“Race on Sunday, sell on Monday.” The initial interpretation of the phrase may have changed over the decades but even in its evolved form, it very much remains relevant to the passionate flames in the world of motorsports and the carmakers that still keep that inferno burning for petrolheads. Back in the day, the phrase was conjured up as a way to boost sales. Carmakers would go racing over the weekend with the hopes of winning and seeing that top step of the podium translate into showroom sales

Perodua will debut an electrified, Internet-enabled concept car at next week’s 2023 Malaysia Auto Show at MAEPS in Serdang, Selangor. The sole teaser video released by Perodua says Electric Motion Online, giving clues to the product concept. We still don’t know if ‘Electric’ refers to a battery electric vehicle (BEV) or hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), though we think the latter is more likely. The price range of Perodua vehicles is around RM 40k to RM 80k, which is still too low for a BEV that is

The automotive industry is now buckling under the pressure of rising cost of raw materials and logistics, as well as shortage of semiconductor parts and labour. Since June, several manufacturers have already announced price hikes unrelated to the resumption of SST (though for ease of transition, the two factors are grouped into one price adjustment). Toyota for example, has already announced a circa RM 3,000 increase in prices of the Toyota Hilux, which as a commercial vehicle, never qualified f

With up to six airbags, stability control, as well as AEB across the range, the all-new 2020 Nissan Almera looks to be a winner. However, beyond its on-paper specifications, let’s take a closer look and see how much you’re expected to pay to maintain the Nissan Almera. Nissan Almera maintenance costs Here’s where it gets interesting. Unlike the Honda City or the Toyota Vios with their 10,000-km/6-month service interval, the Nissan Almera requires a service every 7,000 km or 6 months – 3,000-km l

Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM), announced a new price list for the Mitsubishi ASX Compact SUV and Outlander SUV in Malaysia. The new prices are effective immediately until 31 December 2020. The price reduction is in view of the Malaysian government’s announcement to drop Sales and Service tax (SST) for cars, which sees a 100% sales tax exemption on locally-assembled (CKD) models. Prices above are quoted on-the-road without insurance for private registration in Peninsular and East Malaysia and

Toyota is working on a new small SUV positioned below the Toyota RAV4, sharing the same TNGA-C platform as the Toyota C-HR. Recall also that Toyota is working on a Toyota Corolla Cross, which is also based on a Toyota C-HR’s TNGA-C platform but minus the expensive and bulky double wishbone rear suspension, replaced by a cheaper torsion beam that also frees up more interior space. Toyota RAV4 Thanks to Mag-X, we now know that Toyota is working on another C-segment SUV, which according to Japanese