Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Trucks: Scania Malaysia Hands Over New Prime Movers to AONE Logistics Sdn Bhd


Scania Malaysia held a small handing over ceremony to mark the handing over of new Scania prime movers to first time customer AONE Logistics Sdn. Bhd. (AONE) at the Scania Malaysia headquarters in Shah Alam. The transport company recently acquired additional units to facilitate the expansion of its trucking and haulage requirements. The  keys were presented by Scania Southeast Asia Managing Director Marie Sjödin Enström to AONE Managing Director, S. Palani.

Monday, February 18, 2019

Vespa Notte Edition Scooters Now Available in Malaysia - Notte GTS Super 300 ABS & Notte Sprint 150 i-Get ABS


Last week, Naza Premira Sdn Bhd, official distributor of the Vespa brand for Malaysia had launched the Vespa Notte Edition scooters in conjunction with Valentines’ Day. The Notte Edition Vespas are available in two variants, the Vespa Notte GTS Super 300 ABS and Vespa Notte Sprint 150 i-Get ABS. The special Vespa Notte limited run series was crafted based on the technical and mechanical foundation of the most recent large and small frame Vespa scooters with special matte black monotone details.

Sunday, February 17, 2019

BMW Group Financial Services Malaysia has Launched Easy Drive - A Flexible Financing Solution to Make BMW or MINI Vehicle Ownership Easier


The Easy Drive financing solution has been introduced by BMW Group Financial Services Malaysia. What BMW Group Malaysia says it does is that it will make Sheer Driving Pleasure more accessible or in more common talk, make BMW or MINI vehicles have another financing option for you folks to choose from. This time the Easy Drive is directly from the people that actually sell the car officially.

Limited Edition Exclusively for Malaysia Porsche 718 Cayman SportDesign Unveiled - 15 Units Only


The Porsche 718 Cayman sports car has now been given a new, limited run variant. The new 718 Cayman SportDesign Series by Sime Darby Auto Performance (SDAP) gets an interesting option package and is limited to 15 units only here in Malaysia. It also also a fully sanctioned Porsche product and this tells us that Porsche does take Malaysia as an important market as we are getting special variants of our own. 

Vokswagen Kota Bumi 3S Centre in Inanam, Sabah Has Been Officially Opened


More customer touchpoints for Volkswagen over in Sabah! Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) and Kota Bumi Sdn Bhd recently launched theVolkswagen Kota Bumi 3S centre which is located in Inanam, Sabah which is one of the automotive hubs in and around the Kota Kinabalu area. It is the only authorized Volkswagen dealership in Sabah and it is the 18th Volkswagen 3S centre in Malaysia to date.

Friday, February 15, 2019

Test Drive: The Facelifted W205 Mercedes-Benz C 200 Avantgarde is Definitely Improved, Not Sporty, But Refinement Comes in Buckets


Today is the day where I finally write about the facelifted W205 Mercedes-Benz C 200 Avantgarde variant which I managed to try out last November during the media drive in conjunction with its Malaysian launch. This is the current entry level model in the Malaysian C-Class range, which goes up to the C300 AMG-Line, the AMG C43 and the AMG C63 S. No C180 variant in the current line-up for now but usually the C180 has been sold here in small numbers annually on a batch by batch basis. 

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Roadshows: Ford Ranger Explore & Experience Roadshow’ - Ongoing from February until March 2019 - Time to Explore the Ranger Even More


Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC), the official distributor of Ford in Malaysia, has announced the ‘Ford Ranger Explore & Experience Roadshow’. This roadshow, which will be held at participating Ford showrooms (and an appointed location) located in Peninsula Malaysia will happen in February until March of 2019.

8th Generation All-New Toyota Camry Gets a 5 Star ASEAN NCAP Crash Test Rating


The official distributor of Toyota vehicles in Malaysia, UMW Toyota Motor SdnBhd (UMWT), recently announced that the All New Toyota Camry was awarded the 5-star ratings at the recent New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) crash test results. The impressive 5 star ASEAN NCAP rating is due to the large D Segment sedan fitted with a lot of Active Safety Equipment. Active safety features an important segment in determining a car's safety rating in the Assessment Program.

MercedesTrophy 2019 Malaysia is Now Open for Registration - For Mercedes-Benz Golfing Enthusiasts


It's 2019 and another round of customer experience events are about to start. Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has just announced the return of the highly-anticipated MercedesTrophy 2019. This is the Malaysian leg of the world renowned international golf tournament that is open to all Mercedes-Benz customers. About 1,000 Mercedes-Benz Malaysia customers are expected to participate in this year's MercedesTrophy. This year's Hole-in-One is a Mercedes-Benz GLC 200 SUV!

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Proton Announces 7,007 Units Registered for January 2019 - Sales Led by the New X70 SUV - More Offers for the Month of February


Proton Cars recorded Malaysian sales of 7,007units for January 2019 ensuring the manufacturer have an estimated market share of 14.5%, before official confirmation by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA). This upsurge in sales numbers was led by the newly launched Proton X70 SUV, which is Proton's first SUV and the first car that has come out from the Geely-Proton tie-up.

