BMW Alpina officially launched as standalone brand
BMW Alpina is now a standalone brand under the BMW Group as of January 1, 2026, the German automaker announced recently. This comes following BMW’s announcement that it had acquired Alpina back …
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Proton sells 157,976 units in 2025, 3.3% increase over 2024 – 6,000 exports highest in 13 years
After faltering slightly in 2024, Proton bounced back last year by selling 157,976 vehicles – an increase of 3.3% over the year before and putting it back on a trajectory of continuous …
Proton eMas 5 – 216 units delivered, 14.6k bookings; eMas 7 sales at 9,336 units in 2025, incl 659 exports
Proton has announced that it has delivered 216 units of its new eMas 5 as of December 31, just over two months from its October 30 launch. The cars were all handed …
2026 Volvo ES90 ROI now open in Malaysia – electric sedan with up to 651 km WLTP range, 333 PS; CKD
Registration of interest for the Volvo ES90 is now open in Malaysia ahead of the electric sedan’s launch in early 2026. Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) stopped short of mentioning a launch date, …
BYD Seal 6 DM-i Touring – PHEV wagon version of Seal 06 can lug up to 1,535 litres, 1,350 km total range
OK, so this isn't new new, having been launched in China last July and in the UK in November, but we don't believe we've featured the BYD Seal 6 DM-i Touring before …
Kia Sales Malaysia begins operations, reveals prices for Sportage, Carnival and EV9, up to RM52k cheaper
Kia Sales Malaysia (KSM), which was officially launched last month, has begun operations in Malaysia. Along with the start of its business, the company has announced a number of initiatives, including a …
China’s global auto sales set to overtake Japan for first time in 2025 – projected 27 million versus 25 million
China’s global auto sales are set to overtake Japan for the first time in 2025, according to a report by Nikkei Asia. Based on company disclosures from January to November 2025 and …
Deepal S05 exported from Thailand to Europe – with EV tax holiday over, will Malaysia’s car still be CBU?
To jog your memory, Changan in May launched a plant in Rayong, Thailand - its first outside China. Now, Car News China reports that the plant's first 500 vehicles are being exported …
JPJ collected RM5.65 bil in 2025; up 6%, highest ever takings – last call 50% saman discount contributed
JPJ collected RM5.65 billion in 2025, its highest ever revenue in a calendar year. The record takings is 6.05% higher than the RM5.33 billion collected in 2024, which was the previous record. …
Dreame’s Bugatti-copying EV to be revealed at CES 2026 – over 1,000 hp, 0-100 km/h in under 1.8 seconds
Our collective eyebrows were raised when Chinese robot vacuum maker Dreame indicated that it planned to build cars – and even more so when it released renderings of a four-door supercar that …
2026 SYM Husky 150 SE four new colours for Malaysia, pricing up RM600 to RM10,598
Ushering in the new year, the 2026 SYM Husky 150 SE comes in four new colours, with pricing set at RM10,598. The price is an increase of RM600 over the 2024 price …
JDT Lubricants Passenger Car Engine Oil launched
Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club (JDT) last year launched its JDT Lubricants brand, co-branded with Duckhams Oil, distributed by DB Petroleum and starting with motorcycle oils. Now a range of passenger car …
PDRM issues 12,437 saman, detain 25 indivuals for various offences in new year’s eve traffic operations
As 2025 drew to a close, there was the usual year end celebrations all across the country, and there was also saman, plenty of them. In traffic operations conducted on New Year’s …
BYD sold 4.6 million units in 2025 – Chinese brand could overtake Tesla in EV sales with 2.26 million units
According to a report by Reuters, BYD’s sales growth in 2025 stood at 7.73%, its weakest pace in five years. With 4.6 million units sold last year, the Chinese automaker managed to …
KL police seize motorcycles with ‘tayar sotong’, no rear brakes, loud exhaust in Ops Samseng Jalanan
Super thin 'tayar sotong' and loud 'ekzos perang' on the seized kapcais Kapcais with super thin tyres, known as 'tayar sotong', bikes with no rear brakes and loud exhausts were among the …
Malaysian fuel prices January 1-7, 2026 – unchanged; RON95 at RM2.56; RON97 at RM3.16; diesel at RM2.94
Time sure flies, and so here we are, on the cusp of a new year. Yes, it's another Wednesday, which brings about the usual weekly fuel price update from the ministry of …
JMEV Yi/Elight spotted in Malaysia – Honda Civic-sized EV sedan; up to 231 PS, 550 km CLTC; launch soon?
Could another electric vehicle from a Chinese brand be launched in Malaysia? It certainly looks like it based on recent spyshots of this unmarked car with a trade plate roaming our roads. …
Forthing Friday EV, REEV – 5-star ASEAN NCAP rating
You already know it's coming to Malaysia via distributor Wide Premium; now the Forthing Friday SUV has been given a five-star ASEAN NCAP safety rating, which applies to both EV and range-extended …
BMW Motorrad reveals 2026 motorcycle colour options
Changes in the colour schemes for certain BMW Motorrad models for 2026, with the R1300 GS and GS Adventure leading the new options. BMW Motorrad's four-cylinder adventure-tourer, the S1000 XR also enters …
Selangor police collected around RM19.5 million during 70% summons discount from Nov 1 to Dec 30
Selangor police collected RM19,511,350 following the implementation of a 70% reduction in traffic summons compounds from November 1 until December 30 this year. According to Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Shazeli Kahar, …
