The second model of the Large Product Group for the Japanese market after the Mazda CX-60, Mazda launched its 3-row brethren, the Mazda CX-80 in its domestic market. The CX-80 essentially replaces the Mazda CX-8 which has been discontinued in the Land of the Rising Sun. The flagship SUV is already on sale in Europe since its world debut in April. Over in Japan, three powertrains are being offered across eleven variants which are priced between JPY 3,943,500 to JPY 7,122,500 (~RM 114k-205k). The

During the launching of the Proton Digital Experience (DX) centre in Quill City Mall yesterday (19-June), Proton’s Deputy CEO, Roslan Abdullah revealed to the press that nearly 5,000 booking orders were collected for its latest flagship model, the Proton X90 since its launch last month. He also said that more than 500 units have been delivered to customers. “We expect deliveries to increase in July while the waiting period for the X90 is now less than 6 months,” Roslan commented. The Deputy CEO

While Peugeot is under new Malaysian distributors courtesy of Bermaz Auto (BAuto), its plans to roar the French Lion back to life are scuppered thanks to months of economic lockdowns. Thus, it seems that our neighbours will be getting some updated models sooner than us and they will be imported from Malaysia. According to our Indonesian colleagues at AutoFun Indonesia, the facelifted Peugeot 3008 and 5008 SUVs will be launched in the archipelago on October 2021. The CEO of Astra Peugeot Indonesi

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia has just launched the new 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace. Two variants are available – the 1.4-litre Highline and the 2.0-litre R-Line. The Tiguan Allspace is locally-assembled (CKD) in Pekan. The 7-seater Tiguan Allspace competes with other 7-seater SUVs including the Mitsubishi Outlander and Mazda CX-8. Prices start from RM 164,430 for the Tiguan Allspace Highline while the Tiguan Allspace R-Line is priced from RM 208,553. Both prices are on-the-road, withou

Honda Malaysia today announced a product recall involving 55,354 units of Honda vehicles to replace its fuel pump as a precautionary measure, in line with the Honda global fuel pump recall. Honda Malaysia truly apologises for the inconvenience caused to the affected customers and reassures that all its year 2020 production models are not affected in this product recall. As of today, there are no incidences of crashes or injuries caused by this issue reported in Malaysia. The replacement of the a

The Tan Chong Motor Group is the oldest surviving motor vehicle trading company in Malaysia. Established in 1957 as a distributor of Nissan (then known as Datsun) vehicles, the company is as old as Malaysia itself. Yes, Cycle and Carriage is technically older, having established in 1899 but the Cycle and Carriage today is not the same company founded by the Chua brothers as the Federal Stores in Kuala Lumpur more than 120 years ago. Today, Cycle and Carriage is headquartered in Singapore and sin