BMW Malaysia has previewed the facelifted 2024 BMW X5 xDrive50e. Featuring the M Sport package as standard, the 2024 BMW X5 xDrive50e arrives locally assembled (CKD) from the Kulim plant. Prices are estimated to start from RM 530,000, inclusive of the extended warranty and service package. The 2024 BMW X5 xDrive50e M Sport is equipped with a more potent PHEV powertrain, with a combined output of 489 PS – an increase of 96 PS compared to before in the xDrive45e – and 700 Nm of torque. This comes

Chery to launch CKD Tiggo 8 Pro and Omoda 5 by July 2023 Chery believes its products are superior to Japanese and Koreans Most pertinent question Malaysians want to know is – how long will Chery stay this time, and will its after-sales be better than Geely’s Proton? How do you tell if someone understands the inner workings of China’s automotive industry? It’s when they understand the Chinese lingo BBA, which is short for Benz, BMW, Audi – the hierarchy of the leading luxury brands in China. At l

Chery has confirmed that the Omoda 5 in mid-2023, making Malaysia the first right-hand drive (RHD) market to launch the Omoda 5, ahead of countries such as South Africa and Australia. The Tiggo 8 Pro is also set to be launched within the same time frame. Both will arrive as locally-assembled (CKD) units. Chery also targets to have 30 dealerships ready nationwide by launch. These two models were selected based on market response. As a flagship model, the Tiggo 8 Pro will serve to build the Chery

At Chery’s preview event announcing the brand’s official return to Malaysia, the director of Chery Malaysia said that it's the first ASEAN appearance of the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro e+ plug-in hybrid (PHEV). The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro e+ has a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine supplemented by two electric motors to give a maximum torque of 510 Nm, while power figure was not divulged. Also read: Not the Eastar you remember, Chery returns to Malaysia with Omoda 5, Tiggo 4 Pro, Tiggo 7 Pro and Tiggo 8 Pro M

Toyota has recently made some minor improvements to the Harrier in Japan. Aside from some small tweaks in features, it also saw the debut of the 2022 Toyota Harrier PHEV (plug-in hybrid). Offered with only one variant, the Z grade, the Harrier PHEV looks largely similar to its petrol and hybrid variants with the only main difference being a unique mesh front grille design. Powering the Harrier PHEV is a 2.5-litre Dynamic Force engine that is also shared with the hybrid variants. That unit produc

The 7-seater SUV could make its Indo debut in Feb 2022 2.0-litre TGDI confirmed Indonesian plant to be set up next year Chery will be popping into Malaysia around Q3 2022 but besides us, the Chinese carmaker has its eyes set on another one of our ASEAN neighbours. Months before we published a scoop on its return to Malaysia, Chery hinted on its plans to return to Indonesia via social media. Since then, the Chery Indonesia social media accounts have been posting news and information about the bra