Maserati to compete in Formula E from 2023
Maserati has announced that it will compete in the FIA Formula E World Championship starting from 2023, making it the first Italian brand to do so. The automaker said the decision to …
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Hyundai launches new “Continue” global CSV project
Hyundai Motor Company (HMG) has introduced the “Continue” project, which serves to demonstrate its commitment towards a sustainable future. This will encompass all of the company’s global CSV (creating shared value) activities, …
Volvo Car Malaysia sold 2,229 cars in 2021 – best ever yearly sales, up 14.3% fr 2020, 73% Recharge models
Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has announced that it sold a record 2,229 units of vehicles through 2021, an increase of 14.3% over its 2020 performance. This marks the sixth consecutive year of …
Volvo will retain sedans, wagons in its model line-up
In 2021, Volvo Cars’ global sales totalled 698,693 cars, which is 5.6% more than what it achieved a year prior. According to the Swedish carmaker, the XC60 continued to be its best-selling …
EVs in Malaysia: what’s on sale, what’s coming in 2022
In October last year, finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz announced during his Budget 2022 speech that the government was set to introduce tax breaks for electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia. The move, …
2022 Volvo V60 Recharge T8 Inscription Malaysian price revealed – plug-in hybrid wagon costs RM287k
At long last, Volvo Car Malaysia has introduced the V60 wagon over here, quietly revealing the price on its official website. Unlike its S60 sedan twin, the car is being sold in …
Perodua welcomes government’s RM1,000 voucher initiative, aims to repair all flood-damaged cars quickly
Perodua has welcomed the government’s decision to provide a RM1,000 discount voucher to motorists whose vehicles were damaged in the recent floods, and said that it accepts the voucher, which is being …
Italjet Dragster 125 expected in Malaysia by mid-2022
Expected to enter the Malaysian scooter market in the middle of 2022 is the Italjet Dragster. Pricing is yet to be determined due to the vagaries of the currency exchange rate and …
Volkswagen Passat sedan now discontinued in the UK
Volkswagen has ended the production of the B8.5 Passat sedan in the UK, choosing instead to focus on the more popular Passat Variant (estate version) and Arteon models, Autocar reports. Production of …
Lotus delivered 1,710 cars globally in 2021 – best result in a decade; Elise best-seller; US the top market
Lotus Cars has announced its best sales results since 2011, delivering 1,710 cars globally last year for an increase of 24% from the 1,378 units it sold in 2020. According to the …
2022 Honda StepWGN MPV revealed – no more Waku Waku Gate; petrol and e:HEV variants to be offered
We all know Japan is home to the weird and wonderful, and there's little weirder or more wonderful than Honda's quirky StepWGN MPV. For its sixth generation, however, the Step WGN (yes, …
Toyota is the world’s most searched car brand for the second year running – BMW 2nd place, Mercedes 3rd
It's a good time to be with Toyota. First, it overtook General Motors to be the bestselling automaker in the US in 90 years, then showed its total dominance in markets such …
2022 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid Malaysian CKD specs detailed – 122 PS, 23.3 km/l; launch on Jan 14
UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has revealed the brochure for the new Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid, giving us a detailed look at what car buyers will be getting ahead of the model’s official …
Gov’t details RM1,000 subsidy for the repair of a flood-damaged vehicle – discount voucher valid to March 31
On December 30, to cushion the losses suffered by motorists whose vehicles were damaged by the recent floods, the government announced the provision of RM1,000 voucher that can be used for the …
LDP highway emergency lane now open to cars to ease congestion – after Penchala toll, Kepong-bound
Click to enlarge Litrak has announced the opening of a stretch of emergency lane on the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP) to cars to ease congestion during peak hours. The stretch is from KM …
UMW Toyota sales in 2021 – 72,394 units sold, up 22% over 2020; Hilux remains best-selling pick-up truck
UMW Toyota Motor has announced its full-year sales figures for 2021, which sees the company chart a total sales figure of 72,394 units achieved for last year. The 2021 sales figure represents …
Geely sold 1.33m cars in 2021, targets 1.65m in 2022
Geely Automobile Holding has announced that it sold 1,328,029 vehicles globally in 2021, an increase of approximately 1% over its 2020 performance. That figure is 13% shy of the group's original 2021 …
Toyota GR Yaris tuned version to be shown at Tokyo Auto Salon, alongside GR GT3 Concept race car
We've seen some interesting previews so far for the Tokyo Auto Salon, which will run from January 14 to 16 at the Makuhari Messe. But it's Toyota that is bringing out the …
myTukar AutoFair 2022 happening this weekend at Puchong South – 1k used cars, great deals and prizes
The myTukar AutoFair 2022 opened to the public today at the new myTukar Retail Experience Centre in Puchong South. The one-stop facility - officially launched today - will host Malaysia’s largest-ever used …
VinFast to build a battery plant in the US – Vietnamese carmaker aims to go fully electric by the end of 2022
According to a report by Reuters, VinFast plans to build electric vehicle battery cells and packs in the United States. "We will build our gigafactory in the US as well," said Le …
