Naza Eastern Motors (Naza) launched its first 3S Centre in Johor and simultaneously introduced the limited-edition Suzuki Swift Sport Silver Edition that’s exclusive to Malaysian market. The Johor centre is located in the vibrant suburb of Permas Jaya and follows the opening of the Petaling Jaya showroom in 2021. Down south, the centre spans 7,252 square feet with the complete sales, spare parts and aftersales services for Suzuki customers in the area. It can display up to 6 cars and service a m

If you are an avid reader of WapCar.my, you may often see the terms model year, manufacture year, and registration year being used to describe the cars we write about. In the case of upcoming models, phrases such as ‘2022’ Honda Civic" or ‘2023’ Mazda CX-8 are commonly used to refer to model years of cars that have yet to be launched. In contrast, if the subject is used or recond cars, then terms like manufacturing year and registration year become important. There are differences between the th

Okay, settle down, fans of the Proton Iriz (Irizians?). We’re not putting down the facelifted Iriz before we even have a chance to get behind the wheel of one and frankly, we could be seeing Proton's sole hatchback for a little bit longer. That said, the Iriz is in bad company. It was supposed to be a contender against the Perodua Myvi and though it received praises when it was launched in 2014, that whole excitement quickly died down. Things only became worse when the second “national” carmaker

During a recent interview session with Proton chief designer Azlan Othman and Geely Design Shanghai vice president Guy Burgoyne, we learnt that Proton will progress from merely rebadging Geely models, but will instead feature Proton-designed upper bodies. This will mark a massive departure from the current Proton-badged Geely models, namely the Proton X50 and Proton X70, seeing that both models have minimal differences from their Chinese donor cars. Recall that the Proton X50 and Proton X70 look

Malaysia welcomes the newest addition to the 7-seater B-segment SUV market, the Mitsubishi Xpander. The Xpander has been sold in the ASEAN region since 2017. The newest iteration of the Xpander has been introduced in Indonesia in February and Thailand in October. The Xpander challenges current compact 7-seaters like the Perodua Aruz and Honda BR-V. The price of the Mitsubishi Xpander is yet to be announced, but we expect it to closely rival the Honda BR-V. All three B-segment SUVs are locally as

Volvo credentials in safety need no further introduction. The Swedish marque was the first to invent three-point seat belts but being Swedes, they care more about the wellbeing of the world around them than money – so they gave away the patent for free, thus waving away their rights to potentially tens of millions of dollars in royalty payments. Over the next few decades, Volvo continued to set new standards in both active and passive safety. Today, Volvo’s advanced driving aids are one of the b