UMW Toyota Motor finished 2024 with over 102,300 units of Toyota and Lexus models sold, down 5.4% from the previous year. Toyota’s performance mirrors the challenges faced by Malaysia’s new car sales. All major high-volume brands except for Perodua and Honda are expected to post lower sales for 2024. Total new car sales for 2024 are expected to exceed 814,000 units (final figures to be announced later this month), which is around 1.7% higher than the previous year, but most of the increase is co

Hans

Jan 7, 2025

Perodua announced today that it has set a new sales record in 2024, with 330,325 cars sold in Malaysia, up 8.4% from the year before. It also hit its highest-ever production volume, with the company’s two plants in Rawang building a total of 368,100 units last year, 7.2% more than the previous year. “We have expanded far beyond our installed capacity of 320,000 units, showcasing dynamic synchronisation in meeting our shared objectives. This achievement shows our true potential and will be the be

Hans

Jan 7, 2025

The Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid coupe has launched in Malaysia, with the distinction of being the second locally-assembled (CKD Kulim) Porsche model to launch in the country, priced from RM 728,000 including taxes and duties but excludes on-the-road costs, optional extras, and insurance. It is also the Kulim facility's first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) to be produced there, and it is the first-ever Malaysian-made Porsche that is exported to Thailand. To recap, the regular Porsche Cayenne is also made h

Sanjay

Jan 7, 2025

Vietnam’s VinFast currently offers two models in Indonesia, the VF5 and the VF e34 with the latter also being used as taxis under Xanh SM. Both crossovers are also fully electric but a third VinFast model could be expected to be launched in the archipelago. That model seems to be the VinFast VF3, the company’s smallest and possibly the cutest-looking electric jeep to come out of Vietnam. A white unit was spotted by Bincang-Bincang Mobil charging at a facility in East Jakarta. The electric shrunk

CY Foong

Jan 7, 2025

The Geely Xingyuan, a B-segment battery EV (BEV model) competitor to the BYD Dolphin, has been confirmed for Malaysia. Curiously, this confirmation didn’t come from Proton, but was mentioned in passing at Geely’s announcement of its 2025 strategy, in conjunction with the company’s sponsorship of the 9th Asian Winter Games 2025 in Harbin. The mainland Chinese media reported that An Conghui, President of Geely Holding Group and Chairman of Geely Auto Group, stated that the Geely Xingyuan will be l

Hans

Jan 7, 2025