Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has revised the pricing of its flagship SUV, the CKD 2025 Volkswagen Touareg R-Line. The SUV is now priced at RM 399,990, inclusive of the Volkswagen Assurance Package (VAP). The VAP provides a comprehensive a 5-year manufacturer warranty, 5-year service maintenance, and 5-year roadside assistance for an additional cost of RM 17,300. For customers opting out of the VAP, the price is reduced to RM 382,690, which includes a standard 2-year warranty. Previo

Arvind

Jan 3, 2025

Great Wall Motor (GWM) reported total vehicle sales of 1,233,292 units in 2024, reflecting a modest year-on-year increase of 0.21%, as per a post on the company’s WeChat account and reported by Chinese media. The new energy vehicle (NEV) segment - a catch-all phrase for electrified vehicles there - contributed 321,795 units to the annual sales, marking an impressive 22.82% growth compared to the previous year. GWM's overseas market (export) business also achieved significant growth, recording 45

Sanjay

Jan 3, 2025

China’s Great Wall Motor (GWM) sold a total of 1,233,292 cars in 2024, a modest increase of 0.21% from last year. Overall growth was dragged down by its pure electric-only (BEV) Ora brand, which saw sales decline by 41.7% to 63,272 units. As a BEV-only brand, Ora is at a disadvantage as Chinese buyers are now shifting their attention to plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and extended-range hybrid EVs (EREVs). Most leading Chinese EV manufacturers are pivoting to PHEVs and EREVs, which are seeing much stron

Hans

Jan 3, 2025

BYD is making big moves ahead of its entry into South Korea, a market long dominated by domestic automakers and resistant to non-luxury foreign brands. All non-luxury Japanese brands including Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, and Nissan have failed there in the past. Despite the challenges, BYD aims to carve its share using a unique strategy: through rental car partnerships to gradually build trust and awareness among Korean consumers. BYD, the world’s leading maker of electric vehicles (including plu

Arvind

Jan 3, 2025

Zeekr's claim as a "pure electric" brand under the Geely group umbrella will soon be a thing of the past, though this is for good reason – the carmaker will soon add plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) to its portfolio later in 2025, reports Car News China. The portal says Andy An, Geely Group President, revealed on Wednesday that the brand is to launch three new models this year. One is a large flagship SUV, codenamed DX1E, and another is a mid-size SUV with the EX1E codename. Both of these are to be the P

Sanjay

Jan 3, 2025