Infographics claiming to reveal the breakdown of how taxes contribute to high car prices in Malaysia are once again making their rounds on social media, this time in an op-ed by Free Malaysia Today (FMT). Back in 2013, Rafizi Ramli – now Economics Affairs Minister – pledged to lower car prices if Pakatan Harapan wins the 2013 General Election. He presented a ‘formula’ of sorts, explaining how car prices are determined three popular models as examples - Perodua Myvi, Honda Civic, and Toyota Camry

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

Unlike neighbouring Indonesia, 7-seaters are not as popular in Thailand as buyers there prefer pick-up trucks. However, in this small market, there is one model that is on every Thai buyer’s mind – the Mitsubishi Xpander. According to data compiled by Headlight Magazine, Mitsubishi Motors Thailand recorded 1,064 units of the 7-seater SUV sold in the first quarter of 2021. That accounted for 57.7% market share with March being the highest at 452 units. Also read: SUV or MPV? What kind of car is t

Enthusiast cars are getting rarer by the day, especially in Malaysia. We used to see a variety of brand-new hot/warm hatches being offered such as the Ford Fiesta ST or even the Suzuki Swift Sport. Now though, they are all but extinct. Thankfully, there’s still the used car channel and myself was lucky enough to get a hold of a stock 2015 Suzuki Swift Sport - codenamed ZC32S - in manual, no less. Out of the box, the Swift Sport is already known to punch above its weight. In the twisties, it keep

Ever since its global debut in June 2020, Lexus has introduced the new 2021 Lexus IS in several ASEAN countries, namely Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, and the Philippines. More recently, it has found its way to Vietnam, the fifth country in the region to receive the new Lexus sports sedan. However, don’t hold your breath for the new Lexus IS to be introduced in Malaysia, because it won’t. Granted Lexus Malaysia did introduce the third-generation model back in 2013, followed by the updated turbocha

“Myvi” is the derivation of “My Vehicle," "My Vision" and "Malaysian Vision”. That’s what it says on the official Daihatsu website. The Perodua Myvi was the first Perodua to not receive a name obtained from the Malay language. Launched in 2005, the B-segment hatchback has become a household name, superseding older Malaysian-produced cars like the Proton Wira. Sharing parts with the Daihatsu Boon, Subaru Justy, and Toyota Passo, it is common to see badge conversions of this beloved hatchback. The