Proton has been ramping up its presence in Pakistan with the launching of the Saga a little more than a week ago. Even though it has only two models in its line-up with the Proton X70 completing the pair, Proton’s partner in the South Asian nation, Al-Haj Automotive aims to commence local assembly at its new plant by the third quarter of 2021. The plant, which is built on a greenfield site in Karachi, will have a planned capacity of 25,000 units a year. About USD 30 million have been invested in

Last week, we witnessed the launch of the 2021 Nissan Navara facelift. It's been 6 years since the model first launched, and the facelift is very much a welcome one among pickup truck aficionados. Courtesy of our Thai colleagues at Autofun, we have live photos of the Mother Trucker to share with you here! Exterior - easy on the eyes Nissan offers 14 (7 single- and 7 double-cab) variants of the Navara in the Land of Smiles, but you're looking at the range-topping Pro-4X 4WD here. It looks very mo

When the Proton X70 was launched, it garnered tremendous attention. It was Proton’s first SUV and the first Proton car with the “Hi Proton” feature. There’s quite a lot of things to like about the X70 too – the interior is decent, the range-topping variant gets power seats up front, and the price is rather attractive when compared to its rivals. There is however, one thing we don’t quite like about the Proton X70 and that is the boot/tailgate. What is there not to like about the Proton X70’s boo

The 2020 Hyundai Elantra will soon be getting the N accessories treatment. Hyundai Motor Company recently released teaser renderings of how the new Hyundai Elantra N Line sedan. The renderings show that the Elantra N Line is distinguished by low and wide styling on the fascia by a cascading grille specific to the N Line cars. The sedan also sports a motorsport-inspired air intake, N Line side skirts and window accents that are finished in the signature glossy black. Hyundai has also installed la

Surprising as it may sound, Honda Malaysia launched only one new model in 2019, which was the facelifted Honda HR-V. That marks quite a drop, considering that Honda Malaysia was rather aggressive with new product launches back in 2017 and 2018. The reason is due to delays in pricing approvals by the government, which not only delayed products from Honda, but other manufacturers as well. Pay BMW money for an Accord? The all-new tenth-generation Honda Accord has found its way across multiple count

Proton has kicked off the final quarter of 2019 on a high with a record 9,503 in sales. This brings the number of sales in 10 months of 2019 to 79,833 units both export and domestically. The successful sales volume meant that the brand saw a growth rate of 46% year-to-date. This is a remarkable achievement for Proton considering that the Total Industry-Volume (TIV) has shrunk by 1.3%. This puts Proton's market shares of the year at 16% which is a healthy increase of 5.2% over the previous year.