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  Proton since Geely tie-up – 34 new models, 10x quality improvement, 146 new showrooms, sales doubled

  29 January 2026 / 2 comments

  At Proton’s media night yesterday, CEO Li Chunrong touted the achievements the national carmaker has made since it entered a “strategic partnership” with Geely back in 2017 (and the eight years since he was tapped […]

   

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  Proton AMA02 launching in 2026 – Saga Cross SUV, MPV or hatchback, DHT120 hybrid to debut?

  29 January 2026 / 2 comments

  Proton is being incredibly bullish this year, targeting a 26% increase in sales to 200,000 units. Central to its expected surge is the new Saga, but the national carmaker will also need new product to […]

   

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  Toyota Vios Hybrid in Malaysia – 111 PS, 27.8 km/l, CKD battery, HEV and GR Sport, RM104k to RM110k

  29 January 2026 / 14 comments

  Toyota Vios 1.5 HEV GR Sport Teased earlier this month, the Toyota Vios Hybrid has been launched in Malaysia, some five months after it made its debut in Thailand. As previously reported, the petrol-electric B-segment […]

   

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  Nissan Ariya charges via solar panels – 23 km of free range per day, up to 65% fewer charging stops

  27 January 2026 / 5 comments

  Depending on where you charge it, an EV is capable of significantly reducing your running costs compared to a combustion-engined car. But let’s face it – everyone wants to drive for free, right? Well, what […]

   

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  2026 Denza D9 prices now 15% higher with taxes – RM299k FWD, RM355k AWD; limited tax-free 2025 units

  27 January 2026 / 5 comments

  With the announcement of the new tax structure for CBU fully-imported EVs, Denza has finally confirmed 2026 prices for the D9 MPV, now that the car is no longer tax-free. The Toyota Alphard and Vellfire […]

   

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  Geely to build and test full solid-state battery in 2026

  27 January 2026 / 2 comments

  The rush to commercialise solid-state batteries is the next frontier in the EV arms race, especially among Chinese carmakers eager to stand out in an increasingly crowded market. While MG was the first to offer […]

   

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  Volkswagen ID.4 facelift to be renamed ID. Tiguan in line with other EVs – big redesign, physical buttons

  27 January 2026 / 0 comments

  A substantial facelift is coming to the Volkswagen ID.4 to help lift it beyond relative anonymity. To go with the redesign, the car will ditch its alphanumeric name and be called the ID. Tiguan, bringing […]

   

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  Proton Saga Cross rendered again by Theophilus Chin with MC3 styling – AMA, 1.5L i-GT 4-cyl, hybrid too?

  26 January 2026 / 13 comments

  With the launch of the new Saga in November, Proton’s Advanced Modular Architecture (AMA) is finally out in the world, underpinning the company’s best-selling model. But that’s just the start, as the national carmaker has […]

   

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  smart #2 concept reveal in Beijing in April – production two-seat city EV on track for late-2026 world premiere

  26 January 2026 / 2 comments

  In September, smart revealed that it would be going back to its roots with a two-seater city car called the #2, the spiritual successor to its seminal fortwo. Now, the company has confirmed that the […]

   

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  Proton eMas 7 PHEV launching on Feb 4 – 262 PS, up to 146 km EV range, 996 km total, RM110k-130k est

  26 January 2026 / 2 comments

  Yesterday, Proton announced that its next model, the eMas 7 PHEV, would be launched in ten days, on February 4. That would put it three weeks after the petrol-electric SUV was opened for booking on […]

   

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  Bugatti FKP Hommage – 1,600 PS reimagined Veyron celebrates Ferdinand Piëch’s world’s fastest car

  23 January 2026 / 3 comments

  It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since the Bugatti Veyron made its debut, capping off its notoriously protracted development by snatching the title of world’s fastest production car with an astonishing 407 km/h […]

   

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  Denza D9 tax-free prices unchanged for 2025 units as MY2026 is prepared – RM259k FWD, RM309k AWD

  23 January 2026 / 5 comments

  Denza Malaysia has moved to reassure prospective buyers that prices for its sole current model, the D9 electric MPV, will remain unchanged for 2025 units, which are still available. These cars will stay tax-free despite […]

   

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  Volvo updating 2.5mil cars globally soon in “world’s biggest” OTA; MY2020 and up, Gemini AI on some cars

  22 January 2026 / 3 comments

  Capping off a smorgasbord of Volvo news today, the Swedish carmaker has announced it will roll out its latest interface to a massive 2.5 million cars in what it has dubbed “one of the biggest […]

   

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  Volvo EX30 Malaysia recall – under 200 units affected in preventative measure, owners already notified

  22 January 2026 / 2 comments

  Last week, Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) announced that local units of the EX30 were involved in a global recall for a potential battery fire risk, and during the launch of the ES90 earlier today, the […]

   

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  Volvo ES90 in Malaysia – CKD EV crossover sedan, 800V, RWD, 333 PS, 651 km WLTP range, RM340k

  22 January 2026 / 11 comments

  Volvo Car Malaysia has been teasing this car for a while now (I’m sure you’ve seen the spyshots and the ads for a new Selamat car), but it’s finally here. The Volvo ES90 has been […]

   

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