Allcarschannel brings you our first edition of the weekly round-up of automotive news for the week. Although the lockdown has affected the automotive industry, the brands continue to persevere in these tough and uncertain times in Malaysia. In this week’s edition, the spotlight is on Proton, Sime Darby Motors, GoCar, Volvo and Toyota. Proton Proton …
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For decades, the Volkswagen Golf GTI has been recognized as the epitome of Hot Hatches, known the world over. The reason the Golf GTI is the pinnacle of Hot Hatches The VW Golf GTI is one of the most formidable hot hatches in the world, thanks to its balance of performance and affordability. The Golf …
Volkswagen’s most prolific Hot Hatch, the Golf GTI Read More »
Maserati was winning the major races back in the day well before brands like Ferrari and Porsche existed. It’s a brand chosen by only purists and connoisseurs. With times changing, even the mighty Maserati has to embrace new technology in the pursuit of efficiency. Hence the 2021 Maserati Levante Hybrid. A hybrid variant of a …
The Jaguar I-Pace, the all-electric performance SUV, now gets the Black special edition. The I-Pace Black edition is made up of the Black pack, panoramic roof and privacy glass, as well as 20-inch five-spoke wheels, finished in gloss black. On the inside, the Black editions house a Pivi Pro infotainment system that’s meant to pair …
For 2021, the Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace gets the essential R-Line upgrades to further improve on the model’s asset values. Volkswagen 7-seater SUV, the top-of-the-line Tiguan Allspace retails for RM 209,637.39. As the highest version in the line-up, the 2.0TSI Tiguan Allspace is offered in five colors: Silk Blue, Pure White, Pyrite Silver, Platinum Grey and …
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Honda Malaysia has announced their new and first female Chief, Ms. Madoka Chujo. Madoka effectively replaces the former Managing Director and CEO Toichi Ishiyama, on 1 April. The youthful and sassy Madoka, having taken office beginning of April, was previously the Vice President at Honda Canada. She has been a veteran at Honda with …
It has been a buzz in the local Automotive scene since last year that Naza is giving up the Kia brand. Kia has been the main staple auto brand for Naza Corporation since 2003. But, due to a myriad of reasons, Naza couldn’t carry on with the Kia brand and had to transfer it to …
Bermaz Auto takes over Kia franchise in the country Read More »
Porsche Asia Pacific and Shell have joined forces to initiate the region’s first cross-border high performance charging (HPC) network. This initiatives involves Malaysia and Singapore. The Porsche-Shell HPC network, once initialized, will include 12 charge points at six Shell stations in Malaysia. These charge points are strategically located along the North-South highway. Additionally, the HPC …
Porsche and Shell join forces to initiate Cross-border charging points Read More »
For the time being, most outdoor activities have been curbed due to (everyone knows what is it). Toyota Malaysia do not intend to keep its race activities on a standstill as they introduce an online version of the Toyota Racing Festival and series, which is happening at the Sepang Circuit, from 27-28 March. This …
Toyota Racing Festival moves to Online format for new season Read More »
As most motorheads in the country already know, National carmakers Proton has came up with a few R3 Limited Editions for the domestic market. What does it mean for the local petrols? First and foremost, these cars appeal to upstarters who want a cool ride at a fraction of a price. Proton simply capitalizes on …
A look at the Proton Saga and Iriz R3 Limited Editions Read More »
As petrolheads would know the Volkswagen Golf R is a formidable sports compact hatch and best selling performance model in VW’s performance range, the last decade or so. Now, the VW Golf R gets further ‘juiced up’ with new 4MOTION all-wheel drive system and torque vectoring to enable a jacked up 320 PS and 420 …
Volkswagen Golf R gets ‘Juiced Up’ with 4MOTION AWD and Torque Vectoring Read More »
The Proton Exora is the one and only MPV line-up in the National Carmaker’s best selling list. Each quarter, the Exora has been one of the best sellers along with the Saga, Persona, Iriz, X70 and lately, the X50. So, it’s only sensible that the National Carmakers gave it an update for the year, in …
Proton updates its Exora MPV with a Blacked-out Edition Read More »
The year couldn’t have started any better for Jaguar Land Rover as the Land Rover Defender snapped up the 2021 World Car of the Year accolade or more specifically Supreme Winner Women’s World Car of the Year 2021. It’s the first for the brand. The Defender is picked as the ‘Best Mid-sized’ SUV amongst a …
Land Rover Defender snaps up 2021 World Car of the Year title Read More »
Shell has presented its 2021 fuel campaign, aptly theme, the “Shell FuelSave 95 Extra Kilometers”. This new initiative, despite the downturn, hopes to instill confidence in Malaysian motorists. The newly derived Shell FuelSave 95 is said to provide more mileage and last longer than the previous 95. How is this possible? For starters, Shell has …
Shell kick starts year with new Fuelsave 95 Extra Kilometers campaign Read More »
The Proton-Geely partnership has now hit the seventh-year mark, since Geely took 49 percent stake in the then struggling Malaysian Auto brand. The Proton-Geely started rather well prior to the debut of the best selling X70. Its initial initiative was the reboot of Proton’s familiar models i.e. Saga, Persona, Iriz and Exora. The cars were …
