Chery to launch CKD Tiggo 8 Pro and Omoda 5 by July 2023 Chery believes its products are superior to Japanese and Koreans Most pertinent question Malaysians want to know is – how long will Chery stay this time, and will its after-sales be better than Geely’s Proton? How do you tell if someone understands the inner workings of China’s automotive industry? It’s when they understand the Chinese lingo BBA, which is short for Benz, BMW, Audi – the hierarchy of the leading luxury brands in China. At l

You know when you’re sitting at the mamak with your car buddies and those “what-if scenarios” crop up about the types of vehicles you’ll have in your garage for a given scenario? On the question of “one SUV to do it all,” the Porsche Cayenne will inadvertently pop up. How can it not though? It’s the OG performance SUV that carved a niche in the premium SUV segment that led to the premium performance SUV. Don’t get us wrong, carmakers sell SUVs not because they want to but because they have to. P

Chery to add 7-seater Tiggo 8 Pro in China Rival to the Geely Haoyue (soon-to-be Proton X90?) AWD to be offered as well Chery will soon add yet another variant to its already-extensive Tiggo 8 line-up in the form of the new Chery Tiggo 8 Pro. Spyshots of the new Tiggo 8 Pro surfaced on Chinese social media platforms, giving everyone a good look at the new flagship Chery SUV. Up front, the new Tiggo 8 Pro gets a new angular front grille with red trims all round. There’s also a new pair of LED hea

Hyundai Motor Company proudly takes home the ‘Car Design of the Year’ award for its first fully electric vehicle, the IONIQ 5. Judged by some of the finest design directors from Lamborghini, Maserati, Volvo and Volkswagen, the IONIQ 5 has managed to wow them in a fastly growing electric vehicle (EV) era. The IONIQ 5 takes inspiration from the 1974 Pony Coupe concept but incorporates elements of the future into it through not only its styling but also functionality. The EV industry is rapidly gro

Volkswagen's official distributors in Indonesia, PT Garuda Mataram Motor (GMM) has introduced the 2021 VW Tiguan Allspace Sport Edition in the country. Built to commemorate the republic's 76th Independence Day, the limited-edition 7-seater SUV gains several cosmetic touches that really don't look too different from the regular Tiguan Allspace Highline we have in Malaysia. Serialised for every car Every Sport Edition sold will get a serial number, and the model will also be limited-run. Just how

A facelift for the Malaysian Toyota Fortuner is due soon. Judging by the Thai-spec Toyota Fortuner, the 2021 facelift is bound to bring some significant changes (if the Legender variants were to make it to our shores). Since the Toyota Hilux has received a facelift very recently, it is reasonable to expect the Toyota Fortuner to follow suit. The first-generation Toyota Fortuner (2004) was developed by Thai and Japanese engineers in Thailand. The first-gen received two facelifts (2008 & 2011), an