Customers of the Japan-market 2024 Honda WR-V, which is set to go on sale in the country beginning 22-March 2024, will be facing long wait times stretching up to eight months, reports portal Creative311. The eight-month timeline is across all variants of the WR-V, though the site also says that it could stretch up to 1 year, owing to a 'perfect storm' of situations that the model finds itself in. The good news is most of the interest comes from customers who previously looked at the Toyota Raize

Malaysia targets xEVs to make up 9% of TIV by 2025, 15% by 2030 Perodua hybrid to launch in 2024, to be an all-new model (Ativa Hybrid ruled out), to move local vendors towards electrified vehicles Hybrids will see rapid growth in Malaysia between 2024 to early 2030s, after which EVs will overtake This might come as a surprise, but Perodua is expecting the demise of combustion engines to happen faster than what other automotive manufacturers operating here are expecting. At the company’s 2023 ou

Proton ageing range of homegrown models, the Proton Saga, Persona, Iriz, and Exora, will be getting some much needed upgrades in their powertrain within the next 5 years, according to Proton’s Deputy CEO Roslan Abdullah. When talking about the new and improved Proton under the stewardship of Geely, the Proton X50 and X70 get the limelight but as good as these two models are, it is important to remember that around 60 percent of Proton’s sales come from the ageing Proton Persona, Iriz, Exora, and

On the same day Perodua announced that bookings for the 2023 D74A Perodua Axia are open, the second Malaysian carmaker also just announced the tentative prices. The next-gen Axia is estimated to be priced between RM 38,600 and RM 49,500 (without insurance, OTR West Malaysia). 1.0 G - RM 38,600 1.0 X - RM 40,000 1.0 SE - RM 44,000 1.0 AV - RM 49,500 The D74A Axia is offered in four variants which are the G, X, SE, and AV. It is also two variants fewer compared to the outgoing generation. Prices s

When Suzuki unveiled the all-new fourth-generation Jimny a few years ago, it was only available as a 3-door model. But that could change soon, as Suzuki’s India arm, Maruti Suzuki, is reportedly working on a larger 5-door version of the evergreen SUV. While the 5-door variant may gain more doors over its 3-door sibling, the rest of the Jimny should remain identical, down to its ladder frame construction, 4-wheel drive system with low-range transfer case, and rigid axles on the front and rear. Ma

RM683.90 cheaper over 5 years/100,000 km Transmission fluid is less costly to replace Optimised service intervals Proton has put in extensive effort into marketing the benefits and rationale to switching from their punch-sourced Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) to a Hyundai-sourced 4-speed torque converter in the facelifted 2019 Proton Saga. Besides boasting stronger acceleration and improved drivability, there is also another (huge) benefit of switching to the 4AT – lower maintenance. Ove