Today's news of a soon-to-be reformed road tax structure for electric vehicles (EVs) should bring respite to current and would-be owners of such cars. Rightly that will renew some interest; and if you're one of them, here's where you can check out the upcoming 2023 Peugeot e-2008 EV in Malaysia this week. It will be part of Bermaz Auto Alliance's Peugeot roadshow in 1 Utama, taking place from 17- to 25-May 2023, from 10 am-10 pm at the mall's Luxe Concourse in its new wing. Joining the e-2008 wi

Proton X50 spotted in India It will face a lot of rivals Launching later this year? India could be Proton’s next export destination, as a recent spyshot of the Proton X50 has surfaced, courtesy of rahul_auto_spy on Instagram. From the blurry photos, it certainly looks like Proton is testing the range-topping Flagship variant of the X50 in India, as evident from its 18-inch dual-tone alloy wheels and black roof – both of which are exclusive to the range-topping variant. Also Read: Review: 2020 Pr

Malaysia will continue to target investments related to renewable energy and electric vehicles, and that strategies to achieve such goals are being discussed between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in a recent Budget 2022 dialogue, said MITI Minister Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali at today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting. Minister Azmin Ali said the pursuit of attracting such investments are in line with National Investment Aspirations (NIA) which also fo

The 2022 Proton Iriz facelift saw a trim in its line-up, now with just three variants available – Standard, Executive, and Active. Prices start from RM 40,300 to RM 54,000 (OTR without insurance, with SST rebate). 2022 Proton Iriz variants 1.3 Standard RM 40,300 1.6 Executive RM 47,100 1.6 Active RM 54,000 Just to refresh our minds on the changes, the most prominent change from the exterior is on the new Active variant. It gets black plastic cladding all round, larger 16-inch wheels, roof rails,

Following tip-offs by our dear readers, checks with a couple of Proton dealers confirm that an optional wireless charging pad will be offered to Proton X50 customers in the near future. We understand that the wireless charging pad will retail at around RM 450 and offered at Proton 2S, 3S, and 4S centres. Pending official announcement by the carmaker, we also learn that the wireless charger must be pre-ordered first - so it's best to wait a while rather than sprinting down to your local Proton sa

Now that Honda Malaysia has officially launched the petrol variants of the all-new 2020 Honda City (i-MMD variant to be introduced in January 2021), should you get the Honda City now or wait for prices of the Proton X50 or for Perodua to launch the Perodua D55L in 2021? On paper, both the Proton X50 and Perodua D55L look to be winners, as car buyers are gravitating towards SUVs these days. But for all intends and purposes, we believe that there is a lot going on for the all-new Honda City – more