Perodua has issued a statement concerning Daihatsu's recent announcement on the company's new additional procedural irregularities that has also affected the Axia, Alza, Aruz, Ativa, and Bezza. In summary, this new issue (seperate from what happened back in April and May) stems from a recent investigation by an independent third-party committee that revealed 174 new problems within 25 test categories. As such, the committee has saw the need to immediately suspend deliveries of Daihatsu-developed

Proton announced sales figures for November 2023 with 12,296 units (domestic + export) sold. P1’s total year-to-date (YTD) sales up to November 2023 also surpassed sales of the entire 2022 calendar year. A total of 141,900 units were sold up to November 2023 compared to last year’s total of 141.432 units. 2023’s YTD sales number is broken down to 138,876 units domestically and 3,024 units in export markets. As of November, Proton saw a commendable 12% growth year-on-year while holding a 19.7% ma

Sell your mothers, sell your wives… do what you have to do to scrounge some money together because it appears as if Hot Wheels and Proton are collaborating on a limited run of diecast models from our national carmaker and they’ve already christened the relationship with the very first diecast of a 1985 Proton Saga. In a now-deleted post on the Art of Speed Facebook page, the news was shared by them in conjunction with Mattel Malaysia’s 40th anniversary in the country at their factory in Penang t

At the ongoing Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (2022 GIIAS), Daihatsu has brought out the Daihatsu Ayla EV concept car. The Ayla is also known as the Perodua Axia in Malaysia. The key difference between this concept car and the regular Ayla / Axia is its propulsion system. Here, as the name suggests, the Ayla EV is electric, powered by a 32-kWh battery pack powering a 60 kW electric motor. For context, its 32-kWh battery pack is among the largest among A-segment cars. The Wuling Mini

While Proton was able to buck the local industry trend with a steady growth in 2020 despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the company has also managed to grow its export business by 10.6%. Over the coming weeks, Proton will announce as many as five market introductions, with one marking the export market debut of the Proton X50, and another two signifying the kick-off for local assembly and sales of Proton vehicles in other markets. “While local market leadership is one of our targets, it is eq

The facelifted Daihatsu Ayla and Toyota Agya just made their Indonesian debut yesterday, albeit online debut due to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. How does the updated duo stack up against the made-in-Malaysia Perodua Axia? Exterior – Agya is one angry little car The updated Toyota Agya in its range-topping TRD trim is by far the most aggressive-looking of the trio – it gets a large gaping front grille and subtle red highlights that gives the little hatchback some added zest. The Agya TRD also g