Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia (JLRM) is set to launch the Range Rover Evoque facelift in January 2024. The announcement comes on the heels of the most recent update revealed in June earlier this year, which brought subtle tweaks to the Evoque's design. The exterior enhancements of the Evoque facelift include a redesigned grille with an insert that mirrors the aesthetics of other Range Rover models. The Pixel LED headlamp features updated daytime running lights and improved visibility while reducing

Honda has officially revealed the prices and specifications for the upcoming 2023 Honda WR-V in Japan, prior to its proper launch there on 22-March 2024. Prices of the JP-spec WR-V As expected and most importantly, the WR-V will be available in three variants, as below: WR-V X: JPY 2,098,000 (~RM 68k) WR-V Z: JPY 2,349,600 (~RM 74k) WR-V Z+: JPY 2,489,300 (~RM 81k) This is quite a fair bit cheaper than the slightly more upmarket Honda Vezel (HR-V for us), which goes from JPY 2,399,100 (~RM 78k)

Chery Malaysia has just announced that the all-electric (EV) Chery Omoda E5 has arrived at Port Klang, hinting at the arrival of Chery’s first EV model in the country. In a press release, the Chinese carmaker acknowledged the accelerated growth of EVs in the Southeast Asian region, particularly Malaysia. It cited the national target for EVs to comprise 15% of total industry volume (TIV) by 2030. Chery claims the Omoda E5 has an ultra-low energy consumption of 15 kWh/100 km, an impressive range o

While the 2021 Perodua D55L steadily gains hype in Malaysia, our neighbours have a better idea of things to come - information about the Indonesian-spec Toyota Raize and Daihatsu Rocky have come about online. In a way or the other, it gives us a peek of things to come - remember that the D55L (actual name is uncomfirmed) is based on the Toyota/Daihatsu twins. Powertrain details Although their names are not spelt outright, our colleagues at Autofun Indonesia understand that the 'A250' and 'A251'

As all Malaysians know, taxes weigh very heavily in pushing car prices up in our country. The government relies on the car industry to fill up over RM 10 billion worth of taxes annually. Free-trade agreements aside, the only way to go around this is to assemble the cars locally, but this only allows a manufacturer to skip the 30 percent import duty. The elephant in the room is excise duty, which ranges between 75 percent to 105 percent depending on engine capacity and body type. Excise duty appl

In a recent announcement by the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance, it has been decided that Mitsubishi Motors will take the lead in the Alliance’s business in South East Asia, while Nissan will take a step back to focus on USA, China, and Japan. What this means is that the Alliance will adopt a so-called ‘Leader-Follower’ system, whereby each Alliance member will focus on developing products in markets they are strongest in. For example, Nissan will stop/cutback on development work for the next