Proton has announced that they will honour all existing Letter of Understanding (LOU) despite interest rate hike. No need to resign hire purchase agreement. Proton now leads in vehicle exportation in Malaysia. With 380 units in July, exports for 2022 have risen to 3,102 units and surpassed the 3,018 export sales for the whole of last year. This bolsters Proton position as the leading vehicle exporter in the country and places the company in a strong position to help improve Malaysia’s trade bala

Proton has previously said that it is committed to launching at least one new model every year and based on past history, they are not referring to just minor updates/facelift models, but all-new models. So what’s coming for 2021? The Proton S50, V70, X90 don't exist yet but that hasn't stop netizens from giving these trademarked names a life of its own. Before that let’s do a quick recap. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group formalized its 49.9 percent stake in Proton in June 2017. Less than a year lat

According to a document sighted by WapCar.my, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) will begin sales training for the 2021 Toyota Corolla Cross sometime in May. This points toward the SUV making its Malaysian launch sometime in the second half of this year. However, the date is still subject to change - it all still depends on how the Covid-19 situation progresses. What do we know of the Malaysian-spec Corolla Cross? The document also mentions that the Malaysian-spec Corolla Cross will come in two variants, t

We've compared the driving performance, ride comfort, quality and features, space and practicality, and fuel consumption of the Proton X70, Honda CR-V, and Mazda CX-5. Here's a quick recap and summary for all the comparisons. Driving Performance Driving Performances Breakdown Proton X70 Honda CR-V Mazda CX-5 Engine Acceleration 3 / 5 3.5 / 5 5 / 5 In-gear Acceleration 3 / 5 3.5 / 5 4 / 5 Throttle Response 3 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 Transmission Shift Logic 2 / 3 2 / 3 2 / 3 Smoothness 3 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5 S

The Mitsubishi Outlander debuted in the year 2014 and is now rather long in the tooth. However, a the replacement model is on the way and test mules have been spied testing since September 2019. As expected, now that Mitsubishi is part of the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance, the next generation Outlander will share platform with the next generation Nissan X-Trail. According to a report by Japan’s Nikkei business daily, the next generation Outlander will be powered by a Nissan engine, a sign o

It appears that the upcoming locally-assembled (CKD) Proton X70 will receive a new blue colour. We spotted the new blue body colour in Proton’s own press materials, indicating that at least one variant of the new X70 will receive the new colour. At this point of time, it remains to be seen that the new shade of blue is called, though at a glance, it appears similar to Geely’s own Topaz Blue found on the Dihao GL PHEV. The imported (CBU) Proton X70 is currently offered in 5 body colours: Snow Whi