This is an interesting one, as we recently chanced across these two white Proton models somewhere in the vicinity of Ara Damansara. For those keeping track would remember that Proton launched the updated Proton Persona in August 2021 and new Saga in May 2022. So, what’s cooking with these two Proton models seen here? According to sources close to the matter, the Persona and Saga seen here is likely testing new electronic stability control (ESC) hardware for the South African market, as Proton re

The BMW Group is on track to exceed its initial target to reduce its fleet-wide CO2 emissions in Europe by more than twice, boosted by strong response to its battery EV models, said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management. The group had initially targeted a 4.9 percent year-on-year reduction in CO2 emissions, but is now on track to deliver between 5 to 10 percent. As of September 2022, the BMW Group has delivered over 128,000 battery EVs, up 114.8 percent from last year. The company di

According to sales figure provided by Dataforce, as reported by Automotive News Europe, Stellantis sold 105,413 electric cars (EVs) in Europe, ahead of Tesla (78,277 units) but behind Volkswagen (116,307 units). The figures include registrations in EU countries except Portugal, Sweden and Finland as they were not available, plus the UK, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said in a report by Automotive News Europe that the group aims to become Europe’s leader in batter

Last year, Perodua gave its (and Malaysia’s) best-selling model a slight update that saw a new paintjob and an updated A.S.A. 2.0. This year though, Malaysia’s most popular carmaker launched the new 2022 Perodua Myvi facelift that features more than just a new splash of paint. Perodua knows Malaysians get easily excited for anything that involves the King so in the lead-up to its launch, it posted numerous teasers. In fact, about a week before the teasers show up, Malaysians already have a glimp

Suzuki has just introduced the 2020 Suzuki Across, its latest plug-in hybrid SUV based on the Toyota RAV4. The Suzuki Across is the second model to be introduced following Toyota and Suzuki’s announcement for their plans for collaboration back in 2017. The first model that came to fruition is the Toyota Glanza, which is essentially a rebadged Suzuki Baleno. Design-wise, the Suzuki Across gets slim LED headlights (which looks identical to the China market Toyota Wildlander) and a rounder-looking

The Proton X70, Honda CR-V, and Mazda CX-5 are locally assembled SUVs and we’re here to find out which is has the best build and material quality as well as the most well-equipped. Proton X70's build quality and features It should be noted that the Proton X70 we tested was the fully imported (CBU) model. Build quality is impeccable with superb fit and finish to both the exterior and interior. The CKD model we’ve tested has no perceivable difference in quality, and we would rate them identically.