In light of a recent viral photo listing the Neta V's price at RM 79,800 (curiously, RM wasn't mentioned in the original photo), the brand's custodian here, Intro Synergy Sdn. Bhd. clarified that the company would like to 'deny the displayed price'. Here's the statement in full, picked from Neta Auto Malaysia's official Facebook page. "We are aware of a viral issue related to the price of Neta V at a shopping center recently. We would like to deny the displayed price and would like to clarify th

Currently, the cheapest battery EV (BEV) on sale in Malaysia is the Neta V, priced at RM 99,800. The next closest BEV is Great Wall Motors' Ora Good Cat, priced at RM 139,800. Beyond our borders, the cheapest BEV on sale in Southeast Asia is the Indonesia-made Wuling Air, prices start from THB 395k (~RM 52k) and IDR 243,000,000 (~RM 76k) in Thailand and Indonesia respectively, for the standard 17.3 kWh / 200 km variant. At the same time, a screenshot of a MITI (Ministry of Investment, Trade and

In more recent times, it has become known as the ‘SUV fit for a King’, and now it’s made bigger and better than ever. Hyundai Sime Darby Malaysia has just launched the new 2023 Hyundai Palisade Facelift. A little longer than a year after first being introduced to the Malaysian market, Hyundai’s flagship SUV now receives a raft of styling, equipment and safety updates in its facelift model, along with a marginal increase in prices. Also read: Fit for a King, Hyundai Palisade revealed to be Agong'

Hyundai Motor Group has officially launched the new manufacturing plant located in Kota Deltamas, Cikarang, Indonesia. The plant will start production of Indonesia’s first locally assembled (CKD) electric vehicle (EV). In case you missed it, the EV that will be produced at the Cikarang plant will be the 2022 Ioniq 5. The plant will be the first in the world to produce the Ioniq 5 outside of Korea. Before the launch, the SUV was only produced at Hyundai Motor’s Ulsan plant. The start of local pro

Conventional ideas of design usually concerns what can only be seen on the surface, but this being Hyundai, their ideas can be a little bit unconventional. Case in point: their intricate designing of what's commonly invisible. Termed 'Gray Zone Design', this is Hyundai's way of introducing some zing to areas usually unseen, like the car's floor, inner panels, intake/exhaust parts, joints between doors, and even the nuts and bolts used. Going beyond traditional design But what's the 'Gray Zone'?

Here’s a phrase you’ve probably read or heard of – nice to drive. Sounds pretty straightforward and yet if you delve into it a little deeper, some confusion may arise. For example, both the Mazda CX-8 and Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace R-Line are nice to drive, but both feel worlds apart in terms of driving experience. The confusion stems from the rather vague description of the phrase “nice to drive” and every individual may have a slightly different interpretation of it. Some use the phrase to des