The 2024 Chery Omoda E5 battery electric vehicle (BEV) has launched in Indonesia, marking its first official introduction in an ASEAN market; and as a locally-assembled (CKD Bekasi) product no less. Prices for the all-electric SUV are as follows: IDR 498 million (~RM 151,449) on the road IDR 488 million (~RM 148,407) exclusively for the first 1,000 buyers These prices set the Omoda E5 as the range-topper of them all, which includes the base Omoda 5 Z and RZ (IDR 335 million and IDR 405 million,

At long last, the highly anticipated Honda WR-V has officially been launched. The entry-level SUV will now take its place just under the Honda HR-V and is offered in Malaysia in four variants starting from RM 89,900. The locally-assembled (CKD Pegoh, Melaka) Honda WR-V competes against the Perodua Ativa (albeit with a higher price) and features the same L15 i-VTEC engine as the B-segment Honda City (and City Hatchback) and borrows bits of its platform from the current 7-seater BR-V (which is not

“Putting your money where your mouth is.” That’s become a pretty big deal for carmakers lately in the form of their warranties as we see an exponential rise in factory warranty periods. After all, consumers are going to be reluctant to hand over their hard-earned money if the people making said cars aren’t going to stand behind it for a reasonable amount of time once it has left the showroom. Chery’s launch yesterday tabled a 10-year or 1,000,000 km engine warranty for the first 3,000 customers

As Great Wall Motor (GWM) announces its return to Malaysia, another Chinese carmaker has been spotted making its rounds on our roads and it’s the Chery Omoda 5. Besides the obvious camouflage, one thing that sticks out on the Malaysia-bound SUV is its trade plate. For your information, the plate on the Omoda 5 was similar to the one found on a Peugeot, suggesting that it belongs to Stellantis’ manufacturing plant in Kulim. However, checks with our sources suggested that the plate belonged to nei

The Lexus UX compact SUV has received some minor updates across its line-up, things which Malaysian customers can expect to receive (by virtue of it being fully imported from Japan) after the upgraded car makes its global debut in the second half of 2022. At the point of writing full specifications and pricing are still yet to be confirmed for our market, but the suite of upgrades for the UX range encapsulates safety, technology, and performance updates below a slightly enhanced exterior. Enhanc

The all-new Toyota Harrier was launched in Japan last week. The Camry-based (TNGA-K platform) D-segment SUV will go on sale in Japan in June this year but don’t expect it to be launched in Malaysia before 2021. Currently, there’s only one standard styling package for the Harrier but fans can expect a sportier GR Sport variant to join the Harrier range next year. Recall that the previous generation Harrier was available in Japan with GR Sport styling and handling upgrades. You may think of Toyota