The Chery Omoda E5 electric vehicle (EV) will make its ASEAN debut in Indonesia, launching in the archipelago sometime in February 2024. According to the company's latest press statement, the model will adhere to the 40% minimum local content rule (TKDN) off the gates. Local assembly (CKD) for their domestic and certain export markets are in the pipeline as well, according to prior reports. Specs for the Chery Omoda E5 for Indonesia have been outlined to be quite similar to what's previewed in M

Honda Japan has just opened pre-orders for the 2024 Honda WR-V. Despite sharing the same "Winsome Runabout Vehicle" acronym as the one currently on sale in Malaysia, it is an entirely different model. Fully imported from India where the JDM WR-V is sold as the Honda Elevate, it is a blocky-looking SUV that makes our WR-V appear cute by comparison. However, Honda Access is offering accessories to spruce up the Japanese WR-V’s look. Called the “Tough Style” package, its centrepiece is the front gr

Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) announced late yesterday that it has sold its 51 percent stake in the Peugeot distributorship joint venture Berjaya Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB), to Bermaz Auto (BAuto) and BAASB’s other shareholders for RM 6.67 million. Berjaya Corp’s CEO Jalil Rasheed said the divestment is part of the group’s rationalization exercise to divest non-core assets. "With BAuto being part of the BCorp Group previously, we recognised that it would be more synergistic for BAuto to acquire Be

Much of the buzz in the automotive scene in 2020 was surrounding the Proton X50. The hype for Proton’s latest B-segment SUV is off the charts. So much so that Proton is having trouble to deliver new cars to their customers. We have detailed in full on all the pros and cons of the Proton X50 in a written review. But here is a quick recap if you are short on time. The X50 competes in an increasingly popular segment because buyers love the tall-ish driving position but without the bulkiness of a C-

Proton Cars have just delivered 50 units of the Proton X70 CBU to the Ministry of Health (MOH) for the fight against Covid-19. The fleet of X70s will be used by MOH primarily to transport our medical heroes during this Covid-19 pandemic. These X70s are the older fully imported (CBU) units, not the newly launched locally-assembled (CKD) versions. This is because new vehicle registrations have come to a halt since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was enforced on 18 March 2020. With MCO effect Prot

Bermaz Auto has confirmed that the highly anticipated 2020 Mazda CX-30 will be launching in Malaysia soon. Bookings are now open, with prices starting from RM 143,119. Like the Mazda 3, the 2020 Mazda CX-30 will be imported from Japan. Clearly the much anticipated local assembly project didn’t materialize, at least not so soon. s such, the Mazda CX-30’s mirrors the Mazda 3’s similarly high pricing, no thanks to the added taxes. There will be three variants, two engine options, all only in front-