Proton has issued a statement in regards to a recent viral video, in which a Proton X90 caught fire. The particular vehicle is in the company's possession already, as investigation is carried out to determine the cause of the incident. Here is the statement in full: "Proton would like to issue a statement with regards to a video circulating on social media depicting a Proton X90 catching fire. We are fully aware of the incident, and the vehicle is currently under our possession. Our team is cond

Three-row SUVs don’t often receive plenty of fanfare in Malaysia but when it has the Thundercat roundel badge, all eyes are certainly on it. After all, the 2023 Proton X90 will represent many firsts for Malaysia’s first carmaker. Following the Proton X70 and the Proton X50, the X90 will be the third Proton SUV model and it is also the third rebadged Geely model ever since the Chinese automaker took over some ownership of the Malaysian carmaker. Still, there are some Malaysians who simply felt a

The Proton X90 will be Proton's third rebadged model from Geely. Back in 2018, Proton launched the Proton X70, based on the Geely Boyue. 2 years later in 2020, Proton launched the X50, itself based on the smaller Geely Binyue. And the Proton X90, like its smaller siblings, is also based on a Geely model, in this case the Geely Haoyue. Mirroring a similar arrangement with the Proton X50, the Proton X90 skips the imported (CBU) phase, as the X90 will launch as a locally-assembled (CKD) model. Also

At the launch of Proton’s new stamping line at its Tanjung Malim facility, the Malaysian automotive brand also hosted the line-off ceremony for the highly-anticipated Proton X90. During the debut, Proton also confirmed that the Proton X90 will be the company’s first-ever model to be equipped with hybrid technology. Also Read: Proton X90 could launch before Raya - mild-hybrid with 190 PS / 300 Nm coming soon, 7 seats, 4 variants According to Proton’s Deputy Chief Executive Roslan Abdullah, “Today

Lane splitting bikers in Malaysia terrorising our city streets are one of the reasons why we cannot enjoy autonomous driving ‘robotaxi’ services that are already being rolled out in China and USA. Looking at it another way, the law-less nature of Malaysian roads is a perfect training ground to ‘teach’ a computer how to drive, and this is exactly what the Volvo Car Group is doing. If an autonomous driving vehicle can work in Malaysia, it will certainly work in many cities elsewhere. Seen here is

Yet-to-be-named successor to Volvo XC90 Fully electric (EV) To debut later this year You’re looking at patent images of the successor to the Volvo XC90, though its name is yet to be announced as Volvo will be using a different naming convention for their upcoming EV models. That’s right, the next-generation Volvo XC90 (we’ll call it the 2023 Volvo XC90 for now) will be an electric vehicle (EV). Last year, Volvo unveiled the Concept Recharge, which served as a manifesto for the next generation of