The 2022 Perodua Ativa Hybrid is now official, and the 300 units imported (CBU) by Perodua will be finding their new homes real soon. Earlier, we’ve established that the Ativa Hybrid is essentially a JDM Daihatsu Rocky e-Smart Hybrid, just with its Daihatsu badges swapped out for Perodua ones. Perodua even highlighted some of the differences in their presentation slides, but we’ll dive even deeper in, highlighting the difference that were not mentioned. Also Read: Over 600 Malaysians applied for

Camouflaged test vehicles of the Proton X50 and Proton Proton X70 have been spotted on the roads of Thailand. Though both the X50 and X70 have been spotted there before, this is the first time both models have been photographed alongside each other. The images that surfaced on the Civic FE Thailand 2021 Facebook page visibly show the Premium or Premium X variant of the X70 (judged by the 19-inch wheels) and Flagship X50 variant (by the dual-tone black roof and rear spoiler) are as per earlier si

Proton recently gave the Persona an update much like its hatchback twin, the Iriz. While the Iriz saw a new variant added in the form of the crossover-like Active, the 2022 Proton Persona facelift (MC2) didn’t see a faux-crossover of its own but there are some impressive-looking changes. The first facelift was launched in 2019, 3 years after the second-gen (or third, if you count the UK-spec Wira) was introduced. While the Iriz struggled against its rivals, the Persona thrived and grew in popula

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has just announced a recall campaign on Toyota Avanza models manufactured from October 2017 to June 2019. This recall campaign, which UMWT calls a Special Service Campaign (SSC) affects 3,923 units of the Avanza. The recall is an extension of a previous announcement affecting the vehicle’s fuel pump. Models not listed here are not affected in this latest campaign. According to Toyota, the affected vehicles are equipped with a fuel pump that may stop operating. If this wer

Customers who have previously booked the 2020 Mitsubishi Xpander before the launch will soon be receiving their orders as Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has started delivery of the B-segment SUV. Unfortunately, new customers will miss out on the sales tax (SST) exemption. MMM first opened the Xpander’s order books 1 month ago but the price for the SUV was only revealed earlier this month. “Mitsubishi Motors is very excited to deliver the Malaysian made new Xpander to some early bird customers.

In just two weeks after the Proton X50’s preview, over 20,000 bookings have been racked up. And it’s already been nearly a month later so the figure has only gone up. Checks with several Proton dealers confirm the waiting time of around 6 months for the Proton X50 if you book one today. The waiting time also depends on the variant selected. The Standard variant will be delivered a little sooner, perhaps around 3 months, give or take. Higher rung variants like Premium and Flagship will take aroun