In a rather surprising change of development, it seems like Perodua could continue to use the Alza nameplate for its D27A 7-seater MPV after all. The new 7-seater MPV is slated to be launched in Malaysia in a couple of months' time. According to our friends over at Funtasticko, they spotted that Perodua has extended the Alza trademark till 1-June 2029. Funtasticko went on to say that it is rather surprising that Perodua would extend the Alza’s expiry date till 2029, seeing that the outgoing mode

If you're in the subset of Malaysians who think of your car as the paint on the canvas of your personality, then chances are you'd have balked at the 2021 Honda City RS’ RM 105,950 price tag. It doesn't quite make sense at first glance. Add RM 3k and you can get the RM 109k Honda Civic (FC) 1.8S. Because isn't the Civic objectively better? It's roomier, it's got a bigger engine, and casual observers may think you're more successful because you drive a Civic. Having lived with one for a week, I d

Proton Pakistan has announced that they can resume operations soon, following the announcement by the Malaysian government that Movement Control Order (MCO) restrictions for the industrial sector has been eased. Al-Haj Automotive, Proton’s distributor in Pakistan issued a statement last week on their Facebook page, stating that they are working with their Malaysian counterpart to arrange for an earliest possible shipment of cars to Pakistan. This will, in turn, resolve Proton Pakistan’s outstand

Ever since it published its first report in 2013, the ASEAN NCAP has been the voice of road safety in the South East Asian region. The number of cars that get the maximum 5-star rating is quite impressive. Based on the latest 2017-20 scoring methodology, there have been 25 out of 37 vehicles that received the maximum 5-star rating. But out of these cars, which is the safest? A little bit of background, prior to the 2017-2020 revision, the ratings mainly consisted of the adult occupant protection

After rolling out the all-new 2019 Mazda CX-8 at Mazda Malaysia’s manufacturing plant in Kulim, Bermaz Motors have finally released the confirmed pricing of their new locally assembled SUV. How much is it? As announced earlier, the 2019 CX-8 is available in 4 variants – 2.5L 2WD MID, 2.5L 2WD MID Plus, 2.5L 2WD High and 2.2D AWD High priced from RM 179,960 to RM 217,722. This pricing in line with Executive Chairman of Bermaz Motor, Dato' Sri Ben Yeoh’s statement that the CX-8 will be priced 15 t

The sole distributor of Ford in Malaysia-Sime Darby Auto Connexion, introduced the Ford Ranger Wildtrak 2.2L, at RM 127,888 for Peninsula Malaysia and RM133,888 for East Malaysia(on-the-road prices without insurance). The Ranger Wildtrak equip with the 2.2-litre turbocharged Duratorq four-cylinder TDCi diesel engine, which gets an output of 158 hp and 385 Nm of torque, paired to a 6-speed automatic transmission. In addition, the 2.2L Ranger Wildtrak fits an 8-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay