After a 14-year model lifespan, 2023 may be end of the road for the longstanding Proton Exora. Though not officially confirmed by Proton, all signs point to the Proton’s only MPV being discontinued at the end of this year. Speaking at a press forum today, Mr Ainol Azmil Abu Bakar, Senior Director of Group Technical Procurement for Proton said, “Of the four original models (from Proton), [three] will still continue except for one model that we have announced to suppliers that we are going to EOP

Since 2009, all new Toyota hybrid models launched after the third generation Toyota Prius wear the blue tinted Toyota logo. The blue outlines on the Toyota emblem is the most obvious differentiator for hybrid variants of Toyota models. That and the trio of wave-pattern Hybrid logos on the boot lid and front fenders (fitted since second generation Prius, 2003) is visual identifiers of Toyota hybrid models. At yesterday’s launch of the 2023 Toyota Innova Zenix in Indonesia however, the show car wa

Revised front and rear bumpers Updated Nissan Serena range now gains ADAS features Larger 9-inch infotainment system Edaran Tan Chong Motors (ETCM), the official distributor of Nissan vehicles in Malaysia, has officially launched the new 2022 Nissan Serena S-Hybrid facelift here. As before, the MPV is locally-assembled (CKD) at ETCM’s facility in Serendah. Prices of the 2022 Nissan Serena facelift have crept up a bit, with the Highway Star starting from RM 149,888, while the Premium Highway Star

Remember the story about a bunch of Malaysian students in Scotland going apeshit when they came across a first gen Perodua Myvi in the city of Edinburgh where they were studying? Nonetheless, it’s safe to say we’re all struck with a little sense of national pride whenever we’ve come across a Proton or Perodua on those times we were lucky enough to travel overseas. You remember what that is right? Travelling overseas? Life prior to 2019 BC (before corona). Someone in the office came across an Ins

Seeing that the second Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0) was enforced on 13-January 2021, sales of motor vehicles also took a heavy beating. Proton sold 5,964 cars in January, down 29.9% compared to January 2020, capturing an estimated market share of 18.5%. This marks a 1.0% drop in market share compared to the same period last year. The best-selling Proton model was the Proton Saga, with 2,583 units delivered in January. The Proton X70 continues to lead the C-segment SUV category with 1,082 uni

In case you’re not aware, some Proton models that are equipped with the GKUI touchscreen infotainment system has built-in 4G LTE internet connectivity and free online music streaming services (Ultimate Music by Tencent). Proton has just announced that they will be migrating their music app to JOOX Music – also a product of Tencent. The new app will be installed via an OTA (over-the-air) update which will be released from 27 March 2020 onwards. This update will be rolled out to all Proton X70 var