MG made its Malaysian debut with the MG4 and MG HS BEVs, but the brand isn’t stopping there. Enter the 2024 MG 5 sedan—MG's first ICE model in the Malaysia—poised to challenge stalwarts like the Honda City, Toyota Vios, and the newer Proton S70 in the highly competitive B-segment sedan market. Many challengers have entered this segment, only to fade away. Can the MG 5 carve out a place for itself? To find out, we took it on a journey from Kuala Lumpur to Desaru and back. Let’s dive in. Overview

Arvind

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As the saying goes, "great things come in small packages." Japanese KEI-cars are perhaps the most intelligently designed vehicles on the roads. Combining practicality, fuel efficiency, and cute creature comforts, all within the footprint of an A-segment hatchback, make them perfect for tight, narrow streets and urban jungles. The added bonus? They’re extremely eye-catching. In recent years, a new wave of Japanese KEI-cars has gained popularity in Malaysia – notably the Toyota Roomy and Honda N-B

Arvind

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Bermaz Auto’s (BAuto) 85 percent-owned subsidiary, Bermaz Changan Sdn. Bhd. (BCSB), has been awarded the distributorship of the Deepal brand of electric vehicles in Malaysia. This will be Bermaz’s second electric vehicle brand after Xpeng, which is distributed by Bermaz Xpeng. Deepal is one of Changan’s two brands for EVs. The other brand is Avatr. Like many Chinese EVs, Deepal also makes EVs charged by combustion engines, a sub-genre of plugged-in hybrids known as extended-range electric vehicl

Hans

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Chery’s Jaecoo J7 is Malaysia’s best-selling non-national SUV for the month of October 2024, according to JPJ’s vehicle registration figures. A total of 1,579 units of the Jaecoo J7 were registered last month, overtaking the Honda HR-V (1,550 units) and the Toyota Corolla Cross (1,140 units). Sales of the ever-popular Honda HR-V (priced from RM 115,900) increased by 2.4% compared to the previous month, but growth was capped by a lack of supply of the e:HEV RS hybrid variant (priced from RM 141,9

Hans

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Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) announced plans to invest US$ 479 million ~(RM 2.2 billion) in Malaysia between 2025 and 2030, aiming to expand its footprint in the country and across the ASEAN region, said HMC earlier today. Working with its long-term partner, Inokom Corporation Sdn. Bhd. in Kedah, Hyundai will begin local production in mid-2025, starting with a premium multipurpose van. The lineup will later include mid-to-large SUVs and MPVs from both the Hyundai and Genesis brands. Specific mode

Sanjay

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