There’s a post on social media that made rounds within this writer’s circle discussing the interview with Tetsuya Tada, the Chief Engineer responsible for the Toyota 86/BRZ and GR Supra projects, in which he spoke to Japanese car magazine WebCG. Tada said that there’s no such thing as a perfect car, and that the primary factor to consider is whether you regard a car as an object of passion or a practical tool. No car can serve both roles without compromises as the qualities required for each pur

July 2023 is another good month for Proton as it saw 13,326 units sold domestically and internationally, a 16.1% improvement over the same month in 2022 (11,477 units). Cumulatively, Proton sold 90,647 units in 2023 so far which is also the earliest P1 has exceeded the 90k-unit barrier since 2012. Even though the Proton X90 has only been on sale for less than 3 months, the third addition to Proton’s SUV range has taken the overall sales lead in the D-segment SUV market. With 886 units sold in Ju

The Japan Automobile Importers Association (JAIA) has released sales data of imported (CBU) cars for the first half of 2022. In Japan, the first half of fiscal year is recorded from April to September and the best-selling imported brand is none other than Mercedes-Benz. A grand total of 23,479 units of Mercedes-Benz were sold in that period, capturing a 20.41 percent market share in the process. While Mercedes-Benz is the top-selling marque in Japan for fiscal year 1H 2022, it marks a 13.9 perce

Just a few days after the pair of 2021 Volkswagen Golf TSI R-Line and Golf GTI (Mk 8) were spotted in Kuala Lumpur, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has opened registration of interest (ROI) for both models. As explained in our earlier report, these eight-generation Golfs will be locally-assembled (CKD Pekan, Pahang), a return to Malaysian assembly since the Mk1 Golf of the 1970s. Also read: This is proof that CKD production of the Mk8 VW Golf GTI has started in Malaysia Prices for thes

Proton’s management have told its investment bank partners that the company will be launching a new Geely-based model in 2021, according the latest investor’s newsletter by RHB Research. The research house didn’t mention any specifics on which Geely model that Proton’s management was referring to. However back in 2018, Geely Automobile Holdings, the parent company of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, which owns half of Proton, signed an agreement to license three Geely models to Proton for CNY 1,344

In line with the government’s implementation of the sales tax exemption on new cars from 15 June to 31 December 2020, TC Euro Cars (TCEC), the sole franchise holder for Renault vehicles in Malaysia, has revised the retail prices for its Renault models. For more savings, customers can also take advantage of additional online exclusives offered across the Renault line-up. The savings from the sales tax exemption will be fully passed on to customers for all registrations from 15 June 2020 onwards.