Yesterday, Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia hosted the groundbreaking ceremony of EPMB's CKD production plant in Pegoh, Melaka. The RM 100 million plant, located in the same Pegoh Industrial Park as Honda Malaysia’s plant, will produce future GWM models including SUVs, pickups, and electric vehicles. By 2028, the plant will operate with a 20,000 units annual capacity, with the potential to hit 30,000 units. Earlier on 18th October, GWM and EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB) signed a Memorandum of Und

Isuzu Motors has a high market share in Thailand with its D-Max pick-up giving even the legendary Toyota Hilux a run for its money but with Chinese carmakers taking the lead in electric vehicles (EV) over there, Isuzu is looking to not lose market share by launching an electric pick-up there as soon as 2025, according to a report by Asian Nikkei. Currently, pick-ups account for about half of Isuzu’s global sales and the electric pick-up should help to maintain those numbers or even expand them a

Once the playground of the Toyota Hilux, Thailand’s pick-up truck segment has now shifted towards being a playground for the new Isuzu D-Max, with the latter commanding a whopping 51.1 percent market share for June 2022 and an equally impressive 46.6 percent share for the first half of 2022 according to a report by Headlight Mag. The Thai market saw pick-up sales culminate in a total of 33,433 units for the month of June 2022. From that, the D-Max accounted for 17,076 units, or the aforementione

Ask any random person to name three Japanese companies that best represent the pinnacle of automotive engineering, and you will find that few will mention Isuzu even if you were to expand the list to 5. But Isuzu is the genesis, the starting point of Japan’s automotive industry. With a heritage that dates back to 1916, starting as a joint venture between a ship builder and a heavy engineer company - Tokyo Ishikawajima Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd. and Tokyo Gas and Electric Industrial C

The new Nissan Almera is a pretty decent piece of kit; especially that turbo three mill. It’s capable of some impressive fuel consumption figures, a point that Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn. Bhd. (ETCM) is keen to drive home. It recently held the Nissan Almera Turbo Fuel Efficiency Charity Drive campaign; a fun challenge that encouraged Nissan Almera owners to help make a positive impact on the lives of people who faced sudden hardship due to the Covid-19 pandemic. All Almera owners had to do was s

From now until 31st May 2020, Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC) is offering massive savings of up to RM 9,000 for their Ford Ranger for interested buyers. The Ford Ranger Wildtrak with its 2.0-litre Bi-Turbo engine and full range safety equipment will come with a RM 7,000 cash rebate. Alongside the Ranger Wildtrak promotions is the Ford Ranger XLT Family Promotion. All XLT variants will also come with cash rebates. Customers who purchase of the XLT 2.2-litre will enjoy a RM 9,000 cast rebate, whi