Proton is charging full-speed ahead in Malaysia's electrified vehicle arena, foremost by establishing a research & development (R&D) arena in Hangzhou, China, as well as introducing new home-grown and Geely-derived electric vehicles (EVs). Speaking at a media gathering in Kuala Lumpur earlier this evening, Proton's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Li Chunrong said about the matter: "We will setup R&D centre in Hangzhou. Proton R&D centre. This is for home-grown models." "Later, also we will do new e

When Geely purchased a 49.9 percent stake in Proton from DRB-Hicom in 2017, the Chinese carmaker was upbeat about its goal to become the third largest automotive brand in the Southeast Asian ASEAN trade bloc by 2027. 5 years later, we are now at the midpoint of Geely’s 10-year goal for Proton. To the credit of the new team at Proton, the Malayan Tiger marque is now on a much stronger footing than it ever has since 2013. Proton ended 2022 with 141,432 cars delivered, up 23.3 percent from 2021, bu

During its 2022 first half sales review held today, Perodua reiterated that labour and parts shortages are a clear and present challenge, but remain optimistic that it will fulfil its 2022 sales target of 247,800 units. Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer Dato' Zainal Abidin Ahmad said, “We sincerely apologise for the long wait and are doing everything in our power to further improve production for the benefit of our customers," Dato' Zainal explained that Perodua is currently working

Just like how it is with the collective bashing on overdone grilles, every once in a while a car comes along that's unanimously agreed to be rather well-designed. One of them is the Nissan Almera (N18). Nissan's competitor to the Toyota Vios and Honda City – with its unfussy lines and sharp angles – looks like a C-segment sedan, and for some buyers that's all the winning-over they need. Also read: I used to dislike the Nissan Almera, but the N18 model changed it all But unlike us Malaysians, Tha

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

Ahead of its official debut, photos of the all-new Geely Emgrand sedan have surfaced on Chinese news portals. Interestingly, this new Geely sedan could form the basis of a new Proton sedan, but more on that later. Currently, all of Proton's sedans are too old to be competitive in export markets and a replacement is long overdue. In terms of design, the all-new Geely Emgrand adopts Geely’s latest design language, encompassing Geely’s signature front grille with vertical slats, while the sides of