The locally-assembled (CKD) Chery Tiggo 8 Pro and Omoda 5 will both be exported from Malaysia beginning 2024, said Leo Chen, Country Director of Chery Malaysia. Speaking in an interview with BFM 89.9, he said: "So right now, we just have 2 models. Current production [capacity] can only meet these 2 models production. With new models introduced, and export business to start, we will also look into expanding production capacity." "Next year, we will start the exports," he continued. "All the facto

Following the launch of the Hyundai Creta in Malaysia earlier this morning, Hyundai Sime Darby Malaysia (HSDM) teased that they'll be launching three more new models here in our country this year. Silhouettes of the cars are on the company's Facebook page, and from a quick glance it's clear that there'll be at least 2 SUVs and 1 sedan. An educated guess as to what these models are point towards the Hyundai Santa Fe facelift, all-new Hyundai Tucson, and the Ioniq 6 electric vehicle (EV). The Sant

There were 20,296 newly registered taxis that went into service in Korea between January to July 2022, according to data from Korea’s Ministry of Transport, extracted by carisyou.com. Of the total, 36.4 percent (7,394 units) were battery electric vehicles (BEVs, or battery EVs). This is a sharp increase from the 1,029 units of electric taxis registered in the whole of 2019. Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 is the most popular EV taxi there, with 3,453 units registered in the first 7 months of 2022. This is fol

Bermaz Motor, the distributor of Mazda vehicles in Malaysia has about 1,200 backlogged orders to be fulfilled and with the resumption of manufacturing activities at the Mazda Malaysia plant in Kulim, the company is looking to fulfill these orders very soon. Currently, Mazda already has about 1,000 cars waiting to be delivered to customers. Although Mazda’s operations in Japan are affected by the global chip shortage, its local operations have enough stockpile of parts to last for another one to

The limited-edition 2020 Jaguar F-Pace is now on Malaysian shores courtesy of Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia. Each variant is powered by the turbocharged, four-pot Ingenium engine pushing 300 PS and 400 Nm of torque. The 2.0-litre engine is mated to a ZF eight-speed automatic transmission. This results in the SUV capable of hitting 100 km/h in just 6.1 seconds and reach a top speed of 233 km/h. The F-Pace comes with a host of creature comforts inside too, including a 10-inch Touch Pro infotainment s

Kia is serious about going upmarket and the all-new 2020 Kia Sorento is a testament to that statement. It’s got a bold exterior design, luxurious with more tech than your smartphone. The Kia Sorento wears the Korean carmaker’s ‘refined boldness’ design language that was first seen in the Kia Seltos – which is coming to Malaysia soon. Gone is the rounded look of the previous generation Sorentos, replaced by strong lines and vertical design elements inspired by Kia’s massive US-only Telluride. It