What Car? Publication Names the Hyundai IONIQ as Best Hybrid at the 2018 What Car? Awards

Some Hyundai news. The Hyundai IONIQ Hybrid was recently named as the UK’s ‘Best Hybrid’, while the high-performance Hyundai  i30 N was adjudged as the ‘Best Hot Hatch for £20,000- £30,000’ at the 2018 What Car? Awards. Judged by members of the What Car? road-test and editorial team, the IONIQ Hybrid was chosen for its cost, equipment and drivability and the all-round performance capability of the i30N made it the best hot hatch at the price mentioned above. So Hyundai Sime Darby Motors, we already got the very nice to drive IONIQ, it's time to bring in this hot hatch into Malaysia...

Perodua Conquers 40% of The Total Market Share For The Month of January 2018 - Also Officially Delivers The 18,000th New Myvi To Its Owner

We are now just heading into February of 2018 and Perodua are already making waves.  Based on their internal sales estimation, the Malaysian compact car maker sold 17,693 units for the month of January 2018. This makes it to be Perodua's highest-ever monthly market share of about 40% of the total industry volume (TIV) of 43,930 units. Malaysians are embracing the brand, especially the newly launched Perodua Myvi wholeheartedly.

MINI Malaysia Comes Out With The MINI Urbanite and The MINI Amplified Limited Editions In Conjunction With The Upcoming Chinese New Year Festivities

Okay folks, MINI Malaysia recently announced that they are offering limited edition MINI hatchbacks called the MINI Urbanite and the MINI Amplified. This is in conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year which is the Year of the Dog this time around. Woof, woof!! The MINI Urbanite is based on the MINI Cooper 5 door while the MINI Amplified is based on the MINI Cooper S 3 Door variant. Woof!!! Again. 

MyMotor Preview of Their Parallel Imported Toyota C-HR 1.2 Turbo - Now on YouTube Video

This is a short video recording about the MyMotor presentation on their parallel imported Toyota C-HR 1.2 Turbo - the news report is here. It has been on YouTube for a few days already. We've been so busy with lotsa stuff so we may take some time updating our various online media platforms. So subscribe to our YouTube channel folks!!!

Motoring Malaysia is Now On Instagram @motoringmalaysia - Do Follow Our Pursuits Over There, On FaceBook & On YouTube

This is a short update to inform you folks out there that we are finally on INSTAGRAM as @motoringmalaysia. We shall be posting lots of photos here and hope that you will join us over there also. Give us some Follows.

Bentley Kuala Lumpur Previews The All-New Third Generation Bentley Continental GT For The First Time In Malaysia

Last Friday marked the Malaysian preview of the all-new Bentley Continental GT. This is the third generation of the Continental GT and it ups the game even more than before. This Grand Tourer is now even more luxurious, even more sporting and a statement of modern technological luxury. This new Continental GT is estimated to be priced at RM1.9million before all the taxes and options are included. It may cost up to RM4 million with the 'correct' options. Of course, if you do walk in and ask how much....

VW Club Malaysia Wins Goodyear Malaysia's Battle of The Clubs

Recently, Goodyear Malaysia concluded the six-month Battle of The Clubs series by naming the VW Club Malaysia The Best Car Club 2017 at the Final Show Down event. The six month long Battle of the Clubs (BOTC) started in June 2017 and VW Club Malaysia managed to come up tops after competing in all the back to back team challenges against seven other local car clubs. The club won RM5,000 worth of club funding, a trophy and exclusive Goodyear merchandise.

SISMA Auto Opens its Volvo Authorised Service Centre in Glenmarie, Shah Alam - Promos in Conjunction With Opening and CNY Too!

Volvo Car Malaysia's newest dealer, SISMA Auto has announced that its brand new Volvo Authorised Service Centre is now open. The service centre located in Glenmarie, Shah Alam, is designed to offer the unique Volvo Retail Experience to customers, and now complements SISMA Auto's new showroom in downtown Kuala Lumpur.

BMW Malaysia To Preview The BMW Concept 8 Series At BMW Luxury Excellence Pavilion On The 22nd of February

After their earlier announcement on their upcoming luxury experience event here, BMW Group Malaysia will present the BMW Luxury Excellence Pavilion for the very first time in Malaysia. This one of a kind fascination programme will also preview the BMW Concept 8 Series luxury coupe for the very first time in South East Asia. So come the 22nd of February, 2018, lucky Malaysians will be the first to see it outside of Europe.

Jaguar Land Rover's Ingenium Petrol Power Engine Gains Recognition As One Of The 10 Best Engines For 2018 By WardsAuto

One of Jaguar Land Rover’s newest engine, the 250PS 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder Ingenium petrol engine has been recognised as one of the 10 Best Engines for 2018 by WardsAuto, the people that keep track of the automotive industry. The Ingenium engine technology was first introduced in 2015 with the 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel engine with petrol engine variants entering production in April 2017.

