Mofaz Exotic Car Brings The Mercedes-Benz Experience To Customers In The East Coast Region with the Mercedes-Benz Mofaz Kota Bahru & Kuala Terengganu 3S Autohauses

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia,  together with authorised dealer, Mofaz Exotic Car Sdn Bhd, has expanded its presence in order to serve its customers in the east coast region with the all-new Mercedes-Benz Mofaz Kota Bharu (above) and all-new Mercedes-Benz Mofaz Kuala Terengganu (below) Autohauses.

GO AUTO launches its new FULLY SYNTHETIC ENGINE OIL and the official HAVAL CLUB

Go Auto, the official distributor for Haval vehicles in Malaysia, has unveiled a new fully synthetic engine oil that is engineered with green technology to give more protection and mileage for up to 15,000km between oil changes. The Go Auto Fully Synthetic SAE 5W-40 SN, is also formulated to be more environmentally friendly as its friction modifiers and detergents ensure the engine is cleaner, thus lowering the carbon emissions.

7 Malaysian teams vie for top spots at Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2017 - We did very well in 2016, let's hope for more from our students this year!

120 Shell Eco-marathon student teams from Asia, the Middle East and Australia will be competing on the track in Singapore from March 16 – 19, 2017 in order to see who has designed and built the most energy efficient vehicle for the track. Their efforts will culminate in the Shell Eco-marathon Drivers’ World Championship Asia.

TEST DRIVE: THE PROTON PERDANA 2.4 - Does it feel better than the Perdana 2.0 and also a 1.5liter VTEC Turbo?

The car you see in the photos herein is the Proton Perdana 2.4. I remember saying in my initial road experience with the car last August that Perdana 2.0 variant gave away very little to this 2.4liter version. Aside from 400cc, a front strut bar in the engine bay, a front spoiler with side skirts, a slightly better infotainment system and a full leather interior, the Perdana 2.0 is essentially the same and would still get you from A to B quite comfortably. Of course, to put this theory of mine to rest I tried out the Perdana 2.4 for a while.

Sunday Lite: Yellow cars up in Genting

This pic was taken today by friend and occasional contributor to this blog, Mr Firdaus Asri.

Tractors: BMW Group subsidiary Designworks collaborates with John Deere on the Backhoe concept of the future

Let's get sidetracked a little. No cars, supercars or even normal commercial vehicles. BMW Group subsidiary Designworks has collaborated with tractor specialist, John Deere in designing the next generation of Backhoes. Backhoes are those multi-purpose tractors fitted with a loader-style shovel/bucket on the front and a backhoe on the back. Due to its (relatively) small size and versatility, backhoe loaders are very common in urban engineering and small construction projects (such as building a small house, fixing urban roads, etc.) as well as developing countries. And now Designworks gives us a concept for the future.

Truck News: 2016/2017 FUSO Diamond Contest prize winners announced!

 (left) Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Commercial Vehicles Vice President, Mr Albert Yee and a representative from authorised FUSO dealership, Kee Huat Auto Sdn Bhd, accepting the Mercedes-Benz C200 on behalf of 2016 FUSO Diamond Grand Prize winner, Puan Noraini Binti Abdul Haris.

Puan Noraini Binti Abdul Haris of I Aini Brilliance Enterprise walked away with a Mercedes-Benz C200 sedan in the recent prize giving ceremony of the 2016/2017 FUSO Diamond contest. The first-time FUSO brand customer, who unfortunately was not present at the ceremony, runs a logistics company with her husband took home the coveted Grand Prize of a Mercedes-Benz C200, an all-expenses paid trip to Japan and a visit to the FUSO Kawasaki Plant and Research & Development Center in, Japan, as well as service vouchers worth RM6,000.

Volkswagen Polo 1.6 now priced from RM69,888 for a limited time

Good news! Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) is pleased to announce that the Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Hatchback is now priced at RM69,888* (*does not include registration and insurance. Applicable for Peninsular Malaysia only) for a limited time and with a monthly loan repayment of around RM737* only. 

RAINBOW ENTERPRISE GIVES OUT FREE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAMME FOR RECONDITIONED CARS WITH GUARD MY RIDE

 Mr. Gerard Law, General Manager of GMR & Mr. Paramesvaren, representative of Rainbow Enterprise after launching the free extended warranty programme

I attended a small press event on wednesday which pertains to the fairly large reconditioned car market here in Malaysia (which makes it quite interesting actually). Rainbow Enterprise, one of the largest exporter of reconditioned cars from Japan is giving Malaysian car buyers free extended warranty coverage for the first 500 units registered commencing from 8th of March 2017. This special limited offer will be carried out through its partnership with Malaysia’s No. 1 extended warranty company Guard My Ride (GMR).

