The Hyundai Motor Group has recently submitted to the Korean intellectual property protection office a trademark registration for the term ‘Hypercasting,’ for use by both its namesake Hyundai brand as well as Kia. The trademark was submitted under the category of light metal fabrication, metal heat treatment, metal casting, and pressure casting. As its name implies, Hypercasting refers to Korea’s interpretation of the aluminum die-casting technology used to make vehicle body, popularized by Tesl

The narrative of battery electric vehicles (BEVs or battery EVs) wasn’t always dominated by Tesla. When the Tesla Roadster was just a toy driven by billionaires for short trips within Monaco, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Nissan Leaf was already being used by many families and companies in Japan, USA and Europe. So why the difference in their successes (or failures)? One key reason was that Tesla branded itself as a tech startup rather than an automaker, and Tesla worked the capital market in ways l

The current import and excise tax exemptions for battery electric vehicles (battery EVs) is set to expire by 31-December 2023. The Malaysia Automotive Association (MAA) is of the opinion that the exemption period, which was announced in Budget 2022, is too short to see any meaningful investments into EVs. “We seek extension of full import and excise tax exemption for CBU EVs while the market is preparing for the growth of EVs in Malaysia. We hope there will be incentives for up to 10 years,” sai

The Kia EV6 has been taking Malaysia's electric vehicle (EV) space by storm – the order books are strong, and crowds thronged around it at our Auto Show a couple of months back. However, a certain Mr. Tan will have the bragging rights of being the first to own a unit here. And it being in bright Runway Red will definitely attract some gazes too. It's certainly very different from the usual Moonscape we're used to seeing that's for sure. Also read: Kia EV6 launched in Malaysia - Priced from RM 30

Ahead of its official launch later this year, the entire allocation of the 2022 Kia EV6 for Malaysia has been sold out. According to Bermaz Auto group CEO Datuk Francis Lee, the initial allocation of the 2022 Kia EV6 for Malaysia stood at 5 units and have been accounted for. “Our EV6s are all sold. Even though we wanted a few hundred units, they (Kia) only gave us five,” he said during an automotive webinar hosted by RAM Rating Services, a credit rating agency. Also Read: Kia EV6 confirmed for M

Dinamikjaya Motors to launch Kia EV6 in Malaysia in H2 2022 Sales will be low, capped by shortage in supply Bermaz's priority is to stablize Kia's profitability and sales volume, before putting in more resources into EVs Bermaz Auto, the parent company of Kia distributor Dinamikjaya Motors, is confirmed to launch the fully electric, E-GMP platform Kia EV6 in the second half of this year. This was confirmed by CEO Dato’ Francis Lee in an interview with BFM radio earlier this month. “We are going