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,

Hozon New Energy Automobile Co, the manufacturer of Neta Auto-branded vehicles will be commencing local assembly (CKD) work in Thailand. According to Neta Auto’s CEO Zhang Yong, Neta Auto will be cooperating with local partner Bangchan General Assembly Co Ltd. The car that are manufactured in Thailand will be both sold in Thailand and exported to other markets within the ASEAN region. Also Read: Thailand starts selling updated Neta V; bigger LFP battery, 384 km range, price unchanged, equals to

The all-electric (EV) BMW i7 has been spotted once again in Kuala Lumpur. The unit seen here is in the M Sport guise with gloss black treatment on the exterior. Note that the BMW i7 is not launched in Malaysia yet and these units are part of BMW Malaysia's fleet for internal use and evaluation purposes. As the xDrive60 badge denotes, the powertrain consists of two electric motors on the front and rear axle, giving it all-wheel drive (AWD) capability, and outputs 544 PS/745 Nm. 0-100 km/h sprint

Ahead of the next-gen 2023 Geely Boyue’s debut later this year, the new C-segment SUV has been fully unmasked, giving us a good look at Geely’s latest design language. First things first, let’s address that new front fascia. First previewed on the Geely Vision Starburst, the next-gen Boyue, codenamed FX11, will likely be the first model to adopt the new design language. Also Read: The Geely Vision Starburst previews a cosmic future for the Chinese carmaker As such, it gets a very recognizable fr

After a 6-month wait, Honda Malaysia has finally revealed the price of the 2021 Honda City RS e:HEV hybrid variant. The range-topping City is priced at RM 105,950. Also Read: 2021 Honda City RS e:HEV, price confirmed from RM 106K You read that right – prices of the top-spec Honda City have breached the RM 100k mark, almost touching the larger C-segment Honda Civic 1.8 S' price (RM 109k). Why is the City RS so expensive? The earlier City Hybrid was much cheaper The main reason is that City RS e:H

Yesterday’s sudden announcement by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to extend sales tax (SST) exemption for new locally-assembled (CKD) cars, and SST discount for imported (CBU) new and reconditioned cars, to 30-June 2021 was quite unexpected. The abrupt U-turn in decision came just six days after the Ministry’s earlier confirmation that the SST exemption/discount will end as planned on 31-December 2020, and that appeals by the Malaysia Automotive Association (MAA) to extend the exemption/discount