In Malaysia, resale value is a major purchase consideration for car buyers. We can laugh at the silliness of people who allow the next buyer to determine their choice of car, but that's the reality of car sales in Malaysia. Typically, when resale value in mentioned, the general consensus seems to favour Toyota, but our research with B- and C-segment sedans indicated that Honda has the slight edge when it comes to residual values. Also Read: B-segment sedan resale values: City and Vios lead, but

Here it is, a first glimpse of the upcoming, 2022 Toyota Vios, currently under development by Daihatsu, referred to internally as project D92A. Yes, the all-new generation Toyota Vios is a Daihatsu (and Perodua)-developed product. Under the Toyota Motor group’s new structure, a new Toyota-Daihatsu internal company called Emerging Market Car Company (EMCC) will be responsible developing of compact cars for emerging markets. Under EMCC, Daihatsu (which also includes Perodua) will be responsible fo

Forget the jokes about how Peugeots spend most of their time in the workshop, Bermaz Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB) is about to toss that notion in the bin with a new 5-year warranty and free maintenance package for every new Peugeot sold by them in Malaysia from here onwards. The package will be applicable to the Peugeot 2008, 3008 and 5008 models. As the name suggests, the free maintenance package provides all new Peugeots sold from here onwards with the scheduled maintenance from the manufactu

Seven long years. That’s how long the Proton Iriz has been on sale in Malaysia. Over the years, the little Proton Iriz gained numerous improvements and upgrades along the way, including a restyled exterior. Seeing that its core rival, the Perodua Myvi, is slated for a facelift later this year, what does Proton need to address in the Iriz in order to keep it competitive against the Myvi? Also Read: How is the Proton Iriz still on sale 7 years later and is it still relevant? Let’s dig in. The CVT

'Built, not bought' is a term not many can use but this stunning bright blue 1969 Mini Van has every right to do so. Branded as ‘zero to hero’ by its current owner, we think this Mini even deserves its own ‘Made in Malaysia’ stamp judging by the extent of work that’s gone into it. For starters, 60% of the parts are new (imported from Minispares UK) and the car has had some performance and visual upgrades to go along with it too. Powering the classic van is a 1.3-litre BMC-A engine with some welc

The new facelifted Honda BR-V was originally scheduled for launch in Malaysia sometime in March 2020, but obviously that didn’t happen as the country went under the MCO period. As businesses gradually return to normal under CMCO, Honda Malaysia is certainly looking at launching the new and improved BR-V within the next two months. Today, Honda Malaysia announced on its official Facebook page that the new Honda BR-V will be equipped with a 6-speaker audio system. Honda BR-V The previous BR-V only