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Great Wall M4 – CKD variants officially launched

27 January 2015 / 31 comments

Go Automobile Manufacturing (GoAuto) has officially launched the CKD versions of the Great Wall M4 – both locally-assembled manual and automatic variants of the compact SUV were introduced at the company’s manufacturing plant in Gurun […]

Ford CNY promo – 0.88% interest rate, cash rebates

26 January 2015 / 5 comments

To help usher in the Year of the Goat, Ford – together with local distributor Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC) – has come up with the Ford CNY Promo, which sees a 0.88% interest rate […]

UMW introduces new range of Grantt lubricants

26 January 2015 / 5 comments

Lubricant manufacturer UMW Grantt International, a wholly-owned UMW Group subsidiary, has introduced a new range of Grantt lubricants. The in-house brand has been around for a couple of years now, but the products that make […]

2015 Nissan X-Trail launched in Malaysia, from RM143k

23 January 2015 / 67 comments

Previewed back in December, the new Nissan X-Trail has officially gone on sale – the third-gen iteration of the mid-size SUV was launched a while ago at Edaran Tan Chong Motor’s (ETCM) new Nissan 3S […]

W212 Mercedes-Benz E300 BlueTEC Hybrid diesel now in Malaysia – CKD locally-assembled, RM348,888

13 January 2015 / 79 comments

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has officially introduced the locally-assembled W212 Mercedes-Benz E300 BlueTEC Hybrid – the car, the first diesel hybrid to be commercially available in the country (and the company’s second CKD hybrid, after the S […]

DRIVEN: Porsche Macan – opening up the brand

9 January 2015 / 84 comments

Opening up a new segment is a sure-fire way to gain more traction in the marketplace, especially if you happen to be a sports car maker, and going the downsizing route surely helps – in […]

GALLERY: Nissan Almera facelift – a closer look at the Nismo Performance Package and V trim model

9 January 2015 / 74 comments

Earlier in the week, Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) introduced the Nissan Almera facelift in the country via a press release and studio shots – here then is the car in the metal, in both […]

Hyundai debuts Blue Link smartwatch app at CES 2015

8 January 2015 / 5 comments

Another smartwatch app, this time from Hyundai – the automaker announced a new smartwatch app with voice recognition at CES 2015. Working with the company’s cloud-based Blue Link platform, the app will allow features like […]

BMW i Home Charging Services unveiled at CES 2015

7 January 2015 / 6 comments

BMW has unveiled its new BMW i Home Charging Services platform at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The broad-based EV smart charging solution, which offers home charging of the automaker’s electric […]

Honda HR-V on show in Malaysia – order books open

6 January 2015 / 121 comments

Honda Malaysia has announced that the order books have opened for the new Honda HR-V ahead of its official launch here in February. The B-segment SUV – which made its ASEAN debut at the IIMS […]