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  2025 MG4 gets rounded styling under pressure to improve China sales; semi-solid-state battery in Sept

  8 August 2025 / 0 comments

  Those familiar with the current MG4 might have gotten quite a bit of a shock looking at the new one that’s just been launched in China. The hatchback’s sporty, jutting design has been replaced by […]

   

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  Jaecoo J7 PHEV explained – hybrid with big battery, over 1,500 units sold, Omoda C9 PHEV launching soon

  8 August 2025 / 5 comments

  Launched in late February, the Jaecoo J7 PHEV is the best-selling plug-in hybrid in Malaysia, with over 1,500 units sold thanks to its attractive price of RM158,800. That’s an impressive figure, but Omoda & Jaecoo […]

   

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  Federal Highway to receive RM20mil to upgrade bike lanes; no plans to add more to existing roads

  7 August 2025 / 16 comments

  The Federal Highway is set to receive a much-needed upgrade to its motorcycle lanes, with an infusion of RM20 million coming its way, according to The Star. Works minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said the investment, […]

   

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  BYD Zhengzhou ship delivers BYD cars to Malaysia – shorter delivery times, greater volumes promised

  7 August 2025 / 4 comments

  A new BYD has landed in Malaysia. It’s huge, and unlike the others sold here, it’s combustion engined rather than electric. But it’s not a car. This is the BYD Zhengzhou, a brand-spanking-new (delivered to […]

   

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  Volkswagen Touareg to be discontinued with no successor – replaced by Tayron; ID.5 EV also axed

  6 August 2025 / 4 comments

  The third-generation Volkswagen Touareg may have only been launched in Malaysia last year, but globally the nameplate already looks to be headed the way of the dodo. Autocar reports that the mass market-badged premium SUV […]

   

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  Omoda C7 spied in SS15 – 1.6T, available AWD, yet another O&J model to be launched in Malaysia soon?

  6 August 2025 / 9 comments

  Omoda & Jaecoo Malaysia may have already teased two new models for its Omoda & Jaecoo Carnival, but a new spyshot suggests that yet another new car is in the works. Rick Tan posted a […]

   

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  Hyundai Ioniq 6 facelift in Korea – larger 84 kWh battery, up to 562 km range, improved ADAS

  6 August 2025 / 1 comment

  Hyundai has launched the facelifted Ioniq 6 in its home market of South Korea, three months after unveiling the car in April. The release was accompanied by full specifications of the refreshed electric sedan, revealing […]

   

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  Chery becomes first Chinese carmaker to export 5 million vehicles – 550,000 units shipped in 1H 2025

  6 August 2025 / 7 comments

  Chery has gone from strength to strength, announcing that as of last month, it became the first Chinese carmaker to export five million vehicles. The news comes as the company also became the fastest-rising carmaker […]

   

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  Jaecoo J5, Omoda C9 PHEV teased for Malaysia – public preview at Desa Park City on August 21 to 24

  5 August 2025 / 6 comments

  It looks like Omoda & Jaecoo Malaysia still has some big new launches planned, despite already debuting the Jaecoo J7 PHEV and J8 over the past eight months. The company is holding the Omoda & […]

   

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  Toyota Yaris Cross receives 5-star ASEAN NCAP safety rating – Perodua Nexis D66B coming?

  1 August 2025 / 19 comments

  The ASEAN Toyota Yaris Cross has had something of a quiet existence since it was revealed back in 2023, but more than two years later, it has finally been crash tested by ASEAN NCAP. The […]

   

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  Nissan Ariya launching in Australia September, 5 years after debut – up to 504 km range, from RM154k

  1 August 2025 / 3 comments

  The Nissan Ariya was revealed back in 2020, yet even now it’s still finding new markets to enter. Nissan Australia has announced that the electric SUV will finally be launched Down Under in September, supplanting […]

   

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  Yangwang U8L in China – BYD’s ultra-luxurious 6-seater REEV SUV rivals Rolls-Royce Cullinan; RM771k

  1 August 2025 / 5 comments

  Revealed at Auto Shanghai in April, the Yangwang U8L has finally gone on sale in China, priced from a cool 1,300,000 yuan (RM771,400) – a 202,000 yuan (RM119,900) premium over the U8. The ultra-luxurious version […]

   

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  2026 Honda Prelude launching in Japan in Sept – hybrid coupé shown in Indonesia, coming to Malaysia?

  31 July 2025 / 10 comments

  After years of teasing, Honda has finally confirmed that the new sixth-generation Prelude will be launched in Japan in September – nearly two years after it was revealed at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show. Returning […]

   

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  Porsche profits fall 67% to RM4.9bil in 1H 2025 over slumping demand in China, impact from US tariffs

  31 July 2025 / 8 comments

  Porsche is well known for being one of the most profitable carmakers in the world, but even it can’t shake off global trade headwinds. The sports car maker posted a 6.7% decrease in sales revenue […]

   

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  Avatr 11 launched in Singapore – Standard and Long Range, 313 PS, up to 600 km WLTP range, fr RM917k!

  30 July 2025 / 3 comments

  Launched in Thailand back in September, the Avatr brand has now launched in Singapore, its third right-hand-drive market after Hong Kong. As per those markets, the Changan subsidiary’s sole model is the Avatr 11, a […]

   

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