ACO Tech, the maker of the GKUI software that powers the infotainment of selected Proton models, has opened its Proton Digital Experience (DX) centre in Quill City Mall. The 5,275 square feet centre was developed in collaboration with Proton and China Construction Bank (CCB). It also has a delivery bay for Proton customers to collect their new cars. The main highlight of Proton DX is the Virtual Cockpit, where visitors can enjoy a virtual drive in an enclosed theatre-like dome to experience smar

The Honda HR-V continues its rout as a sales leader in Thailand's subcompact SUV category in April 2023, as it bests the Toyota Corolla Cross for the fourth month running. Data compiled by Autolife sees Honda garnering 1,950 units of the model sold versus 1,321 units of the Corolla Cross in April 2023. Year to date sales has the Honda HR-V having a steady lead over the Toyota too (9,396 units vs 6,609 units respectively). Far away in third place lies the Nissan Kicks with only 590 units sold in

The long-awaited 2023 Proton X90 finally launched over the weekend and the Malaysian Tiger’s first 3-row SUV and mild-hybrid (MHEV) offers a seating configuration that is not seen on its donor, the Geely Haoyue/Okavango. The X90 is available in both 6-seater and 7-seater variants though the former is only offered in the top-of-the-range Flagship variant. The other 3 variants offer a 7-seat layout and these are the prices for all 4 variants: X90 Standard – RM 123,800 X90 Executive – RM 130,800 X9

Malaysians can look forward to at least one new electrified vehicle (xEV) from Proton annually, promises Chairman of the Geely Holding Group, Eric Li. "We will spare no effort to support Proton with new technologies, new products, new buisness models, to help Proton launch at least one new energy vehicle model (NEV) every year," said Li, who is also the founder of the Chinese carmaker. NEVs is a Chinese term to describe plug-in charging capable vehicles, usually referring to plug-in hybrids (PHE

Electric vehicles, specifically battery electric (BEV) ones, have a lot less moving parts than conventional cars and therefore require almost zero maintenance. With less moving parts, BEVs should be a lot more reliable. The keyword here is ‘in theory.’ Based on USA’s Consumer Reports survey of more than 300,000 vehicle owners, electric SUVs were singled out to be a lot poorer in reliability than hybrids, which have the highest number of components for any vehicle type (combustion engine + EV par

Typically, as a model reaches its tail-end of the lifecycle, sales generally taper off. The FC-generation Honda Civic seemingly bucks this trend in Thailand. According to sales data compiled by HeadlightMag, Honda Thailand sold 903 units of the Civic in June, well ahead of other segment rivals like the Toyota Corolla Altis (649 units) and Mazda 3 (178 units). Impressive result, considering that the Civic is the oldest model here. Cumulatively from January to June, Honda sold 7,352 units of the C