Auto Bavaria is the Official Vehicle Partner for the UNESCO Forum 2017 to be held in Kuala Lumpur from 14th to the 23rd March 2017

Auto Bavaria, the largest authorised BMW dealership group in Malaysia has announced that it will be the vehicle sponsor for the first Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Forum for the Asia-Pacific region in 2017. The event will take place from March 14th to March 23rd at the Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

Industry news: Malaysian automotive vendors keen to collaborate with Japanese counterparts

Recently a total of 44 Japanese automotive vendors and trading companies attended a business matchmaking session with a trade delegation consisting of 25 Malaysian automotive vendors held in Tsu City, Mei Prefecture yesterday. The event was hosted by Hyakugo Bank of Japan. Much like speed-dating in some ways where potential partners get to meet one another and see whether marriage of some sorts is possible. Business wise that is.

Opinion: Those C segment features in your B segment car may cost you an arm and a leg later on

One of the latest marketing statement from Honda Malaysia made during the launch of their facelifted Honda City sedan is that it now provides "....Malaysians with A New City that has C-segment features at B-segment price". What this basically means is that with nearly the same amount of money as the pre-facelift model, you get more equipment. Or so it seems.

New Peugeot 3008 SUV named "Car of the Year 2017"

The latest, newest Peugeot 3008 SUV has just won the Car of the Year 2017 award.  Comprising 58 European journalists (yup, a European thing, but since this is where the action is, the award is a big thing), the judging panel based their award on style, interior design and performance of the cars in contention. This prestigious trophy joins the twenty other prizes the new PEUGEOT 3008 has already won. The vehicle is the fifth PEUGEOT to win Car of the Year and the first SUV honoured in the history of the COTY prize.

Lucky Pakcik from Kuantan wins Volkswagen’s Biggest Angpow of the Year

I suppose this is a truly Malaysia thingy. A 53 Year old Pakcik wins the Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia Chinese New Year Campaign's 'Biggest Angpow of the year'.  Mr. Syed Mohammed Sohaimi, who hails from Kuantan, Pahang qualified for the promotion after purchasing a Vento 1.2L TSI. 

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia issues a statement on the very recent recall announcement by Daimler AG

The official statement by Mercedes-Benz Malaysia is published down below stating the cause of the recent recall affecting Mercedes-Benz vehicles globally. It seems the starter motor will overload under certain conditions especially if the vehicle in question has suffered from a hydrolocked engine (water has entered the engine because of flood or other water immersion issues).

Range Rover Velar - The new compact luxury SUV from Range Rover

The global launch of the new Range Rover Velar (The Fourth member of the Range Rover Family) happened a couple of days ago at the design museum at London. The name Velar is actually an English word derived from Latin. It basically means Veil or something to do about how the tongue is used to pronounce the letter 'G' and 'K'. Quite a change from the first three models - The flagship is just called Range Rover, the second in line is called the Range Rover Sport and the smallest Range Rover of them all is called the Range Rover Evoque. The Range Rover Velar slots in between the Sport and the Evoque, rounding off a complete range of luxury SUV by the Range Rover brand of vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz Cycle & Carriage Bintang officially opens the Mercedes-Benz Cycle & Carriage Bintang Cheras Autohaus - Its 12th Outlet in Malaysia

A little bit more on Mercedes-Benz Malaysia from me. Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Sdn Bhd (MBM) together with their oldest and longest authorised dealer here in Malaysia, Cycle & Carriage Bintang Berhad (C&C) had earlier today officially opened the Mercedes-Benz Cycle & Carriage Bintang Cheras Autohaus (C&C Cheras).

Isuzu Malaysia launches the 3.0L D-MAX Single Cab while upgrading the current 2.5L as well

Isuzu Malaysia Sdn Bhd has introduced a new D-Max variant into their lineup, the Isuzu D-Max 3.0L single cab. According to Isuzu, this is the only 3.0L single cab pick-up available in Malaysia. This means that if you are a business owner with no need to carry lots of people or workers but need the convenience of a very powerful pick-up truck, this is it.

MINI Seven Edition - an Exclusive 30 units MINI 5 door for Malaysia

MINI Malaysia today introduces the New MINI Seven Edition for the Malaysian market. This is the first design model from the brands’ newest MINI 5 Door model. The new MINI Seven Edition is created as an homage to the original Austin Seven. This new MINI Seven basically pays homage to the original, properly tiny, small, compared to today's MINI cars which we first saw in the year 2000. Yes, it is a homage, a larger sized homage of a tiny car. 

MERCEDES-BENZ MALAYSIA officially opens its new corporate Headquarters and Training Academy

This is a heck of a building, the new HQ and Training Academy of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia! The new purpose-built facility located in Bandar Kinrara, Puchong is part of the company's longstanding investments in Malaysia. Now, this new corporate Headquarters shows their commitment and support of the nation’s automotive industry.