NexV Manufacturing (NMSB) and Global NEV Technology (GNEV) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on assembling battery electric commercial vehicles in Malaysia. This partnership will see Wuling BEV vans locally assembled (CKD) at NexV’s manufacturing plant in Chembong, Negeri Sembilan—the same facility set to begin CKD production of Neta-branded battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in Q2 2025. These Wuling BEV vans will be marketed locally under the GNEV brand. NexV Ma

Arvind

Jan 17, 2025

China's Great Wall Motor (GWM) have built a name for themselves in the off-road arena, and those capabilities were recently highlighted at the GWM Ice and Snow Festival, held from 9- to 15-January 2025, at Changbai Mountain. While the event emphasised bone-chilling weather – temperatures below -30 Celcius not uncommon – it was a showcase of Haval, Tank, and Poer models' capabilities in extreme conditions. In fact, it's something of a back-to-back torture test, as the cars were previously tested

Sanjay

Jan 17, 2025

Provisional data estimates that Chinese car brands in Malaysia ended 2024 with a 4.3% market share, up from last year’s 1.4%. The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) will be announcing the finalized tally for 2024 new car sales in the country, which is estimated to number around 810,000. Data published by JPJ, however, allows for some estimates to be made, but note that JPJ’s figures are not conclusive because they’re inflated by parallel-imported ‘recon’ units, and do not include heavy-duty

Hans

Jan 17, 2025

Previously previewed at the 2024 Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS), Proton officially launched the 2025 Proton X50 Sport Edition via a livestream. Limited to 1,000 units, the X50 Sport Edition is based on the X50 Premium variant and starts from RM 105,800. Proton is offering a RM 7,000 rebate for all bookings of the X50 range this month which sees the limited-run model going for RM 98,300. The Sport Edition is the first limited series model for the X50 RC (Running Change) since it

CY Foong

Jan 16, 2025

The current U25 generation MINI Countryman is available with two powertrain options: a 66.5 kWh battery EV (BEV) or a 2.0-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol-powered internal combustion engine (ICE). Both are all-wheel drive (ALL4). The BEV variant, imported from Germany and designated as the Countryman SE ALL4, is priced from RM 266,288 with a 5-year extended warranty and service package. Prices for the ICE variant, the Countryman S ALL4, now locally assembled (CKD) at BMW Group Malaysia’s con

Hans

Jan 16, 2025