Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM), the official distributor of Mitsubishi vehicles in Malaysia, and the Sarawak Tourism Board, organisers of the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) 2024, have announced that all festival attendees will have a chance to win a brand-new 2024 Mitsubishi Triton AT Premium. The RWMF 2024 will take place from 28- to 30-June at the Sarawak Cultural Village in Sarawak. To be eligible to win the Mitsubishi Triton, participants need to purchase a ticket and attend the ev

Sanjay

Jun 28, 2024

Dinamikjaya Motors, a subsidiary of Bermaz Auto and sister company to Mazda distributor Bermaz Motor, is expected to launch the new generation 2024 Kia Sportage in Q4 this year. This is according to a newsletter by RHB Investment Bank. The Kia Sportage was last sold in Malaysia in 2019, towards the end of Naza’s tenure as Kia’s distributor here. The current fifth-generation Kia Sportage (model code NQ5) was launched in Korea in July 2021. When launched in Malaysia, the 5-seater C-segment Sportag

Hans

Jun 28, 2024

Malaysia is partnering with Chinese automaker BAIC Motor to boost local production of battery electric vehicle (BEV) components, aiming to capitalise on the EV boom, reveals a report by Nikkei Asia. An agreement between BAIC and Gigafactory Malaysia (GMSB), a NanoMalaysia subsidiary, will see the joint development of BEV battery technology for trucks and buses assembled in Malaysia. NanoMalaysia operates under the Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI). The BEV batteri

Sanjay

Jun 28, 2024

It's like that one Beatles song insinuates – one comes, and another will go. Such also is the tact that BMW is apparently taking next year, as Automotive News Europe report that the brand is set to revive the 6 Series into its original form and discontinue the 8 Series in the process. Citing an anonymous supply-chain industry source, the piece highlights that BMW is set to bring back the 6 Series as a small-volume coupe and convertible in the second half of 2026. It will be based on BMW's Cluste

Sanjay

Jun 28, 2024

More than a month after its official unveiling, Honda Japan has launched the all-new Honda Freed. The third-generation Freed is radically designed inside and out with a blocky-looking exterior and a modern but simple interior Two powertrain options are available for the all-new Freed which are the naturally-aspirated 1.5-litre L15D (118 PS/142 Nm) and the e:HEV hybrid system which combines a 1.5-litre NA unit (106 PS/127 Nm) with a front-mounted electric motor (123 PS/253 Nm). The all-new Freed

CY Foong

Jun 27, 2024