The Kia Cerato is an appealing alternative to the typical C-segment sedans offered by Honda, Toyota, or Nissan. Its biggest appeal currently? The higher depreciation rate compared to Japanese counterparts. While this can be a drawback for new car buyers, it is excellent news for used car buyers who can find relatively new cars at bargain prices. The Cerato 1.6 and 2.0 were priced at RM 99,888 and RM 118,888 respectively when new. Today, used units that are less than 10 years old can be found for

Shaun

May 15, 2024

Choosing an appropriate family vehicle is more challenging than you might think. While at the outset it may seem that size matters most, a family car must also be fuel efficient, safe, comfortable on the roads, and reliable. Add criteria like maintenance and running costs, and you begin to understand why it requires a lot of thought and consideration. Depending on your requirements, most of you will most likely have landed on choosing between a Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) or a Sport Utility Vehi

Arvind

May 15, 2024

The 2024 Isuzu D-Max facelift has been launched. This timely update, approximately three years after its debut in 2021, includes visual and technical enhancements designed to give it a competitive edge in the hotly contested pickup truck segment. The fully imported (CBU, from Thailand) 2024 D-Max is offered in eight variants, with prices as follows: 3.0 4x4 X-Terrain AT - RM 157,938 3.0 4x4 Premium AT - RM 141,138 1.9 4x4 Premium AT - RM 134,649 1.9 4x2 Auto Plus AT - RM 109,499 1.9 4x4 Standard

Arvind

May 14, 2024

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is forecasting a sharp 15.9% increase in sales in Southeast Asia, for its current financial year ending March 2025. In its last financial year ending March 2024, the company reported a 9% drop in Southeast Asian sales, to 239,000 units. A slowdown in Thailand’s and Indonesia’s economies, which historically contributes nearly 60% of MMC’s sales in the ASEAN trade bloc, had dragged down the company’s financial results. MMC’s profit margin slipped from 7.7% to 6.

Hans

May 14, 2024

Toyota, Honda, and Mazda have had a good year. All three closed their financial years ending March 2024 (FY2024) with record high profits. Mitsubishi Motors, however, didn’t have a very good year. With a limited product line-up and over-reliance on 4x4 vehicles, it was very vulnerable to changes in market conditions. Mitsubishi Motors’ documents call its recently closed financial year as FY2023, but keep things consistent with other Japanese manufacturers, we will call it FY2024. Total sales for

Hans

May 14, 2024