Proton and Geely marks seventh-year partnership with sales recovery Read More »
Goodyear has announced its intentions to acquire the Cooper brand. In a total enterprise value of approximately USD2.5 billion (RM10.1 billion), Goodyear will add a prominent brand to its already expanded tyre line-up. Once the deal is completed, Goodyear owns approximately 84% of the combined company, and Cooper owns approximately 16%. With this merger, Goodyear …
Honda Malaysia has introduced its 2021 campaign, the 1 Million Dreams. This campaign is an initiative to recognize its customers and commemorate over 1 million Hondas sold in the country. It was only two years ago that Honda achieved the 900,000th milestone. If you’re one of the lucky customers, you could walk away with one …
Join the Honda One Million Dreams contest to win a Special Edition model Read More »
Following the introduction of the Volvo Selekt used car program, Volvo Malaysia has initiated a new Volvo Used Car Locator. This platform is a new digital initiative that gives customers a convenient way of shopping for Volvo cars at a price point that fulfils their financial needs, all online. The Volvo Used Car Locator holds …
2020 has been a year to forget and let us all move into 2021 with renewed interests and big gains. We at Allcarschannel.com wishes you A Happy New Year! Our first feature for 2021 is on the New City, Honda Malaysia’s pride and joy, which has amassed 34 percent of a grand total of …
Happy New Year 2021! New Honda City ruled 2020 with top sales billing Read More »
It was a fitting Christmas for the Malaysian Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs ministry as they take delivery of the new Honda Civic from Honda Malaysia, a day before the big day. Sixteen units of the Honda Civic were delivered to the ministry in time for the year-end. The ministry chose the Honda Civic …
Malaysian Trade & Consumer Affairs Ministry takes delivery of New Honda Civic Read More »
Now, you can pre-book to purchase a Honda safe and easy using Honda Malaysia’s new Car Pre-Booking Online Platform. Customers can now pre-book a Honda with a minimum fee of only RM99 in four easy steps. Go Honda’s pre-book page at prebook.honda.com.my and choose your desired Honda model.The webpage allows tracking of booking status …
Buy a Honda safe and easy via New Car Pre-Booking Online platform Read More »
National Carmakers Proton and global Chinese telecommunications Corporation Huawei Technologies have teamed up in a New ‘Better Together’ c campaign. This new limited time contest offers customers a myriad of Huawei products and a spanking new Proton X70 as the grand prize. The Proton-Huawei campaign gives winners a chance to win great prizes, including …
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The all new 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA has been launched in Malaysia. Checkout our first look video on our Youtube Channel.
Following the 1 December 2020 announcement, it is now official thatBerjaya Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd is the sole distributorship of new vehicles under the Peugeot, Citroen and DS brands in Malaysia. As sole distributor, Berjaya Auto is responsible for the rights of aftersales and spare parts distribution for the three brands (Peugeot, Citroen and DS). …
The Honda CR-V has been Malaysia’s favorite SUV since it was introduced in the 2000s. Till present time, the latest generation CR-V is still a leading SUV contender by a non-National manufacturer in Malaysia. The reasons behind it is simply the brand, price range (we talking about second-hand value) and the new tech Honda put …
Why the Honda CR-V is still Malaysia’s favorite SUV Read More »
DS Automobiles has previewed the New DS 4 ahead of its official debut. The New DS 4 is scheduled for market roll-out in late 2021. The all-new DS 4 is the first DS Automobiles vehicle built on a new version of the EMP2 platform. The platform not only supports a variety of powertrains, but has …
Next-generation DS 4 incorporates New EMP2 platform Read More »
With the partial lockdown enforced, Hyundai Malaysia (Hyundai Sime Darby Motors) has previewed the New, 7th-generation Elantra in late November. The new Hyundai Elantra is scheduled for an official debut at year end. As a popular compact model in Hyundai’s line-up, the Elantra in its 7th-generation guise has received a bolder and masculine makeover. Aside …
Following its recent debut, the New, 5th-generation Honda City has quickly achieved high booking numbers with 9,000 units in just over a month of its official release. According to Honda Malaysia, the 9,000 bookings are made up orders from the Central, Northern and Southern regions of the country. The central region tallied 44 percent, while …
New Honda City continues to surge in the sales charts Read More »
Fresh from its recent local debut, the newest Lexus LC 500 Coupe is now joined by the LC 500 Convertible. The LC 500 range is the pinnacle model in the Lexus’ repertoire. Now, the Convertible (open-top) version compliments the Coupe variant in Lexus Malaysia’s line-up at a starting price of RM1,350,000. As you’d expect from …
As we all know, the New Proton X50 was recently rolled out online due to the current partial lockdown. Since its unveiling, the X50 has been well received at dealerships, in particular because this compact SUV by Proton has been a much anticipated model for some time. This game-changing SUV is expected to top Proton’s …
