The Ministry of Transport is expected to make an announcement regarding the much-anticipated revised road tax for battery EVs (BEVs) in Malaysia as early as tomorrow (Tuesday, 4-June 2024). Currently, Malaysia’s road transport department (JPJ) calculates the road tax – legally referred to as the Motor Vehicle License (LKM) fee - for BEVs based on their power output. This formula was first developed in 2009, for the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, which produced just 49 kW (67 PS). However, BEV technology has

A concept in all but name, the Suzuki Swift concept is pretty much ready for showrooms as it previews the new fourth generation of the little hot hatch that’s set for a launch in 2024. The concept nomenclature aside, the car looks like a production model and has a inline-3 cylinder engine with a mild hybrid system. Like all concepts, the numbers aren’t set in stone yet but the little stand next to it indicates the inline-3 will have VVT and the aforementioned mild-hybrid system but is unfortunat

Despite looking like a Golf, the VW ID.2all concept car presented last month may not enter production (target 2025) as an electric successor to the iconic VW Golf, but a replacement for the VW Polo. In an interview with Automotive News Europe, VW CEO Thomas Schafer said the company has not come to a decision on the next generation Polo, as the European Union’s upcoming Euro 7 emission regulations will push prices too far up for the Polo to still have a business case. Ford for example, has alread

It seems like an obvious gap will be plugged soon as Toyota Asia Pacific executives confirmed that hybrid variants of their best-selling 'A- and B-segment' vehicles are in development, adding to the company's increasingly-electrified model range. Speaking to WapCar.my at the sidelines of the Idemitsu Super 1500 Endurance race in Thailand, Hao Tien, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific said, "From the business perspective, we do have plans for hybrid A/B segment. I can't

During Perodua’s annual business review, Perodua President & CEO, Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad hinted that they will be launching a brand-new Perodua SUV in 2020. Although the company did not confirm (nor deny) the exact model, all signs point towards the Perodua D55L SUV. Perodua anticipates that SUV market share will continue to grow from the current estimation 20% of TIV (total industry volume) to 26% by 2025 and the second national carmaker is placing great importance on SUV models. Currently,

Well ahead of its official debut, spyshots depicting the next generation Toyota Yaris have surfaced on social media. Seen here is the all-new fourth generation Toyota Yaris, based on Toyota’s GA-B platform, a derivative of its modular TNGA platform that is aimed at B-segment cars. Unlike the current Toyota Yaris, whereby different regions had their own version of the Yaris (North America, Europe, and Asean have their own versions), we expect Toyota to introduce the Yaris across all regions as on