In 2022, Nissan USA discontinued the Rogue Sport, as the Nissan Qashqai is known as there. The American Qashqai was supposed to be replaced by a new generation, more upmarket Kicks in 2023 but production of the B-SUV faced some undisclosed setbacks. Now, Nissan has previewed the second generation 2024 Nissan Kicks ahead of its public debut at the 2024 New York International Auto Show. As this is just a preview, not a lot of details are shared. The new Kicks looks bigger than before, but dimensio
Hans
25.03.2024
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
Sanjay
10.12.2022
Oh look, it's the teased-in-Malaysia-but-not-here-yet 2022 Nissan Kicks e-Power hybrid! It's just been launched in Vietnam, making the little SUV's presence slightly greater in South East Asia. Prices for it start at VND 789 million (~RM 150,500) to VND 858 million (~RM 163,200), imported (CBU) from Thailand. Set to take on the Honda HR-V, Hyundai Creta, and Kia Seltos in the country, Nissan Vietnam's introduced two variants of the Kicks e-Power there, the E and V. It's also got the honour of be
Sanjay
08.11.2022
Nissan has given its Kicks compact SUV a mid-life reboot that’s now gone on sale in Japan with the second-generation e-POWER system, marking another milestone in Nissan’s expansion of its electrified vehicle portfolio. Since it was launched in the Japanese market in June 2020, the Kicks has offered a powerful yet quiet driving experience thanks to its e-POWER electrified powertrain. The refresh now sees the second-generation e-POWER system that promises 5 percent greater power and 7 percent high
Dinesh
22.07.2022
The assembly of Nissan’s e-Power battery has started at the Nissan Powertrain Thailand (NPT) plant in Samutprakarn province, making it the first e-Power battery assembly line outside of Japan. Isao Sekiguchi, president of Nissan Thailand added, “Thailand is a key market for Nissan in ASEAN, and under the Nissan NEXT transformation plan, Thailand has become the company’s Southeast Asian production hub. Following our investment in 2020 with the production of the Kicks e-Power for domestic and expo
Arvind
28.06.2022
If their Chinese New Year ad is anything to go by, Nissan in Malaysia will be gearing up for a busy year in 2022. Besides its exhilarating tempo, the Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) CNY ad fleetingly teases the 2022 Nissan Kicks, leading to the notion that Nissan’s new B-segment SUV should be coming soon. Although we've known for a while now that the Nissan Kicks was potentially coming to Malaysia, this is the first time Nissan themselves have dropped the hint. Also read: Potential X50 and HR-V ri
Arvind
03.02.2022