Malaysia is witnessing a remarkable surge in battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales, with over 12,000 units since 2011. This growth is particularly notable in 2023, with BEV registrations surpassing 9,000 units. According to a report by Bernama, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz highlighted this trend at the soft launch of the Malaysia Autoshow 2024 yesterday. The Minister added that EVs are an important catalyst to Malaysia’s manufacturing exports, especi

Twelve months after flood related supply issues suppressed sales at the beginning of 2022, national carmaker Proton enjoyed its best start to a year since 2013. With 11,681 units (domestic and export) sold in January 2023, sales have grown by 162.3% year-on-year, resulting in the company comfortably retaining second place in the sales table. Proton's market share for the month is estimated to be 22.9%, an improvement of more than 12% year-on year and over 3% better than its market share figure o

The Toyota Corolla Cross is a hit anywhere it goes, especially around Asia. It has been a success in Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan. In Vietnam, not only is it the country's best-selling SUV but the best-selling car for two months in 2021. Never mind overtaking the Kia Seltos, the crossover even outsold the cheaper Toyota Vios! According to sales data compiled by Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA), 3,346 units of the Toyota Corolla Cross were sold in November while a month later

Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has just launched the 2021 Volvo XC40 T5 Recharge in Malaysia. The new model is a plug-in hybrid version of the regular XC40. It is priced from RM 241,997. Prior to the introduction of the XC40 T5 Recharge, the XC40 line-up in Malaysia was represented by the sole XC40 T5 variant, priced from RM 231,651 (SST-exempted, valid until 30 June 2021). Also Read: CKD 2021 Volvo XC40 PHEV teased in Malaysia, launching after CNY Like every other Volvo model that is on sale in Malay

The Nissan Rogue, as the Nissan X-Trail is known as in the US, will be making its global debut on Monday June 15. More details to follow when the all-new 2021 Nissan X-Trail is revealed next week. Although Nissan has yet to reveal the full car, we can make a good guess on how the next generation X-Trail will look like based on patent documents submitted. This all-new Nissan X-Trail could also point to the next generation Mitsubishi Outlander, which is likely to share the same underpinnings as th

The all-new fourth-generation Nissan X-Trail has been spotted testing on the road, revealing a more muscular silhouette and new front and rear LED headlight design according to international source. Starting from the front, there is the familiar Nissan’s V-Motion design language, with a boomerang-shaped light on top which works as a daytime running light (DRL), along with a more conventional horizontal LED headlight in between and finished off with a LED fog lamp below. The rendering below from