UMW Toyota Announces Airbag Sensor Replacement Service Campaign For Toyota Corolla Altis, Lexus NX and Lexus RX Models

UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT), the official distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Malaysia, has announced a Special Service Campaign (SSC) to inspect and if required, replace the airbag sensor of certain units of the Toyota Corolla Altis, Lexus NX and Lexus RX (above) models which are in Malaysia. This affects cars manufactured bewteen June 2015 to January 2016 distributed and sold by UMW Toyota and Lexus Malaysia. If you are an owner, do take note of the details herein.

Porsche Asia Pacific Delivers 5,390 Cars In 2017 - An Increase of Nearly THREE Times Compared to 2016!

Porsche have done extremely well in the Porsche Asia Pacific region in 2017. The sports car company delivered three times the number of cars in 2017 compared to the previous year. 5,390 Porsche cars reached customers last year with Taiwan, Singapore and Vietnam as its largest and strongest markets for 2017.

Michelin is Offering Air Asia E-Vouchers From Now Till 2nd March 2018 - The Travel Home With Michelin Promotion!

This year Michelin Malaysia is pretty generous, folks! In conjunction with this year's Chinese New Year celebrations Michelin is offering an Air Asia e-voucher worth RM88 together with an exclusive Michelin luggage tag to customers who purchase four Michelin tyres at any of their dealer outlets throughout Malaysia.

GRAB Malaysia and Maxx 'N Go Becomes Partners With Co-Branding Initiative - Grab Partner Drivers Get To Service Their Cars At Special Prices

Grab, Southeast Asia's leading ride-sharing or ride-hailing company has a new partner here in Malaysia. Grab Malaysia has teamed up with Maxx 'N Go, which is under the Maxxoil brand. Both have their similarities where Grab utilises smartphone apps for people to hail rides whilst Maxx 'N Go uses smartphone apps to hail oil change servicing for vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Commercial Vehicles Records Sales Totaling 2,469 Units in 2017 -

 Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, Vice President, Commercial Vehicles, Mr Albert Yee, attributes MBM CV’s resilient performance to placing customers at the centre of its initiatives.

The commercial vehicle arm of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia sold 2,469 vehicles in 2017.  Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Commercial Vehicles (MBM CV) had its market penetration for Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle increased by 13.06% even though the total industry volume (TIV) for vehicles in Malaysia has actually dropped by 7.9%. MBM CV's portfolio of vehicles includes FUSO light-duty and heavy-duty trucks as well as Mercedes-Benz trucks and vans.

BMW Malaysia Is Coming Up With Something Innovative, Luxurious and Desirable On The 22nd of February 2018 - Stay Tuned Folks!

BMW Malaysia, has just announced in a very short statement that there will be coming out with a "One of a kind fascination programme from premium automaker to focus on desirability,exclusive experiences and progressive luxury". This is set to be unveiled on the 22nd of February 2018. I can't wait! 

But I have to wait.

More PROTON Dealers Are Upgrading Their Dealerships To 3S & 4S Centres - PROTON's Revival Plans Continues

Another five PROTON dealers will be upgrading their dealerships to 3S and 4S centres respectively. This piece of news comes a few weeks after the recent announcement of the dealership revitalization plans and the initial signing ceremony of the first few dealers who are doing so.

The 2018 Toyota Vios Gets Some Upgrades and is Now On Sale - Buy Now to Get Festive Promo Prices and More

UMW Toyota is adding more stuff into the 2018 Toyota Vios as well as tweaking the styling of the car a little. The official distributors of Toyota in Malaysia have announced that the Vios compact sedan now offers better value for your money with a better drive experience. 

Lexus Malaysia Drops The Prices For the Lexus LX570 Throughout Malaysia - All Territories Get A Big Fat Price Drop

Recently Lexus Malaysia, announced that you can now buy the LX570 SUV at a lower price  throughout Malaysia. There is a massive RM70K plus drop in all Malaysian markets for the gargantuan SUV, which is a favourite among many people especially over in Sabah and Sarawak. If you are a timber tycoon, this is the car to be seen in. And it's cheaper now. Relatively cheaper, that is.

UEM Edgenta Takes Delivery of Proton Cars

UEM Edgenta Berhad recently took delivery of 32 Proton cars consisting of the Proton Perdana and the Proton Persona. The cars will be used by UEM Edgenta's subsidiary companies, Edgenta PROPEL Berhad, which are infrastructure maintenance specialists, where they monitor and upkeep over 2,500km of roads in Malaysia.