Twelve months after flood related supply issues suppressed sales at the beginning of 2022, national carmaker Proton enjoyed its best start to a year since 2013. With 11,681 units (domestic and export) sold in January 2023, sales have grown by 162.3% year-on-year, resulting in the company comfortably retaining second place in the sales table. Proton's market share for the month is estimated to be 22.9%, an improvement of more than 12% year-on year and over 3% better than its market share figure o

At the Toyota 60th Anniversary Celebration in Thailand, Akio Toyoda, President & CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation, unveiled a prototype battery electric pickup truck – the Toyota Hilux Revo BEV Concept – as well as the IMV 0 Concept pickup truck. “For me, the Hilux Vigo launch remains one of the fondest memories of my career. So as a way of saying thank you, I decided to create a brand new IMV pick-up trucks for Thailand, which are the IMV 0 Concept and Hilux Revo BEV Concept,” said Akio Toyoda T

Raw, excessive and utterly unmistakable, here is the 2022 Ford Ranger Raptor is finally here... well not quite! Whilst Malaysia got a fleeting preview of the 2022 Raptor, our colleagues from Thailand are the first to get up close with the Ranger's flagship variant, which officially went on sale in Thailand in March 2022. Also read: All-new 2022 Ford Ranger launched in Malaysia - 6 variants from RM 108k, Wildtrak from RM 162,888 Priced at THB 1.87 million (~RM 234k) the second-generation Raptor i

Everyone tends to feel a little empowered behind the wheel of a pick-up truck and rightly so too; you’re in a huge hunk of metal and seated above everyone else on the road. Occasionally though, that elevated seating position can blind drivers with an inflated sense of invincibility much like the case of this Isuze D-Max that delivered its load of vegetables back to the ground in unfortunate circumstances. The incident happened in the land of pick-up trucks; Cameron Highlands. Now, most drivers t

The Proton Iriz Active that was once a concept car will be turned into a series production model real soon. Spyshots of the purported Iriz Active without camouflage have surfaced, seemingly suggesting that Proton is preparing to introduce a SUV-fied variant of the Iriz real soon. Also Read: Will Proton still use the Iriz Active name for new Iriz crossover? Like the concept car, the spied units feature fender extensions, a revised rear bumper, and decorative (read: faux) roof rails. Compared to t

A couple of days ago, we reported that Proton is in the midst of growing their export business, expanding the business to various new markets. Though not an entirely new market, it appears that Proton is quietly gearing up to introduce the Proton Saga in Egypt, as seen on several social media postings. Seen here is the current-generation Proton Saga facelift that was introduced in Malaysia in August 2019. At a glance, it appears that the Egypt-bound units are visually identical to the Malaysian-