At the sidelines of the 2022 Proton X70 facelift (MC1), we've learnt that the update also increases the percentage of local content in the car - now standing at 70 percent. This is a substantial increase over the 45 percent of the initial CKD model that was first launched in 2020. A big contributor to this bump is its three-cylinder mill. Plucked from the X50, the 1.5-litre turbocharged engine (177 PS/255 Nm) is locally-assembled, though the 1.8-litre engine remains for the highest variant. Othe

As car companies approach ways to present themselves as more environmentally-friendly, Mazda is doing something a little bit different from just committing to an all-EV line-up. One of their plants in Japan will not only be powered by nature’s giant ball of light but its EV batteries will also be charged by the sun. That’s right, apart from supplying electricity to the entire Hiroshima plant, the power generated by the newly-installed solar panel will also be used to charge the batteries of all

The all-new 11th generation 2022 Honda Civic (FE) will be making its global debut in the US on April 28. So far, Honda has only released one front three-quarter view of the production-specs Civic FE. Although it will be debuting later this month, the Civc FE is not expected to go on sale until later this year, as a 2022 model. In a very surprising move, Honda Malaysia has hinted that the all-new Honda Civic could be making its local debut in as early as this year, if all things go according to p

Ever since the first locally-assembled (CKD) Honda model (which was a second-gen Honda CR-V) rolled off Honda Malaysia’s plant in Alor Gajah, Melaka in 2003, it took nearly a decade to produce one million cars. In celebration of that milestone, Honda Malaysia has produced 7 one-of-a-kind "1 Million Edition" models, each representing a Honda model that is currently on sale. You can stand to drive home one of these 7 special models in their 1 Million Dreams Campaign. We’ll go into the details of t

Following last week's media preview, Hyundai-Sime Darby Motor (HSDM) has announced prices for the all-new 2021 Hyundai Elantra. Starting from RM 158,888 (on-the-road, without insurance), the all-new Elantra is set to add some spicy competition to the C-segment sedan market. In a market dominated by the Honda Civic, how will the Korean sedan heat up? Will it be as fiery as spicy ramen or will it be a watershed moment? In this comparison, we’ll make it a three-way comparison by adding the Toyota C

At the ongoing 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan unveiled the Ariya Concept, which is an electric vehicle (EV) that is set to preview Nissan’s new design language. The exterior of the Ariya Concept features Nissan’s evolution of its V-motion design language, with a large front shield (in place of a grille on a traditional internal combustion engine car) flanked by thin LED headlights. The front end of the Ariya Concept also gets an illuminated Nissan emblem. The roofline and 21-inch wheels are finis