Kia delivered 2,903,619 vehicles in 2022, up 4.6 percent from the year before despite facing strong headwinds due to the global shortage of semiconductor parts. Its top 3 best-sellers are SUVs. The Kia Sportage is its No.1 selling model worldwide, with 452,068 units delivered. This is followed by the Kia Seltos with 310,418 units, and the Kia Sorento with 222,570 units. These three SUV models contribute 33 percent of Kia’s global sales for 2022. The company did not reveal its sales figures for o

** This article is published on WapCar Community, representing the opinion of users. Click the link below to enter the community for car enthusiasts in Malaysia https://forum.wapcar.my/ Basic information of my car: 2018, Kia Sportage Diesel 2.0 Turbo AWD, RM155k Reasons why I bought this car I needed a car that is comfortable for long distance driving because I need to travel KL-Kedah and KL-JB often. Car selection process I had a budget of: RM150K Models that I have considered include: Honda CR

Kia Malaysia, now represented by Bermaz Auto Berhad, has plans to introduce the all-new 2022 Kia Sportage in Malaysia next year, as seen in a report by the Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) shared to investors. Details are unclear at the moment, though the report did highlight that the 2022 Kia Sportage will have a combination local-assembled (CKD) and fully-imported (CBU) units. Plus, it also states that the introduction of the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant in Malaysia is in the midst of dis

Big news yesterday as Kia's Malaysian operations have officially come under new ownership. In case you've missed it, the new distributor is Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Bermaz Auto. Following that, the new distributor is calling for current Kia owners to hop on to their site and participate in the company's customer information update exercise. This information, the company says in their Facebook post, will be used to allow their system to check for warranty status and recall no

The Mazda CX-30 will eventually be followed up by a bigger, more expensive, and more importantly, a six-cylinder rear-wheel drive powertrain coupe-SUV – the 2023 Mazda CX-50. To be styled in similar fashion with the BMW X4 and Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe, the Mazda CX-50 will, according to Japanese publication Best Car Web, be launched in April 2023. It will ride on Mazda’s all-new FR large vehicle architecture that was announced late last year. Also read: Look hard enough, and you will see the all-

It appears that Malaysia could welcome the locally-assembled (CKD) 2021 Mazda CX-30 in the near future, according to a report published by AmInvest Bank. Meanwhile, a seperate report by Public Investment Bank states that production of the SUV is slated to begin in December this year. Update 12-March 2021: A Bermaz Auto source clarified that the Mazda CX-30 CKD is only set to be introduced in 2022 or later. The same report also estimates that local assembly of the model will reduce its selling pr