At the sidelines of the all-new D74A 2023 Perodua Axia media preview happening now (blue words are links to our first look, early impressions), the national carmaker divulged their plans for hybrid models, and the Axia will be quite a foundational piece of the puzzle. Speaking to the press, Perodua's CEO, Dato' Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad shared that the latest Axia's Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) platform is capable of accepting a hybrid powertrain, though he stopped short of sharing furt

With 2 months remaining in 2022, it’s the season for awards as we are about to usher in the new year. WapCar is partnering with Carlist for this year’s People’s Choice Awards and you get a chance to vote for your favourite cars of the year as well as stand a chance to win some cool prizes! With 18 categories and 67 nominees in total, it’ll be too long of an article if we fit every single of one of them here. So instead, we’ll just feature one of the categories and it’s literally the first one yo

Launched in mid-April 2021, the new D23 2021 Nissan Navara has given Edaran Tan Chong Motor some much needed boost in Malaysia. In its first full-month sales in May 2021, the facelifted Navara has nearly doubled its monthly sales, from 235 units recorded in April 2021 to 415 units in May 2021. The figure exceeds the Navara’s pre-pandemic sales performance, which was averaging less than 350 units per month in 2019. Pick-up sales in Malaysia, May 2021 (units) Toyota Hilux 1,543 Isuzu D-Max 514 Mit

Mazda currently sells an all-wheel drive 253 PS / 434 Nm turbocharged variant of the Mazda 3 hatchback in USA, Canada, and Mexico. The Mazda 3 Turbo a successor to the Mazda 3 MPS in all but name. Unfortunately for the rest of the world, this model is only available in North America. Even fans in Mazda’s home market in Japan don’t get this option. The reason? Poor demand and strict exhaust emission regulations. In the right-hand drive sphere of the motoring world, Mazda Australia, which is Mazda

Last week, Peugeot unveiled its latest logo and brand identity. The new logo is Peugeot’s 11th logo since the company’s inception in 1850. Peugeot says that they will begin rolling out their new brand identity across their communication materials and dealerships by the end of this month. They aim to complete the rebranding exercise by 2023. The first model to wear the new Peugeot logo will be the all-new, third-generation Peugeot 308. The model is to be introduced in Europe later this month. Wha

** This article is the personal experience of a 2019 Kia Stinger GT-Line 2.0L owner and does not necessarily reflect the views of WapCar. Facebook: Lutfi Othman When I first saw pictures of the Kia Stinger online after it was unveiled in 2017, I was very impressed with how Kia designs have evolved all these years. Unknowingly, I developed a liking of the car although I have doubts if it will ever reach our shores. I had a bad perception of Kia those days due to their bad reputation in design and