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

The UMW Group, made of UMW Toyota Motor and associate company, Perodua, rounded off a strong month of sales in July, with 24,983 units delivered. The lion’s share of that figure was of course contributed by Perodua. Sales across Perodua and Toyota for July 2022 are as follows: Perodua: 18,346 units Toyota: 6,637 units Also read: UMW Toyota registers 35% higher sales as of June 2022, Toyota Veloz to launch soon When compared to July 2021, the figures are pretty much elementary due to the implemen

We are only days away from the official launch of the facelifted Proton Persona, Proton Iriz, as well as the all-new Proton Iriz Active, but photos of the Persona and the Iriz Active sans any camouflage have already surfaced online. Previously we’ve confirmed that the Proton Persona will come in the Proton X70’s Space Grey, now we can see the Persona in its new colour as well as the new Infinite Weave grille similar to Proton X50 in all its glory. We also get to have a good look at the Persona’s

In the RM 50k range, there are no B-segment sedans other than the Proton Persona. This gives it an edge for those looking for a sedan within that price range, but that edge can be further sharpened if Proton addresses some of the complaints about the Persona. The inherently flawed CVT Despite the update in 2019 that saw a few calibration changes in the Punch-sourced CVT, it’s still far from being an unintrusive transmission. It’s noisy and unrefined, whiny at higher revs and jerky in stop-and-go

The Perodua Myvi is Malaysia’s most popular car but in Indonesia, the Myvi does not enjoy the same popularity. However, the car might have scored a new generation of fans. The King, which is badged as the Daihatsu Sirion in the archipelago, was awarded the best city car award in the Marketeers Youth Choice Brands of the Year 2020. This was a result of a survey conducted by Marketeers with 1,300 Generation Z respondents all over Indonesia within the age of 18 to 25 years old. The majority of the

A common excuse for buying an SUV would be the added safety in the event of a crash. SUVs are bigger and thus we instinctively associate them with strength. And there is some truth to that. In the event of a collision of two cars, it is usually much better to be in the bigger car. But SUVs are also associated with higher centres of gravity and they generally rollover much easier. So, if safety is your main concern, should you get an SUV or a sedan? It depends. To be fair, we’ll be looking at an