The Lotus Evija, which is the new world’s most powerful production car, made is first official debut earlier this week at the Monterey Car Week and thousands of enthusiasts gathered to witness Lotus’ first electric hypercar making its public appearance. (more…)
The Nissan Juke appeared on the scene 9 years ago, an early offering in the crossover segment that was beginning to grow. It was an important model for the European market and Nissan decided to produce it in the UK, besides another factory in Japan. The model is also assembled in Indonesia and has been sold in China as the Infiniti ESQ since 2014.
Distracted by other issues, Nissan left the Juke to soldier on for 9 years, a long time for a model that relies on trendiness as a key selling point. There was a ‘revised’ version in 2015 though it was mostly cosmetic.
Bold looks with coupe lines
This September will see an all-new generation finally being launched and final testing is being carried out at the Millbrook testing track in the UK. Nissan has released some pictures of a camouflaged prototype which shows the new design to be equally bold with coupe lines.
Designed in Europe, the new Juke is expected to draw a new generation of customers in the B-SUV segment. The footprint of new generation has increased in size to provide greater roominess and comfort for the driver and passengers, without losing its agile driving style
ProPILOT technology included
Loaded with ‘empowering tech’, the Juke will be the third Nissan model to feature ProPILOT technology, which forms part of the Nissan Intelligent Mobility vision.
It will sit on a platform from Renault and besides the run-of-the-mill petrol and diesel engines, there should still be a high-performance variant with all-wheel drive. The current generation has a NISMO variant offered in some markets.
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Lexus has launched their latest 2020 Lexus LC Limited Edition with a more ‘refined and matured’ look for the performance-oriented coupe. To those who are looking for a new layer of sophistication in their lives should consider this beauty with its new exterior shade and interior colour combination. (more…)
Key points:
♦ The second half of 2019 started off with a higher Total Industry Volume (TIV) compared to June 2019, with 50,853 vehicles registered. This was a 19.5% increase or 8,327 units.
♦ 91%, or 46,189 units, of the new vehicles delivered were passenger vehicles (excluding pick-up trucks).
♦ The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) attributed the higher TIV to a longer working month, giving companies more selling days.
♦ Comparisons to the numbers achieved in 2018 show major differences due to the unusual market condition in July 2018. This was brought on by the new government’s decision to remove (or zero-rate) the Goods & Services Tax (GST) for three months. With the purchase price of all new vehicles reduced – a very rare occurrence in the industry’s history. Sales rocketed to a TIV of 68,466 units, the second highest TIV reported since the MAA was established in the 1960s and promoted transparency by sharing the data with its members and the public.
♦ By the end of July last year, the cumulative TIV after 7 months had reached 358,065 units. This year, without the GST-free boost, it has reached 347,187 units, 6% lower than the level in 2018. 317,064 units were made up of passenger vehicles, while the remainder of 30,123 units were commercial vehicles (including pick-up trucks).
♦ As the MAA has made a forecast of 600,000 units for the 2019 TIV, it means that monthly sales must be 48,387 units in the remaining 5 months. The MAA expects the commercial vehicle sector to pick up with new and ongoing development projects and the segment to account for 66,000 units.
♦ Generally, though, the expected increase in TIV is not significant as the forecast of 600,000 units is just 1,286 units more than the actual TIV for 2018 which was 598,714 units.
♦ August sales are expected to be at the same level as July’s although promotions celebrating Merdeka month may persuade some people to change their vehicles.
A pre-production Porsche Taycan prototype was put through its paces ahead of its world premiere on 4 September 2019. A total of 3,425km were covered in the span of 24 hours as part of a test at the Nardò high-speed track in Italy and the all-electric Taycan made it out with amazing results. (more…)
The recent Monterey Car Week in the US showcased a lot of cool cars and Lamborghini wanted to do something special to commemorate the event. They did so by unveiling the very cool and limited Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster as well as the Huracán EVO GT Celebration. (more…)
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