This year's edition of the 2024 Malaysia Autoshow welcomes another souped-up Proton, this time the 2024 Proton X50 R3 Limited Edition. Based on the X50 Flagship, the X50 R3 Limited Edition comes with a unique frosted white paint job, black/red stripes running along the top, and blacked-out wheels to go with its new bodykit., Inside, it's pretty much the same as any X50, save for the R3 badging and logo embossed on the seats. This, however, is a special accessories package offered to customers, i

Proton New Energy Technology Sdn Bhd (PRO-NET) has just announced the appointment of Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad (EON), the automotive retail arm of DRB HICOM, as an official dealer for the sales of Smart cars in the country. The addition of EON to the Smart Malaysia sales network adds further lustre to the rapidly expanding list of reputable businesses appointed by PRO-NET to grow the Smart brand locally, following a signing ceremony with Hap Seng Smart earlier this month. Furthermore, an a

The police force in Japan has a very extensive fleet of cars, ranging from a regular Toyota Prius all the way to a Lexus LC 500. Recently, the Yamanashi Prefecture police force added a Toyota Raize to their fleet, as seen in this Twitter post. Also Read: Tochigi police force has the best fleet in Japan, includes LC 500 and GT-R! For the uninitiated, the Toyota Raize is the Japanese twin of our Perodua Ativa. The Raize’s powertrain mirrors our Ativa, featuring a turbocharged 1.0-litre 3-pot petro

UMW Toyota Motor has reclaimed its position as the number one non-national car manufacturer in Malaysia after six years – a position that it lost to Honda in 2015. In 2021, Toyota sold a total of 72,394 units, breaking their 2020’s record of 59,320 by 22 percent, with December recording a growth of 0.5 percent with 9,289 units sold. Month-on-month, Toyota surpassed the 8,487 sales volume for November by 9%. That said, neither Honda Malaysia nor the Malaysia Automotive Association (MAA) have yet

Bermaz Auto, the parent company of Bermaz Motor, the sole authorized distributor of Mazda vehicles in Malaysia, has confirmed that it will be introducing its third locally-assembled (CKD) model, hinting at the Mazda MX-30. Currently, Bermaz Motor’s manufacturing joint venture company Mazda Malaysia has a contract assembly agreement with Inokom to produce the Mazda CX-5 and Mazda CX-8 at the Kulim plant. In an interview with BFM radio earlier this month, CEO Dato’ Francis Lee said Bermaz is looki

Performance figures published by car manufacturers are a two-sided coin, as figures alone don't dictacte the vehicle's overall driving experience. Instead, factors such as the vehicle’s weight should be factored in as well, as having a high output vehicle with a heavy weight would penalize its performance. Do keep in mind that having the most powerful engine does not necessarily equate to being the most durable or reliable. Ford Ranger - The most powerful pick-up truck money can buy In the case