In conjunction with the launch of the new 2024 Isuzu D-Max facelift model, Isuzu Malaysia announced a sales target of 9,500 units for the year 2024. This figure represents a slight decrease from the 9,650 units sold in 2023, a bumper year that followed a record-breaking 2022 with sales of 9,211 units. Shunsuke Okazoe, CEO of Isuzu Malaysia, commented on the challenges ahead, "This year will be more challenging due to the end of the post-Covid pent-up demand, as well as subsidy rationalisations f

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

Hyundai relocates Asia Pacific headquarters to Jakarta While Kia Motor Asia Pacific reaffirms commitment to Malaysia For Kia, Malaysia is more attractive than Thailand One of the benefits of having multiple brands is that you can hedge your bets, which is exactly what the Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) is doing with the Kia brand in Malaysia and Hyundai in Indonesia. Earlier this year, WapCar.my broke the news that Hyundai is relocating its Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Mutiara Damansara, whi

Proton aims to double its export volume over the next 12 months, assuming that export activities are not overly hampered by restrictions due to the global pandemic, said Proton in a press statement released today. Spearheading Proton’s export ambitions will be the Proton Saga, Proton X70, and Proton X50. The Proton Saga has since been exported to Kenya as knocked down (KD) kits to be assembled there, as well as to Nepal, as a completely built-up (CBU) car. Meanwhile, the Proton X70 has also been

(2019 Mazda CX-8 Price & Specs | Gallery) In Mazda’s model line up, the all-new 2019 Mazda CX-8 positioned between the Mazda CX-5 and CX-9. Sounds fairly simple but when compared to other cars on the market, you’ll realise that the CX-8 is in a league of its own. To briefly recap, the CX-8 is a three-row SUV priced between RM 176k to RM 211k. There are 2 engine options available - a 2.5-litre 4-cylinder petrol or a 2.2-litre turbodiesel. If we look at SUVs with three-row seating capacities, you

Volvo said that more information on the electric XC40 will be dispersed in the coming weeks and here they are drawing attention on the infotainment system. The new infotainment system is powered by Android for better intuitiveness and like Android based smartphones, it allows for personalisation and incorporates Google technology. So the system gets full integration of Android Automotive OS, Google’s open-source Android platform, with real-time updates to services such as Google Maps, Google Ass