmed. Which means that BAASB can sell the e-2008 at tax-free prices for a little more than a year, before import and excise tax exemptions for imported (C

Effective 1-Jan 2021, SunAgata Supercars Sdn Bhd has become the new sole distributor for Lamborghini cars in Malaysia, taking over from previous distributor JH Italia. The new team at SunAgata, a play on words of Lamborghini’s hometown Sant'Agata Bolognese, will be led by CEO Roland Chan. The press release from SunAgata said, “Alongside an experienced team of automotive professionals ensuring the highest quality of service at Lamborghini Kuala Lumpur, owners of Lamborghini vehicles procured from