The 2024 Isuzu D-Max facelift has been launched. This timely update, approximately three years after its debut in 2021, includes visual and technical enhancements designed to give it a competitive edge in the hotly contested pickup truck segment. The fully imported (CBU, from Thailand) 2024 D-Max is offered in eight variants, with prices as follows: 3.0 4x4 X-Terrain AT - RM 157,938 3.0 4x4 Premium AT - RM 141,138 1.9 4x4 Premium AT - RM 134,649 1.9 4x2 Auto Plus AT - RM 109,499 1.9 4x4 Standard

Isuzu Motors has a high market share in Thailand with its D-Max pick-up giving even the legendary Toyota Hilux a run for its money but with Chinese carmakers taking the lead in electric vehicles (EV) over there, Isuzu is looking to not lose market share by launching an electric pick-up there as soon as 2025, according to a report by Asian Nikkei. Currently, pick-ups account for about half of Isuzu’s global sales and the electric pick-up should help to maintain those numbers or even expand them a

The entire Isuzu D-Max range in Malaysia has just been refreshed with some rather commendable upgrades, led by an electronically-actuated rear differential locker for all 4x4 variants. Nonetheless, that isn’t all Isuzu Malaysia wrote. Ranging from new colour options to dual-channel digital video recorders (DVR), here’s a detailed list of all the changes for the entire D-Max portfolio in the country. For pricing, you can check out the launch article here. Colours Islay grey Mica and Dolomite Whit

When Geely purchased a 49.9 percent stake in Proton from DRB-Hicom in 2017, the Chinese carmaker was upbeat about its goal to become the third largest automotive brand in the Southeast Asian ASEAN trade bloc by 2027. 5 years later, we are now at the midpoint of Geely’s 10-year goal for Proton. To the credit of the new team at Proton, the Malayan Tiger marque is now on a much stronger footing than it ever has since 2013. Proton ended 2022 with 141,432 cars delivered, up 23.3 percent from 2021, bu

The all-new Isuzu D-Max is absolutely owning it in most regional markets. After taking over half the market share in Thailand for the month of June 2022, it’s racked up 4,237 new registrations from January to June this year in Malaysia, marking a whopping 143 percent growth over the same period in 2021. Additionally, the volume in the first half of this year is already knocking on the door of the 4,601-unit total they achieved throughout the whole of 2021. Not only does it move them up to third

All-new 2021 Isuzu D-Max, recently-facelifted Toyota Hilux, and new Mitsubishi Triton - it's a good time to be a pick-up truck buyer in Malaysia as the current crop comprises a healthy mix of all-new and refreshed models. Which, however, would be the right choice? As usual, we'll pit the three range-toppers of each model (D-Max X-Terrain, Hilux Rogue, Triton Athlete) to see which comes out on top. Please note that we left out the Ford Ranger and Nissan Navara out of this comparison for two reaso