The first hybrid LMPV in Indonesia Hybrid accounts for 70 percent of Ertigas sold in the archipelago 1,800 bookings in the first month, exceeding the targeted 1,500 units Our Indonesian neighbours have just had the new 2022 Suzuki Ertiga Hybrid launched over there by PT Suzuki Indomobil Sales, making it the first hybrid B-segment MPV there, as reported by our sister site AutoFun. Although consisting primarily of 2 main trims, the transmission options of a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic sees

Now that Perodua has dropped the initial teasers of the D27A all-new 2022 Perodua Alza, the biggest question is how much will the new model be priced at? But before we dive into the Alza, let’s take a look at other models that have witnessed an increase in price in recent times. To keep things consistent and fair, we’ll take the SST exempted prices of each model. Starting from the entry-level segment, in the case of the updated 2022 Proton Saga, prices have increased between RM 2,000 and RM 3,00

The 7-seater / MPV segment in Malaysia hasn’t seen much action over the past couple of years. The Proton Exora and Perodua Alza are the longest-serving models here (and still are), while models like Nissan Grand Livina and Proton Ertiga have came and gone without a respective replacement model. Then in 2017, the Honda BR-V was launched, followed by the Perodua Aruz in 2018, which reignited the segment for a bit. But that was it – for the past three years since the Aruz made its Malaysian debut,

Suzuki is such a huge hit in India that Toyota is banking on a few rebadged models to entice buyers in the subcontinent. However, its latest rebadged Suzuki made its debut in South Africa instead. The Toyota Rumion is the third rebadged Suzuki model currently on sale as a Toyota after the Toyota Glanza/Starlet (Suzuki Baleno) and the Toyota Urban Cruiser (Suzuki Vitara Brezza). The Rumion is based on the Suzuki Ertiga which makes the Japanese giant the third company to rebadge the MPV after Mazd

One thing that has continuously astounded me is products (in the automotive context) that overstay their welcome. What do I mean by that? On average, a car's product lifecycle ranges from 4 to 8 years, so any car (or product) that does not adhere to this rule, can be considered an oddity. Of course, there has been oddities that had unusually long lifecycles through the years. For example, the seventh-generation Mitsubishi Lancer (10 years) and the Toyota Land Cruiser 200 (also 10 years, a succes

Ever since 2006, Proton lost their number one spot in the market to Perodua - a position that they are currently trying to reclaim with the help of Geely. Let's see how is Proton performing in order to close the gap with Perodua. In 2020, Proton managed to shift 109,716 cars, an increase of 8.8% from 2019. In the process, Proton managed to increase its market share by 4.4%, reaching 21.1 percent. While Proton's figures seem impressive, Perodua on the other hand sold 220,163 new vehicles in 2020