Vietnam’s trade ministry announced yesterday that China’s Chery has signed a joint venture agreement with Vietnamese company Geleximco to build a USD 800 million (~RM 3.8 billion) plant to manufacture electric vehicles. The plant will be costal province of Thai Binh, and will produce battery EVs (BEVs) for Chery’s Omoda and Jaecoo brands. Phase one of the plant’s construction will be completed by Q1 2026. The Omoda 5 EV is already on sale in neighbouring Thailand as the Omoda C5 EV. The upscale

Limited to just 168 units, MINI Malaysia has launched the 2024 MINI Countryman JCW Trim, the final edition of the outgoing second-generation (F60) model. The new variant is offered alongside the standard 2024 MINI Countryman at the following prices (OTR, sans insurance) inclusive of the MINI Extended Warranty and Service Package (RM 10,400): MINI Countryman: RM 260,788 MINI Countryman with JCW Trim: RM 264,233 Also read: 20 photos to decide if you prefer the 2024 MINI Countryman Electric over th

Toyota to launch 5 GR / GR Sport models in Malaysia on 17-February Toyota GR Corolla and Toyota GR86 are confirmed Toyota GR Supra is also hinted, likely to be the new 6MT variant Silhouette of Toyota Hilux and Toyota Corolla Cross also shown, likely to be dressed up GR Sport variants While we wait for Honda Malaysia to make an announcement on the launch of the FL5 Honda Civic Type R, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has jumped ahead to announce that it will be launching 5 new GR / GR Sport models next w

At a media event in Kuala Lumpur today, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) President, Ravindran K., says that the company has achieved 90,595 units sold in Malaysia to date. The figure includes sales from its Lexus division. Representing a 44% increase over November 2021, sales are led by the segment-leaders - the Toyota Hilux, Toyota Fortuner, and the popular Toyota Corolla Cross. In terms of what to expect, Ravindran also mentioned that 'several Toyota bZ4x' cars are here already to undergo testing, and

Roughly four months after the all-new 2021 Honda Civic made its global debut on video streaming platform Twitch, we now have news that it'll be heading to the Philippines as soon as this year. What is the 2021 Honda Civic? Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) president Masahiko Nakamura confirmed the matter in an interview with Filipino media. However, an exact timeline was not given but reports suggest that it should only reach there in the second-half of this year, alongside the 2021 Honda City

Bermaz Auto has opened bookings for the new 2020 Mazda 2 facelift in Malaysia, days after discontinuing the Mid Spec variants of its popular B-segment model. As such, only the high spec variants of the Mazda 2 (with LED headlights) remain. The new 2020 Mazda 2 Sedan and Hatchback facelift will be priced as below: Mazda 2 Sedan: RM 103,670 Mazda 2 Hatchback: RM 103,670 Mazda 2 Sedan (Soul Red Crystal): RM 104,170 Mazda 2 Hatchback (Soul Red Crystal): RM 104,170 Optional accessories for the new 20