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

Malaysians would recognise the BYD Seal but over in China, the name is used on two other completely different plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models. Aside from sharing the same name, they look almost identical. One is the BYD Seal DM-i and the other is the newly introduced Seal 06 DM-i with the three acronyms standing for Dual Motor - Intelligent, BYD's term for its PHEV line-up. The Seal 06 DM-i shares the same overall design as the Seal BEV aside from an exposed front grille needed to cool the engine u

CY Foong

Jun 27, 2024

Chery Malaysia now sells more cars than Nissan, Ford, Subaru, and Volkswagen. As of May 2024, Chery Malaysia’s cumulative sales of Omoda and Tiggo series models (Jaecoo has yet to go on sale) in the first five months of 2024 totalled 6,420 units, according to registration figures released by JPJ. This puts Chery as the 7th best selling car brand in Malaysia, behind Mitsubishi (7,085 units) and Mazda (7,364 units). Chery’s wider range of SUVs also allowed it to power ahead of pick-up truck-only b

Hans

Jun 27, 2024

WTC Automotif Sdn. Bhd. (WTCA) marked a milestone by hosting the first GAC GS3 Emzoom owners event at Tentent Cafe, Genting Sempah recently. This event showed WTCA's appreciation for its customers and highlighted a key moment for both WTCA and GAC Motor Malaysia. The gathering brought together GAC GS3 Emzoom owners with WTCA and GAC Motor China representatives. Owners shared their experiences and gave feedback directly to the GAC Malaysia management team. This event also allowed the GAC Motor te

Arvind

Jun 27, 2024

Trivia quizmasters better update their answers on “What’s the world’s best-selling car of 2023?” because it is NOT the Toyota Corolla. According to JATO Dynamics data, 2023’s most popular car is the Tesla Model Y with 1,223,000 units sold globally. The automotive data analyst company noted that sales of the Model Y rose 64% last year which is a result achieved by no other manufacturer before. The Model Y’s rise to the top was already anticipated earlier this year and marks the first time a batte

CY Foong

Jun 27, 2024