2023 sales target of 314,000 units, up 11.3 percent from 2021 2023 production target of 330,000 units, which is 103% of the available capacity Perodua forecasts Malaysia’s TIV to be at 705,000 units, higher than MAA’s 650,000 units Buoyed by strong demand for budget-friendly cars that the general public can trust, Perodua saw its best-ever sales in 2022 with 282,019 cars sold and along the way, became the 4th largest automotive brand in ASEAN's Top 5 biggest markets. This year, Perodua is target

Being a premium offering always means having to delicately balance the lifestyle aspect that’s to be expected with the product. The gist of it is that people who drop big money on your premium products do so not just for the product itself, but the image it portrays. It’s no different with cars. In fact, the premium segment operates more on “perceived value” rather than “actual value” and many of their clientele are perfectly comfortable with that… even if the cars aren’t always. An example of t

Go anywhere, get everywhere. Ford isn’t shying away with the new Ranger’s capabilities, on and off the beaten path. After all, nobody drops a tagline along those lines without being absolutely certain about not dropping the ball when the going gets tough. Nonetheless, Ford also firmly believes that regardless of where you take its new Ranger, you’ll need to stay connected. In this day and age, connectivity is as essential as capability, even in a pick-up truck and fortunately, the Ranger does bo

Sedans were once Proton’s bread-and-butter models, but with the rise in popularity of SUVs, sedans had to take a backseat in Proton’s line-up. Until now, that is. Following the introduction of two SUVs over the past 4 years, namely the Proton X50 and Proton X70, the Malaysian Tiger is set to introduce a brand new sedan, roughly 6 years since Proton last launched a brand-new sedan. While initial details are scarce at the moment, we do know that the new sedan will be based heavily on the recently-

Mercedes-Benz expects some of its existing vehicle manufacturing plants to be retooled to produce only fully electric vehicles by the second half of this decade, but it will not be spending money to build new, EV-only plants. "Building a whole new battery-electric vehicle factory takes time. We have taken another approach,” said production chief Joerg Burzer in an interview with Reuters. "We will certainly have some lines producing only electric vehicles in the next few years ... we also see who

After months of dry spells, the automotive industry in Malaysia is gradually reopening and this spyshot of the all-new 2021 Land Rover Defender is the start of many. Thanks to our friends over at Careta, it looks like Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia (JLRM) is gearing up to introduce its rugged SUV in the near future. Adding more credence to that is the fact that this particular Defender was spotted in the Ara Damansara area – right where JLRM’s office is located. Also Read: Frankfurt 2019: Land Rover