Indonesia’s de facto national car, the Toyota Innova has been crowned the country’s best-selling car of 2023 with 66,459 units sold according to Gaikindo’s sales report. This is followed by the Toyota Avanza (62,275 units) and the Honda Brio (62,008 units). There is a disclaimer for the Innova’s sales figures though as it combined the numbers of both the outgoing rear-wheel drive (RWD) Innova which is only available with a diesel powerplant, and its front-wheel drive (FWD) successor. The FWD Inn

Chery Malaysia is preparing for the upcoming year with plans to expand its dealership network and introduce new models to the Malaysian market. During Chery's Annual Business Briefing, Vice President Lee Wen Hsiang expressed gratitude to the media for their continuous support. “Chery Malaysia achieved more than 4,500 units in terms of customer delivery vehicle registration in the year 2023,” said Lee adding that Chery also conducted a sales satisfaction survey from more than 1000 customers who h

After a 14-year model lifespan, 2023 may be end of the road for the longstanding Proton Exora. Though not officially confirmed by Proton, all signs point to the Proton’s only MPV being discontinued at the end of this year. Speaking at a press forum today, Mr Ainol Azmil Abu Bakar, Senior Director of Group Technical Procurement for Proton said, “Of the four original models (from Proton), [three] will still continue except for one model that we have announced to suppliers that we are going to EOP

Edgy and in-your-face, the 2023 BMW iX is as much about making a statement as it is about being a EV powerhouse and engaging SUV to drive. Since its formal introduction in Malaysia in 2021, the BMW iX has taken the EV market by storm, offering customers a solid entry point to EV ownership given it’s overall luxury, practicality, driving range and efficiency. Also read: Review: BMW iX xDrive40 Sport - Brilliant to drive, shame about the looks Additionally, with three variants on offer, and prices

Proton-Perodua ended 2021 with a combined market share of 59.3% Reduction in market share due to shortage of Perodua Myvi Market share of national brands on uptrend for the last 5 years After a high of 62.3 percent in year 2020, the combined market share of our (quasi) national car brands Proton and Perodua have dipped back to under 60 percent, to 59.3 percent. The reduction is mostly coming from Perodua, whose market share dropped from 41.6 percent in 2020 to 37.4 percent in 2021. This was most

Toyota broke Honda's 6-year winning streak as Malaysia's No.1 non-national car brand Hilux a major contributor, also means Toyota's passenger cars sales trails behind Honda 2022 to be the beginning of UMW Toyota Motor's pivot towards hybrids and EVs UMW Toyota Motor ended 2021 with 71,585 Toyota cars sold (excluding Lexus), putting it ahead of Honda Malaysia’s 53,031 cars. It also means that Honda Malaysia’s 6-year run as the No.1 selling non-national car brand in Malaysia has come to an end. Ex