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  DRB-Hicom shares up on possible Proton-Geely deal

  7 February 2017 / 18 comments

  Nothing like conjecture to get the share prices moving. Last week, it was reported that shares of Geely Automobile soared to record levels following the report that the Chinese automaker was leading the race to […]

   

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  Geely shares soar following possible Proton purchase

  6 February 2017 / 75 comments

  Shares of Geely Automobile soared to record levels last week following the report that the Chinese automaker was leading the race to become Proton’s foreign partner, the South China Morning Post reports. Last Friday, Geely […]

   

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  China’s Geely leads PSA in bid to partner Proton, both want majority stake in Tg Malim plant – report

  2 February 2017 / 77 comments

  With Proton aiming to announce its foreign partner in April, interested parties are currently on location and ramping up the groundwork for a proposal. The Star reports a two horse race between the PSA Group […]

   

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  BYD hires Leonardo DiCaprio as brand ambassador

  19 December 2016 / 10 comments

  Academy Award-winning actor (finally) and renown environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio has added another title to his list – he has been appointed as brand ambassador for Chinese electric vehicle brand BYD. The megastar has been […]

   

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  NextEV Nio EP9 unveiled – 1,341 hp, 0-200 km/h in 7.1 seconds, 3G cornering, claims fastest EV ‘Ring time

  22 November 2016 / 17 comments

  China-based company, NextEV was reported to be working on an all-electric, 1,000+ hp supercar, and here it is – the Nio EP9. It brings a formidable Nurburgring lap time with it: 7:05.12. This makes it […]

   

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  BAIC D20 debuts in Malaysia – 1.3L and 1.5L petrol engines, CKD in Gurun, EEV status, on sale next year

  10 November 2016 / 32 comments

  In addition to the EV200, BAIC has also introduced a petrol-powered version called the BAIC D20. Despite all the hoopla surrounding its electric cousin, this is actually closer to hitting showroom floors in 2017 – […]

   

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  BAIC EV200 makes its debut – Malaysia’s first locally-assembled electric vehicle? Three variants offered

  10 November 2016 / 41 comments

  Beijing Auto International Corporation or BAIC (pronounced as baik) has officially introduced what is claimed to be Malaysia’s first locally-assembled electric vehicle (EV) – the EV200. To be built either in Gurun or Pekan, as […]

   

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  Malaysia’s first CKD EV teased ahead of unveiling

  7 November 2016 / 16 comments

  Malaysia’s first locally-assembled electric vehicle (EV) will be unveiled this week, and ahead of that, the teaser image above has been released on social media. To recap, the as-yet unnamed EV will be assembled in […]

   

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  SAIC building second plant for MG cars in Thailand

  7 November 2016 / 4 comments

  Chinese-Thai joint venture SAIC Motor-CP, which produces and markets MG cars in Thailand, has broken ground on its second assembly plant in the Kingdom, the Bangkok Post reports. The factory is located at the Hemaraj […]

   

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  New Malaysian brand SAF to launch early next year – Striker pick-up, Landfort SUV below RM130k, EEV

  24 October 2016 / 34 comments

  Earlier this year, we reported that a new national carmaker by the name of SAF will join the market in April this year, bringing with it two models – the Landfort SUV and Striker pick-up […]

   

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  MG halts production in UK, output moves to China

  26 September 2016 / 2 comments

  British automaker MG Motor has announced that it will be stopping production at its plant in Longbridge in the United Kingdom, five years after the company resumed assembly at the plant. It stated that vehicle […]

   

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  BYD-Daimler’s Denza 400 brings 400 km electric range

  25 August 2016 / 4 comments

  First seen at Auto China 2012, the Denza has been upgraded with a new battery, electric motor and electronic control to give it a maximum range of 400 km on a full charge, up from […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Unnamed Geely compact SUV spotted

  22 August 2016 / 5 comments

  No, what you’re looking at here isn’t a new Kia Sportage, but an unnamed Geely compact SUV. Our spy photographers managed to capture this prototype in the Austrian Alps as it undergoes testing while wearing […]

   

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  No car, but Chinese startup raises US$1 bil in funding

  9 August 2016 / 3 comments

  Over in China, news has emerged of a Chinese automotive concern reportedly managing to raise US$1 billion in funding. Not a biggie, except that the company in question is a startup, one without a car […]

   

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  Samsung purchases a US$449 million stake in BYD

  26 July 2016 / 8 comments

  Last week, it was reported that Samsung was in talks to purchase a stake in BYD, China’s largest EV manufacturer. The deal has now been concluded, with a unit of South Korea’s largest chaebol purchasing […]

   

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