We'll bid our fair share of goodbyes in 2024 (just as we did across 2023), and the first casualty of this year is the Toyota Rush seven-seater. It's been pulled off of UMW Toyota Motor's official website as of early this morning, though the writings were on the wall way back in November as production of the model dwindled to zero. This marks the end of a model that was sold since 2018. The Rush was assembled in the same Rawang plant as the Perodua Aruz, though at point of publication the Toyota'

PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM), an Indonesian subsidiary of Daihatsu Motor, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new assembly plant in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia, marking the start of its construction. The new plant (Plant Line 2) is being built in the area adjacent to the site of the first Karawang Assembly Plant (Plant Line 1) in West Java, and will replace the plant in Sunter which has been in operation for 27 years. The Sunter plant produces the Multi Purpose Vehicles (MPV) and Sport Ut

BMW Group Malaysia has exported over 4,600 cars from its vehicle assembly plant in Kulim, since 2018 when the company's exports programme began, thus making it one of Malaysia's largest exporter of premium cars, if not the largest. It should also be noted that the Kulim-assembled BMW and MINI models are powered by engines that are also assembled in the adjacent engine assembly facility. Opened in 2018, the RM 132 million SDAE Engine Assembly Facility in Kulim makes 3- and 4-cylinder diesel and p

The recently launched 10-seater Mercedes-Benz Vito Tourer (CBU from Vitoria, Spain) available at Hap Seng Star competes in a sparsely populated segment. As far Malaysia is concerned, the Vito Tourer has no direct rival, though the RM 446k Toyota Alphard 3.5L, RM 367k Toyota Vellfire 2.5L, and the RM 359k Hyundai Staria – all 7-seater vans - falls within the same shopping basket. Globally, the Vito’s closest rival is the Volkswagen Transporter and the Toyota GranAce / Hiace Super Grandia variant,

Perodua aims to sell 240,000 vehicles in 2021 - a 9% increase from the impressive 220,163 units sold last year. The company cites sustained strong demand for existing models and the sales tax (SST) exemption as key factors in achieving this goal. Perodua's sales figures last year netted them 41.6% market share of the 529,434 new cars sold in Malaysia (better known as Total Industry Volume, TIV) in 2020. Here's how each model performed for them: 2020 Perodua Sales Breakdown Car Units Perodua Myvi

This week saw the media preview of the Proton X50. Some might be tired of all the hype and some might even be tired of waiting for the official price list. Having said that, we predicted that the price of the X50 could range between RM 80,000 to a little over RM 100,000. With that price, it is priced closely to Perodua’s SUV. No, not the D55L, that might be out in 2021. I’m talking about the Perodua Aruz. At RM 77,900 (inclusive of SST) for the top-of-the-range 1.5 AV, should you go for the rear