Closing strong in October, national carmaker Proton is inching closer to a fifth consecutive year of sales growth with just two months to go in 2023. The company sold 12,772 units in October to bring its year-to-date (YTD) figure to 129,604 units (domestic and export) for the first 10 months of 2023, equivalent to a 12.3 percent increase over the same period in 2022. Also read: Proton sales drops for September 2023 but most models remain among segment leaders Compared to the previous month, sale

Set to be Proton’s first 7-seater SUV, the soon-to-be launched Proton X90 has been spotted numerous times in Malaysia and it could be the beginning of company’s hybrid future. Like the Proton X50 and Proton X70, the soon-to-launch Proton X90 is also based on a Geely model. In this case, the Geely Haoyue. It is also sold as the Geely Okavango in the Philippines, Egypt, and Qatar. Also Read: Geely Haoyue (Proton X90?) launched in Saudi Arabia with new dual-tone interior While the Geely Haoyue sold

Pakistan to debut Chery Tiggo 8 Pro soon CKD works underway Priced higher than the Proton X70 Shortly after making its debut in South Africa, the 2022 Chery Tiggo 8 Pro will be heading to Pakistan next, as seen on a recent social media posting. The Wuhu-based company fired at Changan after the latter introduced the Changan Oshan X7 in Pakistan, with the caption saying “That was a good move but not extraordinary”. Also Read: 10-year/1 million km warranty for 2022 Chery Tiggo 8 Pro, launched in So

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

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) just took the covers off the VW Tiguan Allspace – a 7-seater variant of the regular Tiguan. Like the regular 5-seater Tiguan, the larger 7-seater Tiguan Allspace is also locally-assembled (CKD) in Pekan, Pahang. Here’s five things we like about the Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace, more specifically the top-of-the-line Tiguan Allspace R-Line. 1. Seven-seater but there's a catch Compared to the regular 5-seater Tiguan, the Tiguan Allspace has a wheelbase that i

Geely will be launching the Geely Jiaji, Geely Binrui, and Geely Haoyue in the Philippines according to a teaser their official website. The silhouettes shown on Geely Philippines' website are easy guesses as told from the distinct body style – an MPV (Jiaji), sedan (Binrui), and large SUV (Haoyue). These cars would allow Geely to cover different body segments in the Philippines and appeal to a wider customer group. Geely entered the Philippines market in late 2019 with the market debut of the G