With the influx of many Chinese car brands over the past couple of years, Malaysians are no longer perceiving them as poor imitations. According to JPJ’s data, Chinese brands accounted for a 4.3% market share last year though these figures include light commercial vehicles like obscure commercial window vans (excluding panel vans and heavy trucks). Still, it is hard to ignore the appeal of Chinese brands with their attractive looks and affordable prices. The Chinese car boom in Malaysia can be v

CY Foong

Jan 23, 2025

Bermaz Changan, a subsidiary of Bermaz Auto responsible for distributing Changan’s Deepal-branded electric vehicles in Malaysia, is working towards an early preview of the upcoming Deepal S07, a five-seater D-segment SUV. In China, the Deepal S07 is available as either a 1.5-litre extended-range plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or EREV, which uses its engine solely as a generator, or a fully electric battery EV (BEV). For the Malaysian market, only the BEV variant will be offered. The Deepal S07

Hans

Jan 23, 2025

Proton ended 2024 with domestic and export sales reaching 152,352 units. This figure is 1.5% lower than the previous year’s results, but Proton is still performing much better than the 64,744 units recorded in 2018, the first year of Geely’s partnership with Proton. While the Geely-era Proton has shown significant improvement, it has yet to close the gap with Perodua, which ended 2024 with 358,102 units sold in Malaysia alone (excluding a small number of exports). Although Proton offers models i

Hans

Jan 23, 2025

Skoda, the Czech carmaker under the ownership of the Volkswagen Group, is set to complete its latest factory in northern Vietnam. The plant will begin operations by the end of March and is Skoda’s first plant in Southeast Asia. The carmaker plans to launch two locally assembled (CKD) models at the Vietnamese facility this year which is a joint effort with Thanh Cong, the local assembler and distributor of Hyundai and Nissan vehicles. Located in Quang Ninh, the factory has a capacity of 120,000 v

CY Foong

Jan 23, 2025

Fuel price movements in Malaysia from 23- to 29-January 2025 are as below: Fuel Price Update 23- to 29-January 2025 RON 95 RM 2.05 RON 97 RM 3.43 (+5 sen) RON 100 RM 5.00 Shell V-Power RM 6.30 Diesel EURO 5 B10 RM 3.13 (+5 sen) Diesel EURO 5 B7 RM 3.23 (+5 sen) Follow fuel price live updates: Petrol Price Malaysia

Sanjay

Jan 22, 2025