Plastics are everywhere around us. From the containers we use to pack lunches to even the air we breathe the electronic device you’re reading this article on. It’s also in cars and the average vehicle has 30,000 parts. Out of those, one-third or 10,000 of those parts are made of plastic so even if the material is hazardous to the environment, we’re very much reliant on it. Mazda though has a solution for a more environmentally friendly plastic and it has been developing it for years before carbo

If you're on the waiting list for a 2022 Mazda CX-30, your orders will be automatically converted and you'll be getting the locally-assembled (CKD) versions, and it's looking like a better value proposition. Our sources say work to produce the CX-30 in Kulim is underway, and our stories concerning the model winds back all the way to 2021. Taking into account plant preparations and supply issues, the timeline checks out, and it's said that deliveries will begin by the first quarter of 2023. Also

If you Google the word “eccentric”, French cars will appear in the images section. Alright no they won’t, but the point is that the French just seems do things differently, insistently. Yours truly have had a go in the all-new 2022 Peugeot 2008 and I can confirm that it is textbook eccentricity. Just to recap, the 2022 Peugeot 2008 is a B-segment SUV that goes against rivals like the Honda HR-V, Proton X50, Toyota Corolla Cross, etc. Most of which have been rather popular amongst Malaysian buyer

The newly formed Kia manufacturing joint venture made between Bermaz Auto Berhad and Kia Motors Corporation - Kia Malaysia Sdn Bhd (KMSB) - will become Kia’s regional manufacturing hub. It will be Kia's first manufacturing joint venture plant in Asia outside of China. Apart from China and Korea, Kia has only two other manufacturing facilities in Asia. The one in India is wholly owned by Kia Motor while the one in Vietnam is owned by Truong Hai Auto Corp (Thaco). Kia does not hold any stake in th

As 2019 draws to an end, let us take a look at what 2020 has in store for us in terms of new car launches. Here's a quick summary of what's coming over the next 12 months. Brand Model Segment BMW 2020 BMW 320i Luxury sedan Honda 2020 Honda Accord D-segment sedan Honda 2020 Honda Civic C-segment sedan Honda 2020 Honda City B-segment sedan Honda 2020 Honda BR-V B-segment SUV Mazda 2020 Mazda CX-30 C-segment SUV Mazda 2020 Mazda 2 B-segment hatchback Mercedes-Benz 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA Luxury seda

Bermaz Motor, the official distributor of Mazda vehicles in Malaysia has just launched the all-new 2020 Mazda CX-30 to the local market. The new crossover is currently sold as a fully imported (CBU) model from Japan. There are 3 variants on sale priced between RM 143k to RM 172k. As a comparison, class-rival Toyota C-HR (CBU) is priced at RM 150,000 while the locally assembled Subaru XV tops out at RM 130k. This puts the CX-30 at an unfavourable position even though it’s decked out with all the