Malaysia’s Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd (ETCM) has won the highest respect from Nissan by winning the Nissan Global Award for the Southeast Asia region. The Nissan Global Award Program for importers recognises the efforts and achievements of importers and National Sales Companies (NSC) in the areas of sales and aftersales. On top of winning the region’s Global Award for sales, which judges finalists on overall sales volume, market share and customer service activities, Tan Chong also bagged th

At long last, the 2023 Toyota Innova Zenix has just been launched in Malaysia via a virtual event. Two 2.0 variants are on offer, one of them is a hybrid, and both of them are fully imported (CBU) from Indonesia. Prices are as below: 2.0 V (Dynamic Force engine): RM 165,000 2.0 Hybrid (New 5th gen hybrid): RM 202,000 Prices above are on-the-road for Peninsular Malaysia, excluding insurance. As a CBU model taxes have thickened the prices somewhat, however price concious shoppers can note that UMW

Between now until 31-March 2023, all hybrid Volvo cars in Malaysia will enjoy a free 5-year service package (VSA5+). VSA5+, otherwise known as the 'Volvo Service Agreement 5 Plus’, is a 5-year comprehensive car service package from Volvo Cars that covers the first five car services including wear and tear items that may need to be replaced, as well as labour. All Volvo cars with a combustion engine have a 1-year / 20,000 km service interval. The promotion is available to customers who place thei

Nissan has just launched the all-new C28 2023 Nissan Serena in Japan, superseding the C27-generation model that has been around since 2016. Changes are aplenty with the C28 Serena, including the new ProPilot 2.0 ADAS suite and improved e-Power series-hybrid powertrain. Also Read: All-new 2023 Nissan Serena (C28) rendered - Launching in Japan in Nov but much later for Malaysia In Japan, prices of the C28 Serena start from JPY 3.269 million (~RM 106k) for the base Highway Star V variant, before to

The 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid is many things, but an enthusiast’s choice is certainly not one of those. It’s the antithesis of excitement from the looks to the performance but then again, do you expect the Corolla name to be associated with fun around the corners? AE86 aside, the Corolla has often been tied to being reliable and the Corolla Cross feels that way. On the top-of-the-range hybrid variant, that dependability is aided by Toyota’s know-how in hybrid technology. Running on Toyota

Volvo credentials in safety need no further introduction. The Swedish marque was the first to invent three-point seat belts but being Swedes, they care more about the wellbeing of the world around them than money – so they gave away the patent for free, thus waving away their rights to potentially tens of millions of dollars in royalty payments. Over the next few decades, Volvo continued to set new standards in both active and passive safety. Today, Volvo’s advanced driving aids are one of the b