The big news of the day that overshadowed all other debuts at the 2022 Jakarta Auto Week (JAW) is the surprise preview of the 2022 Kia Sportage. According to our colleagues in Autofun, PT Kreta Indo Artha (KIA) didn’t only just silently preview the SUV, they also did not reveal any details on whether they plan to relaunch the Sportage in the archipelago. Also read: Hyundai chooses Indonesia but Kia prefers to do CKD in Malaysia over Thailand, here’s why Previewed in a matte ash grey, a colour th

The new 2022 Mazda CX-30 has landed in Malaysia. As before, the Mazda CX-30 is imported (CBU) from Japan by official distributor Bermaz Motor. It gets the new Platinum Quartz Metallic colour as well. Compared to before, prices of the new 2022 Mazda CX-30 have gone up by RM 1,000 across the board. The 2022 Mazda CX-30 is priced from RM 145,759 for the base 2.0G Core variant, topping out at RM 168,673 for the top-spec 1.8D High variant. Speaking of which, Bermaz has dropped the 2.0G High AWD varia

Mazda Motor Corporation has updated the suspension of the 2021 Mazda CX-30 to now feature a "more natural", gentler ride. Updates to the CX-30's front and rear dampers are said to improve the suspension's damping characteristics on rough roads, simultaneously improving the ride quality to be gentler and smoother. Also read: Review: All wheel drive 2020 Mazda CX-30, at RM 176k, you can buy a CPO BMW X1, worth it? Aside from that, the e-SKYACTIV X range of engines (featuring a 48V mild hybrid syst

Fixing Kia’s broken after-sales support in Malaysia is the most important (and difficult) task for new Kia distributor Dinamikjaya, a subsidiary of Bermaz Auto, which has taken over the distributorship rights for Kia vehicles in Malaysia effective 1-April 2021. Although many Kia owners are looking forward to a better ownership experience, they have to keep in mind that it’s unrealistic to expect the new custodians of Kia to undo more than a decade of neglect and clean up the legacy issues left b

Manufacturers seem to be filling in all the niches possible in their SUV lineup. Here we have the Mazda CX-5 and the Mazda CX-30, both are technically in the C-segment SUV market, and we've lined them up for a CX-5 vs CX-30 comparison. Well, some would consider the CX-30 to be a crossover but let’s not get into the whole SUV vs crossover thing just yet. Back to the topic, the Mazda CX-5 and CX-30 not only sit in the same segment, they are within similar price bracket as well. So, which do you pi

To be clear, the Mazda CX-30 is not a rival to the BMW X1. As you know, the imported-from-Japan CX-30 is not cheap, no thanks to additional import/excise taxes. For about the same RM 176,059 (with SST) asking price of this top specs all-wheel-drive (AWD) Mazda CX-30 variant, you can buy a lightly used, barely a year old certified pre-owned (CPO) but lower specs front-wheel drive BMW X1 sDrive20i from BMW Premium Selection. So you still want the Mazda? Brand snobs need not think further, but if y