Malaysia is witnessing a remarkable surge in battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales, with over 12,000 units since 2011. This growth is particularly notable in 2023, with BEV registrations surpassing 9,000 units. According to a report by Bernama, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz highlighted this trend at the soft launch of the Malaysia Autoshow 2024 yesterday. The Minister added that EVs are an important catalyst to Malaysia’s manufacturing exports, especi

As of August 2023, the UMW Group saw a 16.3 percent increase in the combined, year-to-date sales of Toyota, Lexus, and Perodua vehicles in Malaysia, with 271,515 units vehicles registered. In August alone, 41,386 vehicles were registered, up 12.5 percent from July 2023. Toyota contributed deliveried of 10,275 units in August, up 23.1 percent from July. Cumulative sales from January to August totalled 67,283 units, up 9.2 percent from the same 8-month period in 2022. Toyota’s market share now sta

Just a single Ora Good Cat is enough to catch anyone’s attention on the road. So, imagine a convoy of 11 driving from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur and ending up in Singapore. That’s precisely what the recently concluded Great Wall Motor (GWM) GWM EV Convoy Tour was about, with a 11 units of the Ora Good Cat EV traversing 15 cities in 3 countries over 8 days. Also Read: Review: Ora Good Cat – Affordable Porsche EV look-alike? Here’s what the Thai media says The battery electric vehicles (BEV) convoy w

Enough of SUVs and MPVs as sedans and hatchbacks also have their own followers. Come 2023 and there are a number of brand-new sedans and hatchbacks that are Malaysia-bound. As the year goes by, we predict that there are roughly 7 new sedans and hatchbacks that Malaysians can look forward to. 2023 Perodua Axia Kicking this list off is the 2023 Perodua Axia. Codenamed D74A, this new A-segment hatchback will most likely be underpinned by the tried-and-tested DNGA platform, as well as featuring a Du

Wigo gets a more powerful 1.2-litre engine Android Auto and Apple CarPlay as standard Axia offers ASA 2.0 and stability control, both not available on the Wigo This adorable Metallic Orange hatchback you see here is called the Toyota Wigo and it is a distant relative to our Perodua Axia. The Vietnam-spec Toyota Wigo is imported (CBU) from Indonesia and it went on sale there in mid-2021. Prices start from VND 352 million (~RM 65k) for the manual variant, while the automatic variant is priced from

After 8 long years of being on sale, Perodua’s most affordable model, the Perodua Axia, will soon be replaced by a new generation model. Codenamed D74A, our friends over at Funtasticko said that development work is currently ongoing for the new hatchback. What do we know about the next-gen Axia? Perodua AXIA For starters, there is a good chance that the all-new Axia will be underpinned by the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) platform, just like the Perodua Ativa and soon-to-be launched Pe