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Finally, the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro is officially launched in Malaysia. We’ve showed you the C-segment SUV rival to the Proton X70 in full more than once now, but there was a missing jigsaw piece – the price. So, here you go – available in a single CKD locally assembled spec, the Tiggo 7 Pro
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Audi SQ6 e-tron in Beijing The Audi Q6 e-tron range that has recently been joined by the SQ6 e-tron performance variant will gain an even more potent variant, the RS Q6 e-tron that is due to debut in 2025, Audi insiders have told Autocar. As the naming convention suggests, this will be a high-end derivative
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The forthcoming Neue Klasse vehicles from BMW may initially take the form of electric versions of the 3 Series and X3, but Munich has plans to expand the lineup rapidly in the coming years. This will start with compact EVs that will complement the petrol- and diesel-powered 1 and 2 Series, called the i1 and
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Berjaya has announced it has signed a memorandum of strategic cooperation with Chinese commercial electric vehicle maker Skywell. The partnership is aimed at establish the latter as a prominent new energy vehicle (NEV) brand in Malaysia and the ASEAN region, Berjaya said in a statement. Skywell builds both commercial and passenger NEVs, the latter using
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Berjaya umumkan bahawa syarikat itu telah menandatangani memorandum kerjasama strategik dengan pengeluar kenderaan elektrik komersil China, Skywell. Dalam satu kenyataan, Berjaya menyatakan yang kerjasama itu bertujuan untuk menjadikann Skywell sebagai jenama kenderaan tenaga baru (NEV) di Malaysia dan rantau ASEAN. Skywell mengeluarkan kedua-dua NEV komersil dan penumpang, dengan yang kedua ini menggunakan jenama Skyworth yang
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Current Volvo XC90. We can now confirm that the Volvo XC90 will receive a heavy facelift soon, and that the updated model – still built on SPA1 platform – will be sold alongside the SPA2-based all-electric EX90. As such, Volvo will still field an ICE offering in the large SUV segment for the near future
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Proton has announced it has achieved a momentous milestone – the national carmaker has built its five-millionth car, 41 years since its founding. The landmark car, an X90 Flagship, was revealed in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the start of Malaysia-China diplomatic relations, which was officially celebrated on May 31. Of those five million
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Following the Beijing Motor Show premiere of the smart Concept #5, the Chinese ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) has leaked homologation filing images of the production version of the #5, along with details on its powertrain. Dimensions of the production smart #5 have also been disclosed, with the five-seater electric SUV measuring 4,705
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The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) says it does not expect the sales of diesel vehicles to be severely impacted by the government’s targeted diesel subsidy programme, which began earlier this week and has seen the retail price of Euro 5 B10 and B20 diesel in the peninsula being increased from RM2.15 to RM3.35 per litre.
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Not many of us drive diesel-powered vehicles, certainly not as many who use RON 95. But what everyone fears is the increase of prices for daily goods and services, using the just-announced removal of blanket subsidy for diesel as an excuse. We’ve all seen it before, traders raising prices and – rightly or wrongly –
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