As of April 2023, Perodua has increased its market share in Malaysia’s total new car sales from 39.1 percent in 2022 to 40.7 percent. Perodua registered 18,874 units in April 2023, that’s 41.3 percent lower than the previous month but March’s sales record were an outlier as it was the final registration month to qualify for sales tax (SST) exemption for locally assembled (CKD) cars booked between June 2020 and June 2022. March’s 32,179 units was the highest monthly sales ever recorded in Perodua

CKD Ora EVs to go on sale in Thailand by 2024 Exports to neighbouring ASEAN countries planned More than 10,000 bookings for Ora Good Cat in just 7 days Great Wall Motor has confirmed that it will be commencing local assembly (CKD) of battery electric vehicle (BEV) Ora-brand models at its Rayong plant in Thailand, which will also serve as the company’s forward base for the Chinese brand’s assault into the Japan-dominated South East Asia. Elliott Zhang, chairman of Great Wall Motors ASEAN and Thai

Still Malaysia's best-seller Measureable improvements over pre-facelift But what about aspects numbers cannot convey? The 2022 Perodua Myvi facelift has plenty of measurable improvements over the pre-facelift model. Aspects like fuel consumption and safety features are taken up a notch. But what about aspects that are more difficult to quantify? Things that numbers can’t paint the full picture, like ergonomics? The thing about the Myvi is that it looks fantastic on paper, with the full suite of

One week after announcing their return to Malaysia, Naza Eastern Motors, the company representing Suzuki in Malaysia, has launched the 2021 Suzuki Swift Sport. Only one variant of the Swift Sport is offered in Malaysia, priced at RM 139,900. The price is on-the-road, without insurance. Also Read: Suzuki officially returns to Malaysia, Jimny and Swift Sport coming soon Powertrain – Swift Sport gets turbo power For the uninitiated, the fourth-generation (ZC33S) Suzuki Swift Sport drops its high-re

Last week, this column spoke about why the next generation rear-wheel Mazda sedan with a straight-six engine (possibly next generation Mazda 6) is something that enthusiasts should root for, and why Mazda has been doing a better job at preserving the joy of driving than BMW, which is (understandably) prioritizing infotainment and digitization over driver engagement. We applaud Mazda for their audacity but also concluded that Mazda will have to lose more money in their quest to build better cars

19 hp & 18 Nm increase from the R3 tuned 1.6 CPS engine Only 25 units made priced at RM 115k each back in the day Came with Nappa leather seats from factory If there is a name that is as iconic as the Proton Saga would be the Satria. A three-door hatchback that spanned from 1994 to 2015 across two generations. During the heydays of Proton R3 (Race, Rally, Research), Proton’s own in-house racing development arm, the Proton R3 team made some highly limited, mean machines that tug the heartstrings