The main star at Mazda’s booth at the ongoing 2024 Bangkok Motor Show (BMS) saw the return of the fan-favourite rotary engine to a production vehicle. The Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV is the first rotary-powered Mazda model in more than a decade, giving the Wankel motor a new lease of life as well as extending the range of the Hiroshima company’s first battery electric vehicle (BEV). The MX-30 range extender has an 830-cc rotary engine that acts as a backup generator. Since this is a series-type
CY Foong
29.03.2024
New Peugeot vehicles sold by Stellantis Malaysia no longer come with the ‘Peace of mind 5+5’ package. The 5-year warranty and 5-year free service package was offered by previous distributor Bermaz Auto Alliance (BAA). Effective 29-February 2024, the Peugeot brand in Malaysia will be handled directly by Stellantis themselves. Instead of the previous 5+5 package, customers will now receive a longer 3+4 years extended warranty, but no free service. Warranty in the first 3-years will be covered by S
Hans
01.03.2024
With the transfer of distributorship of Peugeot vehicles in Malaysia from Bermaz to Stellantis, a new one-stop call centre will take over from the existing Bermaz 24Hr Roadside Assistance. A brief statement by Stellantis reads: Effective 1 March 2024, Stellantis Malaysia National Sales Company (Stellantis Malaysia) will commence a one-stop call center for Peugeot, DS and Citroën vehicles in the country. This is part of Stellantis’ transition to having Stellantis Malaysia as the entity managing t
Hans
29.02.2024
The 2024 Kia EV9 is slated to be launched next in Thailand (on 2-March 2024), following the launches of Kia’s flagship EV SUV in Singapore and Indonesia. The EV9 will also become the brand's first EV model to go on sale in the Kingdom. The news comes alongside Kia announcing its official entry into Thailand. On its Instagram page, Kia Asia Pacific wrote, “Kia Corporation is making its official entry into Thailand, bringing Kia renowned vehicles closer to Thai consumers. Highlights include adding
Arvind
05.02.2024
Mazda and Toyota are reportedly co-developing a range of EV in-vehicle hardware and software control systems that will feature in the next generation models of both brands. The venture is said to reduce Mazda’s development cost by 80 percent and remain competitive against in-vehicle control systems from major US and European manufacturers as well as and tech giants such as Huawei and Google, according to Nikkei Asia. In-vehicle systems refer to software and network of hardware components that co
Arvind
22.01.2024
Mazda's CEO and President, Masahiro Moro surprised everyone at the ongoing Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 with an accidental tongue slip revealing that company was re-establishing a rotary engine development team after a hiatus of about six years. Likely, the specific purpose of the team would be to develop a high-performance rotary hybrid powertrain that was first announced with the Mazda Iconic SP concept, which received overwhelming response following its reveal at the Japan Mobility Show 2023. Also r
Arvind
18.01.2024