The Volkswagen Group has surprised the industry by reducing production at one of its electric vehicle (EV) plants as the company faces buyer reluctance towards its EVs, revealed by the head of one of its unions for workers to the German media. The union told the North West newspaper, “We are experiencing strong customer reluctance in the electric vehicle sector.” The union also stated that production of EV models was outpacing sales by 30 percent, while production of internal combustion engine (

So, another year older, another year marked with interesting (or forgettable) cars, and we'll be doing it all over again next year. SUVs will undoubtedly continue to play a greater focus here, so in this article – part one of three – we'll look at the possible non-luxury, non-EV SUVs that are very likely to launch in Malaysia in 2023. Hang on to your downpayments, we're going straight in... 2023 Chery Omoda 5 We'll start off with a bang, perhaps the most awaited-for model in this list. It's alre

The 2022 Lexus NX is one of Lexus’ most successful models to ever hit its home market, which historically is not a bright spot for the brand, as wealthy Japanese buyers overwhelmingly prefer a Mercedes-Benz or a BMW. The reasons behind the latest Lexus SUV’s ability to win over buyers who would have otherwise gone a German marque have already been covered in our earlier post. The waiting period for the Lexus NX in Japan has now swelled to 2 years, an issue that is amplified by the shortage in se

If you believe the vitriol propagated by many far-left leaning BEV fanatics, then Toyota is the bad boy that’s stopping the world from transitioning into a cleaner, all-electric future. According to them, Toyota is lobbying to the US government so it can continue selling hybrids, which they say will delay the transition to battery electric vehicles (BEVs). That’s a very odd accusation though, because Toyota's actual message was that BEVs take too long to achieve the intended carbon reduction eff

** This article is published on WapCar Community. Click the link below to enter the community for car enthusiasts in Malaysia https://www.wapcar.my/forum Basic information about my car 2020 Proton X70 1.8TGDI Premium CKD Space Grey, RM119,800.00 Reasons why I bought this car I am looking for a new car to replace my old Proton Preve that I have been using for eight years. My family often commute from the city to my hometown such as BALIK KAMPUNG almost every month and love to going on holidays an

First launched in China in 2016, the Geely Boyue, which is better known to Malaysians as the Proton X70, is now in the fifth year of its model life. A replacement is due soon, at least for China. During a presentation to Geely investors in November, Geely Automobile Holdings Limited shared that it will be announcing at least 4 new models in 2021, among them the second generation Geely Boyue that’s based on the new CMA platform. When will the second generation Geely Boyue be launched? Considering