First launched in 2019, the Perodua Aruz is due for a mid-lifecycle update. There was a very minor specs update in 2021, adding side steps, new Passion Red colour, and auto door lock, with no change in styling. This facelifted 2023 Daihatsu Terios that was launched in Indonesia today could provide some hints to our upcoming Perodua Aruz facelift. The Daihatsu Terios / Toyota Rush are sister cars to the Perodua Aruz. Typical for a mid-lifecycle update, there is no change to the powertrain. The 2N

Daihatsu Rocky hits new sales records Rocky e-Smart Hybrid a big contributor Year-on-year sales also increased Sales of the Daihatsu Rocky – our Perodua Ativa's base car – reached a record high in November 2021, an effect owing to the introduction of the Daihatsu Rocky e-Smart Hybrid. 3,615 units of the Rocky found new homes in November 2021, up 158 percent from the same month a year prior. Of those, 63 percent or 2,270 units were of the Rocky e-Smart Hybrid. These figures made it the 17th best-

Daihatsu is further emphasising their small car offensive in developing markets, with plans of launching 10-odd new Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA)-based models by 2025, Nikkei reports. Buoyed by the success of the Daihatsu Rocky (and Perodua Ativa), the automaker aims to continue that winning streak by making compact cars that are fast and relatively low-cost to produce, something the DNGA is integral to. Also read: Review: 2021 Perodua Ativa AV – The new Malaysian highway king To meet

According to Chinese portals, the Geely Binyue (sold here as the Proton X50), will be getting the “Pro” treatment real soon. It will be joined by an updated Geely Boyue Pro (also known as the Proton X70). Geely Binyue gets dressed up First up is the Geely Binyue Pro. These photos indicate that the upcoming Binyue Pro will get a X-theme front-end, featuring a redesigned front bumper and grille. Out goes Geely’s ‘Expanding Cosmos’ front grille, as the Binyue Pro now gets honeycomb unit. Also Read:

At a recent virtual meeting with Dr. Håkan Sandquist, director of powertrain strategy at the Geely-Volvo Car jointly owned powertrain specialist CEVT AB, we posed a question to the person who lead the development of the Proton X50’s three-cylinder 1.5 TGDi and 1.5 MPI, will Geely go smaller than 3-cylinders? Beyond the 1.5-litre 3-cylinder, Geely also has a 1.0-litre three-cylinder for the Chinese and European market. So how small is too small? The simple answer is that 2-cylinder engines are un

Renault has been named Malaysia Car Subscription Company of the Year at the 2020 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards for its Renault Subscription programme, a year after the programme celebrates its first anniversary. Launched in August last year, the programme was designed to offer an alternative to vehicle ownership beyond the traditional hire-purchase model as well as car sharing and rental options available. “We are delighted to have received this prestigious accolade from Fr