Proton has recorded its best ever first-half sales performance since 2012. After a strong month in June with 14,351 units sold, Proton's total sales tally for the first six months of 2023 totalled 77,321 units. This represents a remarkable 28.6 percent increase compared to same period in 2022, and surpasses the industry's overall sales growth by more than three times. Proton's market share for June is estimated to be 23.2 percent, and the year-to-date market share has increased to 21.3 percent,

The long-awaited 2023 Proton X90 finally launched over the weekend and the Malaysian Tiger’s first 3-row SUV and mild-hybrid (MHEV) offers a seating configuration that is not seen on its donor, the Geely Haoyue/Okavango. The X90 is available in both 6-seater and 7-seater variants though the former is only offered in the top-of-the-range Flagship variant. The other 3 variants offer a 7-seat layout and these are the prices for all 4 variants: X90 Standard – RM 123,800 X90 Executive – RM 130,800 X9

So, another year older, another year marked with interesting (or forgettable) cars, and we'll be doing it all over again next year. SUVs will undoubtedly continue to play a greater focus here, so in this article – part one of three – we'll look at the possible non-luxury, non-EV SUVs that are very likely to launch in Malaysia in 2023. Hang on to your downpayments, we're going straight in... 2023 Chery Omoda 5 We'll start off with a bang, perhaps the most awaited-for model in this list. It's alre

Volvo Car Malaysia has just announced that it will be introducing the newly improved Recharge plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain in their Recharge T8 models soon along with some price adjustments which will be announced on 1-May 2022. In Malaysia, the Recharge T8 PHEV models include the 60 Series (Volvo S60, Volvo V60, Volvo XC60) and the 90 Series (Volvo S90, Volvo XC90). Some highlights of the new Recharge PHEV powertrain include: A new long-range battery of 18.8 kWh from 11.6 kWh A new rear ele

Previously, we’ve explained why manufacturers continue the use of 3-cylinder engines. Fuel-efficiency and emission are among the top reasons, but what if they decide to extract every bit of performance from a 3-cylinder engine? So without further ado, here are the current top-3 most powerful cars, which are either on sale or will be on the market, with a 3-cylinder engine. BMW i8, from RM 1,408,800 The BMW i8 is actually more than 6 years old now and it still looks like it belongs in a sci-fi mo

The Geely Haoyue is set to be the company's flagship 3-row SUV when it is launched in China, but could this serve as a flagship model for Proton as well? Dimensions - Just how big is the Haoyue again? Starting with dimensions, Geely cheekily mentioned that the Haoyue is a XXXL-sized (大大大空间) SUV. Not surprising, as it is 4,835 mm long, 1,900 mm wide, and 1,780 mm tall. The Haoyue's wheelbase is 2,815 mm. In fact, the Haoyue is even larger in size than the Hyundai Santa Fe! The Haoyue may be short