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia's Chinese New Year Open House - This Saturday, 16th February 2019 at all Authorised Showrooms Nationwide


Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia will be having their Chinese New Year nationwide open house  this weekend. It will take place this Saturday, 16th February, 2019 from 11am till 5pm at all authorized Volkswagen dealerships throughout Malaysia. Visitors will enjoy ongoing CNY savings up to RM20,000 if they are interested in buying a new Volkswagen and current Volkswagen owners can take advantage of ongoing aftersales offers too.

Monday, February 11, 2019

2018 Was a Fabulous Year for Volvo Car Malaysia in Terms of Sales in Malaysia as well as Exports


Volvo Car Malaysia the good people that sell Volvo cars here have reported promising numbers for the marque in 2018. The premium brand ended 2018 with a total of 1,384 units delivered to customers in Malaysia. They've also exported a record number of premium cars (the only premium brand manufacturer to use Malaysia as an export base for now) to Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines and Vietnam - 1,889 units! 

Volvo Car Malaysia Appoints Nalin Jain as the New Managing Director, Replacing Lennart Stegland


Volvo Car Malaysia will have a new Managing Director starting 1st March 2018. Mr Nalin Jain (pictured above), will continue the responsibilities of the current Managing Director, Mr Lennart Stegland, beginning March 1, 2018. 

Saturday, February 09, 2019

Video: Vlog on the Facelifted W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class at the Media Drive - C200 Avantgarde & C300 AMG-Line



Below is our first impressions vlog on the Facelifted W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class - C200 Avantgarde & C300 AMG-Line. It isn't a review per se as we had covered the launch earlier here with this article. This was something I've decided to put together with some of the footage that I had shot during the media drive in November of last year. Kind of unique actually as this was mainly for my personal record of the drive. So it's just bits and pieces here for your viewing pleasure.

Thursday, February 07, 2019

Isuzu Malaysia Announces Combined Sales of 6,036 Units of Trucks for 2018


Isuzu Malaysia has reported that it has maintained their No. 1 position as Malaysia's preferred commercial vehicle (CV) brand for 2018.  According to overall sales figures recently released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) Isuzu Malaysia had ended 2018 with total combined sales of 6,036 units of trucks from the various segments. 

Kia Malaysia Launches the Kia Picanto GT-Line - Sportier Looks for Kia's Good Looking A Segment Hatchback


Naza Kia Malaysia, has officially unveiled the new range topping Kia Picanto GT-Line. This top specced variant comes in looking sportier than ever with an aggressive looking bodykit, 16inch alloy wheels, sports pedals on the inside and a  RM57,888 (on-the-road without insurance) pricetag. Not too shabby for a fully kitted out A-segment hatchback.

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

Hino Malaysia Special: Going the Extra Mile for Customers - More than Just Sales & After Sales at Hino


In the truck sales industry, the real business is what comes after the sale of the truck itself. After sales support is where it all begins; where the needs of the customer in having an efficient and reliable truck with minimum downtime is all that matters. With Hino, customer support is based on identifying and satisfying the needs of their customers and wherever possible, goes beyond their expectations.

Sunday, February 03, 2019

Video Test Drive - First Impressions / Review of the 2019 Proton X70 1.8 TGDi 2WD Premium - It Impressed Me...Go Watch the Video + 2 More!



The first drive video on the Proton X70 is out. I must say that the X70 is quite an impressive piece of machinery. It is the first car that has come out of the Geely-Proton partnership and if you take a look at the video you'd know that I came home from Langkawi pretty impressed with the car, which is also Proton's first ever SUV. I tried out the Proton X70 1.8 TGDi 2WD Premium variant. The one on top is the X70 2WD Executive - which comes with smaller 18inch wheels as seen above - the pic just looks so good that I wanted to share it here.

Friday, February 01, 2019

PROTON Releases Photos of the Soon to be Launched 2019 Proton Iriz Facelift - with Details and Our Opinion on it



Proton has released the first official photos of the upcoming Proton Iriz facelift. The B segment hatchback is set to be launched sometime in the first half of 2019. The Iriz will receive some exterior redesign as well as the addition of a more connected infotainment system inside. This compact hatchback is the first existing model from the Proton line-up to receive a facelift since its partnership with Geely was announced.

Sendok Group Launches / Delivers New Sinotruk Heavy Duty Truck, Announces New Sinotruk Warranty Package & with TTS Engineering Group Opens New Sinotruk / CAM Kuantan 4S Centre


The Sendok Group, together with TTS Engineering Group have Opened the New Sinotruk / CAM Kuantan 4S Centre. To mark the auspicious occasion, Sendok Group also launched a New Sinotruk Heavy-Duty Model and also held a 100 Units fleet delivery ceremony to their customers - 50 units of T7H model to logistic company, Heng Da Logistic (M) Sdn Bhd and 50 units of SWZ tipper model to Menta Construction Sdn Bhd. The New Sinotruk T7H has a 540hp engine and comes with a five year limited warranty package.