Following BYD Malaysia’s record high monthly sales of 1,045 units in May 2024, the brand’s Shenzhen headquarters has announced that BYD’s global sales also reached a new record high in June 2024, with 341,658 units sold (wholesales). June’s global sales tally is 2.9% higher than May 2024. Year-to-date, BYD’s cumulative global sales hit 1,612,983 units, up 28.5 percent from the same 6-month period last year. Battery EV (BEV) passenger cars (excluding BYD electric buses) made up 45 percent of BYD’

Careplus Group Berhad has announced its partnership with GoAuto Group Sdn Bhd to establish joint venture companies for the importation, distribution, assembly, and manufacturing hub of electric vehicles (EVs). The first joint venture with Go Auto is to import Neta brand EVs. This venture involved Careplus acquiring a 30 percent stake in Intro Synergy Sdn Bhd (ISSB), a subsidiary of Go Auto, through a share swap. ISSB's primary role is exclusive distribution of select Neta EV models in Malaysia a

It has been around 2 months since we collected the Perodua Ativa Hybrid and over the Hari Raya Haji weekend, I decided to make a trip down south to my hometown in Johor in our white hybrid SUV. We are well acquainted with its turbocharged variant having bought one for our long-term review. We missed the red Ativa which we affectionately called Cik Tiva dearly and hopefully, it has found a new home with owners who would treat it with as much care as us. But back to the present and the white Ativa

The all-new 2023 Honda HR-V bound for America will be looking very much different from the ones sold overseas (and arriving in Malaysia soon). Following its exterior reveal, Honda USA has just recently teased the crossover’s cabin. Based on the Civic FE, the North American-spec HR-V is bigger and wider than its global counterpart. Besides the platform, another ethos shared with the Civic is the interior design philosophy which Honda calls “Simplicity and Something”. Honda hasn’t revealed the ful

PT Toyota Astra Motor, has officially marked the world debut of the 1.2-litre variants of the 2021 Toyota Raize. This launch is two months ahead of its original schedule, owing to hot demand (up to a 9-month waiting list!) of the model over in the archipelago. Like its name suggests, what's new here is its engine: there's a 1.2-litre, naturally-aspirated three-cylinder under the hood now. When the Raize was first launched in the archipelago alongside the Daihatsu Rocky back in April, it came wit

Much of the buzz in the automotive scene in 2020 was surrounding the Proton X50. The hype for Proton’s latest B-segment SUV is off the charts. So much so that Proton is having trouble to deliver new cars to their customers. We have detailed in full on all the pros and cons of the Proton X50 in a written review. But here is a quick recap if you are short on time. The X50 competes in an increasingly popular segment because buyers love the tall-ish driving position but without the bulkiness of a C-