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Looking at our WapCar car list, we have 35 car brands in Malaysia. Other sites might have posted more but even so, that’s quite a lot. Yet, there are some complaints that we have so few brands being represented here. To be honest, the Malaysian automotive market is pretty small in comparison to some of our neighbours. There’s also the fact that it might be difficult to convince Malaysian buyers to buy something different from the norm. It doesn’t matter if the brand has a cool car in its line-up

CY Foong

Oct 24, 2020

With news of the Volkswagen Vento finally discontinued in Malaysia out of the way, let’s move on to a scoop on its potential replacement. A Volkswagen Virtus in left-hand drive has been spotted by the Indian media very recently, so does this mean that the Virtus is a go for our market? Well, it’s not exactly a straightforward answer because this particular Virtus is most likely used as a test mule by Volkswagen India. There will be some differences between the Indian-spec Virtus from the rest of

CY Foong

Jan 5, 2021

Volkswagen Group has opened a new regional parts distribution centre in the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Johor which will serve as the genuine parts supply chain to 21 markets across the Asia Pacific region. At 50,000 square metres, the new regional parts distribution centre is larger than its predecessor. The centre contains around 65,000 genuine parts of the German group’s brands including Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, Skoda, and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. International Trade and Industry

CY Foong

Jan 15, 2021

Volkswagen Group baru-baru ini telah menubuhkan satu pusat pengedaran bahagian kereta atau alat ganti serantau yang baharu di Tanjung Pelepas, Johor yang akan berfungsi sebagai rantaian pembekal alat ganti tulen bagi 21 pasaran di rantau Asia Pasifik. Pusat pengedaran alat ganti kereta yang baharu ini nyata lebih besar daripada yang terdahulu dengan keluasan 50,000 meter persegi. Pusat pengedaran ini mempunyai sekitar 65,000 alat ganti tulen bagi jenama Volkswagen Group termasuklah Volkswagen Pa

Mersita

Jan 15, 2021

Here’s another sign pointing towards SUVs becoming the norm. According to a report by Automotive News Europe, Volkswagen has decided to discontinue the Volksawagen Passat sedan and Volksawagen Arteon when the models reach the end of their lifecycle in 2023. The Volkswagen Arteon, both the liftback and Shooting Brake, will also face the axe. However, the report by Automotive News Europe mentioned that the Passat Variant (estate/wagon) will carry on for another generation. It is reported that Volk

Shaun

Nov 30, 2020

After five years of being placed behind the Volkswagen Group, Toyota Motor Corp has managed to reclaim its place as the world’s best-selling automaker in 2020. This comes after the Japanese giant released its global sales figures. While Toyota had every right to celebrate its comeback podium finish, global sales for the group which also includes sales figures from Daihatsu and Hino fell 11.3% to 9.528 million vehicles compared to 2019. Meanwhile, Volkswagen Group, which includes Audi, Skoda, and

CY Foong

Jan 29, 2021

The latest Motor Vehicle Sales Value (NJKB, Nilai Jual Kenderaan Bermotor) from Indonesia’s tax office has revealed numerous vehicles that are to be launched in the archipelago. Besides the specs of the Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize, donor cars to the Perodua D55L compact SUV, another car listed is the 2021 Volkswagen T-Cross. NJKB is a car’s gazetted before tax value that is used by the Indonesian Customs. It is not the car’s selling price. The latest NJKB only shows one variant of the T-Cros

CY Foong

Feb 17, 2021

Earlier last week, Berjaya Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB), a new company formed between Bermaz Auto and Berjaya Corp announced that it will be the sole distributor of Peugeot vehicles in Malaysia, taking over from Naza’s Nasim. Nothing was said about Kia, another brand under the ailing Naza automotive group. Berjaya Auto Alliance has until today, distanced themselves for making any statements about Kia. At the same time, Naza themselves have said that it wants to let go of the Kia business alread

Hans

Dec 7, 2020

Awal minggu lepas, Berjaya Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB), sebuah syarikat baharu yang ditubuhkan antara Bermaz Auto dan Berjaya Corp mengumumkan yang ia akan menjadi pengedar tunggal bagi kenderaan Peugeot di Malaysia – mengambil alih daripada Nasim Naza. Tiada kenyataan tentang Kia, iaitu satu lagi jenama di bawah naungan kumpulan automotif Naza yang semakin tenat. Berjaya Auto Alliance, sehingga ke hari ini, menjauhkan diri mereka daripada membuat sebarang kenyataan berkenaan Kia. Pada masa ya

Mersita

Dec 8, 2020

The Proton Saga turned 35 in 2020 and to celebrate that, Proton launched the Saga Anniversary Edition. Resplendent in a black and yellow paint job, the commemorative edition Saga sold all 1,100 units in just 5 days! Kudos to Proton for achieving that success in such a short time but it seems that being a fast-seller isn’t just limited to local sales. Once upon a time, Proton did just that with the original Saga in the UK. Proton’s UK adventure began in 1988 when it displayed 9 Proton Saga models

CY Foong

Sep 6, 2020

Although yet to be announced officially, Kia’s impending departure from Naza Kia Malaysia is an open secret. The public don't have a lot of nice things to say about Naza Kia Malaysia’s handling of the Korean marque, and many netizens have expressed hopes that the Korean marque is in for a better future under Bermaz, but are they being overly optimistic? Since the mid-2000s, the new generation of Kia cars have won the Korean marque a lot of fans worldwide. Some say today’s Kia cars, especially th

