The ongoing Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2024 saw the ASEAN launch of the Suzuki Jimny 5-door which garnered overwhelming acceptance. The S brand’s Indonesian distributor, PT Suzuki Indomobil Sales (SIS) revealed to Indonesian media that it received 1,200 orders for the elongated Jimny in just 3 days. The orders weren’t just from visitors attending IIMS 2024 in Jakarta but throughout Indonesia who booked via video call. Department Head of 4W Sales for PT SIS, Randy R. Murdoko, said

Yesterday, Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia hosted the groundbreaking ceremony of EPMB's CKD production plant in Pegoh, Melaka. The RM 100 million plant, located in the same Pegoh Industrial Park as Honda Malaysia’s plant, will produce future GWM models including SUVs, pickups, and electric vehicles. By 2028, the plant will operate with a 20,000 units annual capacity, with the potential to hit 30,000 units. Earlier on 18th October, GWM and EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB) signed a Memorandum of Und

Strong performance in DRB-HICOM’s automotive division has pushed the conglomerate back into black. It ended its financial year ending 31-December 2022 with RM409.99 million profit before tax, reversing the previous financial year’s pre-tax loss of RM291.27 million. However it also registered a pre-tax loss of RM73.13 million for Q4 2022, but the group says this is mainly due to year-end assessment’s impairment loss of assets. The automotive division is the group’s crown jewel, leading revenue gr

For most car buyers in Malaysia, fuel consumption is one of the key factors in their buying decision, which is why we subject every car to the WapCar fuel consumption test. To date, we’ve tested well over 40 cars and you can check out the full Ratings list here. That list, however, includes cars of all types and segments. In this article, we’re narrowing the focus to cars that are priced under RM 100k. 5. Perodua Axia 1.0 AV, fuel consumption - 6.5-litre/100 km After driving for 113.3 km and ref

Proton has announced that the company had its best export sales month since March 2013, a gap of 98 months, that saw 669 units delivered to overseas distributors in May 2021. Proton attributed the growth in export sales to the growing demand in several key markets, some new and some having sold Protons for decades. For example, Pakistan is a new market for the company but for the first five months of 2021, it was the best performer. On the other hand, Brunei which started selling Proton vehicles

(Citroen C3 Aircross / Gallery) Think B-segment SUV and conventional brands like Honda HR-V, Mazda CX-3, and Toyota CH-R will immediately come to mind. Think French and the Renault Captur would be the first thought. Hardly will your mind drift to Citroen. But the French brand does have a compact SUV to offer, and that is the Citroen C3 Aircross. Out of the few French manufacturers in Malaysia, Citroen is probably the quietest compared to its compatriots Peugeot and Renault. But Citroen has alway