July 2023 is another good month for Proton as it saw 13,326 units sold domestically and internationally, a 16.1% improvement over the same month in 2022 (11,477 units). Cumulatively, Proton sold 90,647 units in 2023 so far which is also the earliest P1 has exceeded the 90k-unit barrier since 2012. Even though the Proton X90 has only been on sale for less than 3 months, the third addition to Proton’s SUV range has taken the overall sales lead in the D-segment SUV market. With 886 units sold in Ju

Internationally, the Perodua Axia/Daihatsu Ayla/Toyota Agya is sold as the Toyota Wigo and Vietnam is the first left-hand-drive (LHD) market that sees the debut of the all-new generation. The all-new Wigo is offered in Vietnam with only the 1.2-litre engine and comes in two variants: Wigo E MT – VND 360 million (~RM 70.5k) Wigo G CVT – VND 405 million (~RM 79k) You might be shocked at those prices considering how the Axia/Agya/Ayla triplets are essentially entry-level cars but Vietnam has a pret

Proton saw a 10.8 percent jump in sales in May 2022, with 9,792 units sold (including exports), as shortage in automotive parts eased. Proton’s market share for May 2022 stood at 19.6 percent, while cumulative figures for year-to-date (YTD) 2022 stood at 17.1 percent. The A-segment Proton Saga remains the company’s best-seller, with 3,996 units sold in May. However, Proton says the Saga still trails behind the Perodua Bezza. A new updated Proton Saga was just launched on 12-May. Changes are limi

VinFast has been dubbed by the automotive media as Vietnam’s Tesla and it also has strong ambitions to turn the country into ASEAN’s electric vehicle (EV) hub. However, Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor (GWM) is aiming to turn Thailand into the region’s EV hub by 2023. At the ZEV Thailand Policy: Road to EV ASEAN Production Hub webinar that was held last week, GWM was among a few automotive players in the Kingdom invited to discuss the ways to upgrade and turn Thailand into Southeast Asia’s EV h

Instantaneous torque, ground-hugging feel, and impeccable traction. It is hard to beat the performance potential of electric cars, which is why Kia Australia’s boss believes that the new Kia EV6 electric car will supersede the Stinger to become the brand’s performance icon. According to CarAdvice, Kia Australia’s boss hinted that the EV6 will “be the next step up in performance sharpness” and ultimately inherit the Stinger’s role as the performance car flagship. On paper, it is easy to see why.

In a recent Facebook post by Tun Mahathir, he wished the Proton Saga a happy 35th birthday, on top of sharing photos from back in the day. Keep in mind that Proton can be considered as Tun Mahathir’s brainchild, as he conceptualized the idea of a national car way back in 1979 when he was the Minister of Trade and Industry. The National Car Project was greenlit by Tun Mahathir in 1982, a year after he became the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. Mitsubishi was selected to participate in the proj