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

PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM), an Indonesian subsidiary of Daihatsu Motor, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new assembly plant in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia, marking the start of its construction. The new plant (Plant Line 2) is being built in the area adjacent to the site of the first Karawang Assembly Plant (Plant Line 1) in West Java, and will replace the plant in Sunter which has been in operation for 27 years. The Sunter plant produces the Multi Purpose Vehicles (MPV) and Sport Ut

If you are in the market for a brand-new Perodua, be prepared to wait for several months before you can receive the keys to your new car. Wapcar.my recently checked with several Perodua dealers and found out that the waiting period for several popular Perodua models stretches past the 1-year mark. At the moment, the D27A 2023 Perodua Alza has the longest waiting period if you’ve booked your MPV today, the waiting period is anything between 9 months to 13 months, depending on variant. For outstan

Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has confirmed that it will be launching a new 2022 Nissan Serena S-Hybrid in Malaysia soon. Bookings are now open (minimum RM 1,000). Prices have yet to be announced but it is estimated to start from just under RM 150,000 for the base model, and under RM 165,000 for the Premium variant. As before, all Serena models sold in Malaysia come with the highest Highway Star trim. Deliveries will take begin in July 2022, so no SST-exempted priced (assuming that there is no f

With 26,240 units sold in 2020, the Toyota Yaris is Thailand’s best-selling B-segment hatchback, outselling all its rivals by a rather comfortable margin. According to headlightmag's monthly sales report, the Toyota Yaris commanded a 32.6% of Thailand’s B-segment hatchback market, ahead of rivals such as the Honda Jazz (15,568 units), Suzuki Swift (10,320 units), Mazda 2 Hatchback (7,342 units), and MG 3 (4,856 units). Although the numbers may seem impressive, keep in mind that the Yaris’ lead m

Everyone’s favourite pair of breadboxes on wheels, the Toyota Alphard/Vellfire twins have been on sale for quite some time now. The third-generation has been launched since 2015 but based on rumours, we will only see the fourth-gen make its appearance in 2022. With only a couple of years to go before it’s expected arrival, what is to come for the VIPs’ MPV of choice? Well, first of all, if you’re on Team Vellfire, I’m sorry to break this to you but your favourite youthful-looking MPV will cease