Hans

Nov 9, 2020

Walaupun ia belum diumumkan secara rasmi, langkah Kia keluar daripada Naza Kia Malaysia ialah satu rahsia terbuka. Tak ramai yang setuju dengan cara Naza Kia Malaysia mengendalikan jenama kereta Korea tersebut. Ramai netizen yang berharap Kia boleh dapat masa depan yang lebih cerah di bawah naungan Bermaz. Tapi, adakah harapan ini bakal menjadi sia-sia? Sejak pertengahan tahun 2000-an, kereta Kia generasi baru telah berjaya menarik minat ramai di serata dunia. Ada juga yang berpendapat bahawa ke

Mersita

Nov 10, 2020

Sales of the Hyundai Sonata, once Korea’s most popular model, has been falling to dangerously low levels. The Hyundai Motor Group’s Asan plant, which makes the Sonata, is sitting idle for one week as inventories of the slow-selling Sonata are piling up at dealers. Production will only resume on Monday, 15th of March. Hyundai ended 2020 with 48,067 units of the Sonata sold, down 26.3 percent from the year before. Covid-19 was not an issue as Korea was one of the few major automotive market in the

Hans

Mar 12, 2021

You might be comparing certain specs of cars before deciding which one to buy. What is the engine’s displacement? What kind of brakes does it have? What type of transmission does it use? Does it come with long range AEB? There are a lot of things you could compare between every car before deciding on your purchase. Today, we’ll be talking about timing belts and timing chains. Timing chains or timing belts are used to synchronize the camshaft rotation and the crankshaft rotation. Most engines of

Arif

Jul 14, 2020

Selalunya orang akan bandingkan beberapa spesifikasi kereta sebelum membuat pembelian. Antaranya soalan yang ditanya; Enjin berapa cc? Brek jenis apakah yang digunakan? Apakah jenis transmisi yang digunakan? Adakah ia didatangkan dengan AEB yang menyeluruh? Bagi sesetengah orang, macam-macam jenis spesifikasi lagi yang dilihatnya. Kali ini, kami akan bincangkan tentang timing belt dan timing chain. Timing chain atau timing belt digunakan untuk membuat pusingan camshaft dan crankshaft bergerak sa

Mersita

Aug 7, 2020

Masalah utama dengan algoritma berita Facebook ialah ia hanya mempamerkan infomasi atau imej yang mempunyai pemikiran yang sama seperti anda, samaada ianya betul atau tidak. Lebih parah lagi, ada yang menggunakan ruangan komen sebagai sumber maklumat. Benda ini juga berlaku di dalam dunia otomotif tempatan. Macam-macam benda merepek yang telah dimuat naik di kumpulan Facebook. Terdapat satu mitos yang disebarkan oleh pengguna ‘pandai’ yang perlu diperbaiki. Ini adalah mitos bahawa anda tidak dap

Zamil Syaheer

Sep 23, 2020

The problem with Facebook’s newsfeed’s algorithms is that it feeds you what other like-minded people are seeing, rightly or wrongly. Worse, many see the comments section as a source of information. Very quickly, our society has become one that is fragmented into groups that speak only within each other’s echo chambers – each seeing what they want to see and hearing what they want to hear, with Facebook serving as a massive amplifier of confirmation biases. This is why fringe beliefs are becoming

Hans

Jun 14, 2020

在选购车子的时候，你可能会对车上的某些配备进行比较。引擎排量的大小、煞车的类型、变速箱的类型、有没有配备长距离AEB等等。在决定购车之前，你可能会去对比每一款车上的多种配备。今天，我们来聊聊正时皮带和正时链条。 正时链条和正时皮带都是用来同步凸轮轴和曲轴的旋转角度的。目前绝大多数的引擎都采用顶置凸轮轴（OHC）方案，因此需要用皮带或链条来连接曲轴和凸轮轴。使用顶杆方案的引擎也需要正时皮带或正时链条（但长度可能会更短）。 有人认为正时链条更耐用，所以正时链条更好。也有人认为正时皮带换起来更便宜，运转起来也更安静，所以正时皮带更好。问题在于，在购买一款车子的时候，你并不能够选择它用的是正时皮带还是正时链条。如果你更喜欢另一种正时系统的话，那你只能选择另一款车了。 就拿Perodua Myvi和Proton Iriz来举例子，Myvi采用的是正时链条，而Iriz用的则是正时皮带。这样的区别，会让其中一款车比另一款更好，或者是让其中一款车的维护费用更低吗？ 让我们通过几个问题来找出答案。 Q：正时皮带是什么？ A：一条由橡胶制成的皮带，被曲轴带动以驱动凸轮轴。 Q：正时链条是什么？ A：一条由

Rax

Jan 2, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly put a damper on global car sales. According to data collected from Germany’s VDA, passenger vehicle sales in the largest car markets in the world contracted by 15% last year to 56 million vehicles from 65.5 million in 2019. Still, there can only be one car that represents that country’s best-seller. However, we won’t be filling up this article with one from every country in the world. That would be a pretty long list. Instead, we will select 25 countries sorte

CY Foong

Mar 21, 2021