National carmaker Proton closed 2023 by posting its best sales performance since 2012, achieving a fifth consecutive year of sales growth. In December, 12,711 units were sold, bringing the year-end total to 154,611 units (domestic + export), a 9.3% increase over the 2022 sales of 141,432 units. Proton's overall market share is calculated at 19.4%, and it ended the year ranked second in overall sales, maintaining this position for the fifth consecutive year. Strong market demand for the Persona,

Proton has entered a strategic partnership with CARSOME to offer customers a seamless solution to trade-in their old cars. Besides CARSOME, two other online bidding companies are also on-board with Proton. Proton says the partnership with CARSOME will provide customers with a range of benefits, including enhanced convenience, trustworthiness, competitive trade-in values, transparency in pricing, secure payment and ownership transfer, daily auctions, faster disposal, and comprehensive inspections

The Perodua Myvi is the road-going King but that title only applies in Malaysia and the 2022 update further enhances its position in automotive royalty. On the other hand, the Myvi’s Indonesian twin, the Daihatsu Sirion doesn’t face the same success. Still, the Sirion will be getting a facelift as the model is fully-imported (CBU) from Malaysia and will be launched on 2-June 2022. Units of the facelifted model were spotted in the archipelago for months now and from the looks of things, the Sirio

If you have placed a booking for a new Honda vehicle recently, expect delays in deliveries, stemming from the global semiconductor shortage and ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Honda Malaysia has clarified the issue in a statement, and it can be read in full below: "Due to the global shortage of semiconductors and Covid-19 pandemic, there will be a delay in parts and distribution for new car production. This has resulted to disruption and inconsistent production output at our factory. "With this reduc

Having launched with estimated prices exactly a month ago, Honda Malaysia has now confirmed prices for the 2022 Honda City Hatchback in Malaysia – at least for the S, E, V variants. Prices for the hybrid City Hatchback RS e:HEV will be announced at a later date. 2022 Honda City Hatchback prices in Malaysia Variant Price 1.5 S RM 75,669.45 (est. price: RM 75,670) 1.5 E RM 83,075.73 (est. price: RM 83,080) 1.5 V RM 87,856.36 (est. price: RM 87,860) RS e:HEV TBA OTR w/o insurance, SST-free prices v

The current-generation Perodua Myvi was launched in late-2017 and the next-generation model should be arriving before 2025. With any generational changes, an update in the powertrain department is to be expected. As such, could the next-generation Perodua Myvi get the powertrain from the Perodua Ativa – Perodua’s current technology showcase? Also Read: Perodua Ativa's (D55L) CVT to be better than Proton's. What's the D in D-CVT? After all, new features found in Perodua’s technology showcase mode