Nissan is testing a groundbreaking automotive paint designed to lower a vehicle’s cabin temperature in hot weather, potentially reducing air-conditioning energy usage. This innovative paint, developed in collaboration with Japanese-based Radi-Cool, utilizes metamaterials—synthetic composites with unique properties not found in nature. The technology is currently undergoing trials that began in November 2023, involving a 12-month feasibility study at Tokyo International Air Terminal (Haneda), whe

Indonesia is the next country to introduce the 2024 Nissan Serena e-Power hybrid (C28) within ASEAN, after the model made its regional debut in Singapore earlier this year. Not much information is afforded about the latest Serena's specification for the archipelago just yet, with only a booking form to be filled in. An educated guess says that it's not likely to diverge much from what was seen in Singapore – a 1.4-litre 3-cylinder HR14DDe engine paired to a 163 PS / 315 Nm EM57 electric motor. T

Chery Malaysia started production of its Proton X90-rivalling Chery Tiggo 8 Pro and Proton X50-rivalling Chery Omoda 5 at the Inokom plant in Kulim earlier last month. Response to the two Chinese SUVs have been surprisingly strong and now, just in its second month of operation, Chery Malaysia says it is ready to ramp up production. “Chery is indeed accelerating the pace of progress in every aspect, striving to meet the demands of the Malaysian market and its users,” said Chery Malaysia KD Plant

After 8 long years of being on sale, Perodua’s most affordable model, the Perodua Axia, will soon be replaced by a new generation model. Codenamed D74A, our friends over at Funtasticko said that development work is currently ongoing for the new hatchback. What do we know about the next-gen Axia? Perodua AXIA For starters, there is a good chance that the all-new Axia will be underpinned by the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) platform, just like the Perodua Ativa and soon-to-be launched Pe

Geely Haoyue is now officially launched in China. To our surprise, the retail price is lower than the indicated price announced earlier. There are 3 variants of the Haoyue available priced from CNY 103k to 139k (RM 62k to 84k). All 3 variants are available in either a 5- or 7-seater configuration. Only 1 engine option is available for the Haoyue which is the 1.8-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine. It is paired to a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission pushing out 184 PS and 300 Nm of to

The all-new 2020 Mazda CX-30 is now available for viewing at selected Mazda showrooms in Malaysia. We’ve dropped by at the Mazda Glenmarie showroom to bring you on a Closer Look of the Mazda CX-30. The variant on display is the Mazda CX-30 2.0L Petrol High variant priced at RM 164,119 (OTR without insurance). There is also the entry-level 2.0L Petrol (RM 143,119) and range-topping 1.8L Diesel High (RM173,027). All units Mazda CX-30 will be fully imported from Japan and customer deliveries are ex