The Malaysian electric vehicle (EV) scene is shaping up to be more competitive and accessible for those who are curious about the silent revolution taking over the motoring world. One of those newcomers is the BYD Dolphin which is teased to make a splash here this week. The Dolphin is the smallest EV being sold by BYD globally but China has the even smaller BYD Seagull. Being an EV the size of a Perodua Myvi which puts it as a B-segment car (with a lot fewer mechanical parts, allowing for a bigg

Perodua has 6 models in its line-up. The newer models are the new generation D27A Perodua Alza and D74A Perodua Axia, launched in July 2022 and February 2023 respectively. Of the remaining 4 models, the Perodua Aruz – launched in January 2019 – and the Perodua Bezza – first launched in July 2016 and facelifted in January 2020 – are due for either a mid-lifecycle update or a full model change. Perodua has previously said that it has the capacity to launch one full model change and two ‘minor chan

That's it, the wraps have come off the all-new D74A 2023 Perodua Axia! Here's two early images given by P2 themselves to give you a better look of the upcoming hatchback. Here's the front of the all-new Axia AV variant. Spot the details – there's LED headlights, LED daytime running lights (DRLs), and even stereo Advanced Safety Assist cameras up top. Also read: The all-new 2023 Perodua Axia D74A has over 3,500 bookings, targeting 5,700 units monthly And at the rear of the Axia AV variant. The st

At the recent Perodua media conference, the second Malaysian carmaker revealed that it has 220,000 backlog orders remaining. Around 15,000 of those orders were made during the sales tax (SST) exemption which ended on 30-June 2022. Perodua CEO Dato' Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad told the media that some of the cars might not be able to meet the registration cutoff time which ends on 31-March 2023. However, the carmaker said it will absorb the SST for those cars that would not be delivered in time for t

Since its introduction back in 2014, the Perodua Axia has been Perodua's bread and butter model. It succeeds the Perodua Viva as the second national carmaker's most affordable model. Codenamed D74A, development works are well underway for the new-generation A-segment hatchback and the DNGA platform model is set to debut sometime next year. Powertrain – Axia’s Indonesian cousins could get turbo power, what about the Axia? The Perodua Axia’s Indonesian cousins, the Toyota Agya and Daihatsu Ayla, a

Six years old - that's the age of the Perodua Axia. It doesn't feel like it, but the little A-segment hatchback has been trawling Malaysian streets since 2014. Which is why we think we could see its evolution sometime next year. Retrace the Axia's steps and you'll find that it has its roots in 2011's Daihatsu A-Concept, which premiered at the 2011 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS). The production version of the concept - Daihatsu Ayla - premiered at the 2012's IIMS and the car went on sa