In the aftermath of the Daihatsu scandal, the company has said that it will compensate its domestic suppliers due to the output suspensions. Reuters reports, that some 423 domestic suppliers will receive compensation from Daihatsu, as plants lay idle due to the supply halt that affects 64 (currently produced, developed, or discontinued) models from Daihatsu, Toyota and Perodua. According to the report, “The company will work with its main suppliers to address the fallout from the scandal and may

Malaysia’s first carmaker was only a decade old when Proton unveiled the Proton Satria in 1994. It was the company’s first 3-door hatchback and was marketed to younger buyers who wanted the next best thing to a Civic EG hatchback but on a budget. The Satria amassed a huge cult following that is still felt today. Naysayers might simply call it the 3-door Wira hatchback because of its similar looks to the heroic 4-door sedan and 5-door hatchback/Aeroback. But when Proton launched the Satria GTi fo

Like clockwork, almost every car manufacturer in Malaysia have released their updated price list, now with the sales and service tax (SST) added back in. The following table shows the updated prices of Honda models with the inclusion of SST. Honda prices with SST Model Prices w/o SST (RM) Prices with SST (RM) City 1.5 S 74,191 77,600 1.5 E 81,664 85,600 1.5 V 86,561 90,600 1.5 V Sensing 90,212 94,600 1.5 RS 105,950 108,800 City Hatchback 1.5 S 75,669 78,600 1.5 E 83,075 86,600 1.5 V 87,856 91,60

Ever since Perodua announced that bookings for the new 2022 Perodua Myvi facelift were opened last week, Malaysia’s No. 1 automaker has been busy on its social media. There seems to be a new teaser posted once a day and over the weekend, another short video was uploaded, this time showing off the bumper designs. In the 11-second clip, we get a clearer look at the grille design, the LED headlights, as well as the front and rear bumper designs. A couple of weeks ago, we had published spyshots of t

It’s been a long time coming, but the Honda City Hatchback is almost upon us in Malaysia, as Honda Malaysia has just dropped a teaser of its upcoming B-segment hatchback. The caption "Move aside. Y? Because This. Is. It." is clearly referring to the Toyota Yaris. Set to replace the ever-popular GK5 Honda Jazz, the upcoming Honda City Hatchback will aim squarely at the Toyota Yaris, mirroring the Honda City and Toyota Yaris rivalry. Also Read: Malaysians are not waiting for City Hatchback; GK5 Ho

The Volkswagen Polo Mk6 has been around since 2017 and is ripe for a much-needed facelift. Not that this is a dramatic one as the overall design is just a slight tweak from the still-not-available-in-Malaysia pre-facelift. With this mid-life refresh, the designers at Wolfsburg have clearly been inspired by the Mk8 Golf’s design and as such, the B-segment hatchback closely resembles its bigger brother even more. For the first time in the Volkswagen Polo, LED headlights and taillights now come as