Proton Commerce, a joint venture between Proton’s sales arm Proton Edar, and CIMB Bank announced today that it disbursed a total of 27,288 loans to Proton car buyers in Malaysia in 2023. The figure is a new high for Proton Commerce, rising in tandem with Proton’s recent record of 154,611 units sold – its highest since 2012. This also means that 18 percent of Proton cars sold last year were financed by Proton Commerce. The Proton Saga is the financing arm’s most important model, contributing 61 p

At Proton’s opening of their new engine assembly line in Tanjung Malim earlier this week, it’s made clear that only the direct-injected 1.5-litre three-cylinder mill (TGDi) is assembled here, while the multi-point injection (MPI) variant is imported from China. Speaking at the press conference, Muhammad Hasbullah, Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Powertrains, said that while “the plant is designed to produce a few more variants of the [1.5-litre three-cylinder engine], at the moment the focus i

The Geely Okavango, known in China as the Geely Haoyue, has made its official launch in Saudi Arabia. The 7-seater SUV in the Middle East is powered by a 1.5 turbocharged 3-cylinder petrol engine, similar to the Okavango in the Philippines. In case you have not made the link, the 1.5-litre turbocharged engine is the same unit that powers the Proton X50. However, the Okavango’s engine is aided by a 48V mild-hybrid battery which boosts power output to 190 PS and 300 Nm. Like the X50, the Okavango’

Admit it, everyone was a little bit disappointed upon finding out that the all-new Honda Jazz won' make it to Malaysia. The nameplate, after all, has been a firm favourite with Malaysian buyers. All is not lost however, because you can still pick up a used GK-generation Honda Jazz for not a lot of money. In my books, it's still a brilliant little B-segment hatchback. Here's what you need to know if you're in the market for one. Value User's Car Which variant should you plump for? When it was lau

First introduced in Malaysia back in 2014 and subsequently receiving an update in 2017, the Honda Jazz is perhaps one of the oldest non-national B-segment hatchback on sale today. While it may not the newest model on sale, is it still worth your consideration in 2020? Here’s a brief summary of what we like and what we don’t like about the Honda Jazz. The detailed review of the Honda Jazz can be found here, while the breakdown of our instrumented testing scores can be found here. Pros Ultra Seats

Volvo credentials in safety need no further introduction. The Swedish marque was the first to invent three-point seat belts but being Swedes, they care more about the wellbeing of the world around them than money – so they gave away the patent for free, thus waving away their rights to potentially tens of millions of dollars in royalty payments. Over the next few decades, Volvo continued to set new standards in both active and passive safety. Today, Volvo’s advanced driving aids are one of the b