Small product update concerning the 2023 Proton Saga in Malaysia, and it's to do with it getting a new gearbox – gone is the old Hyundai-sourced 4-speed automatic (4AT), and in place is another 4AT from Toyota's affiliate Aisin. WapCar understands this update started in cars produced since May, though it is unclear if Proton will make an announcement since specs remain the same. Prices have remained unchanged too, likely because it's still a 4AT and this is just a change in supplier. Also read:

Malaysian sales of the third-generation Isuzu D-Max has been nothing short of a winner for Isuzu, with sales so far in 2022 nearly double what was achieved last year, simultaneously making it their best-selling model since Isuzu Malaysia's inception in 2004. "Last year, sales [of the D-Max] was 4,600 units. This year, at the end of September, we have 7,000. Sales is quite good," remarked Kenkichi Sogo, Isuzu Malaysia's Executive Director. He was speaking at the media briefing of the opening of t

Malaysia holds a special place in the annals of Honda’s hallowed Type R brand’s history. Back in 2007, the young team at Honda Malaysia created history by making Malaysia the first and only country outside of Japan to ever be allowed to sell the FD2 generation Honda Civic Type R, parallel imported reconditioned models aside. It was no small feat because back then, the bosses at Honda’s headquarters in Aoyama, Tokyo were not convinced that exporting the Japan-only Civic Type R for Malaysia was wo

Nearly 20,000 bookings, or 65 percent of the 30,000 total bookings collected for the all-new 2022 Perodua Alza are for the highest specifications AV variant, said Perodua President and CEO, Dato' Zainal Abidin Ahmad. The all-new 2022 Perodua Alza is available in three variants: Alza 1.5 X: RM 62,500 Alza 1.5 H: RM 68,000 Alza 1.5 AV: RM 75,500 Also read: D27A 2022 Perodua Alza launched in Malaysia, RM 62.5k to RM 75.5k, 1.5L with D-CVT All variants are powered by the same aluminum block 2NR-VE 1

Just like everywhere else in the world, the Toyota GR Yaris has received heaps of praises even here in Malaysia. Only 25,000 units of this homologated special are being produced by Toyota with less than 200 units earmarked for Malaysia. To be specific, that number is 127 units, and honestly, that sounds generous enough, considering that Thailand had only 71 units allocated for them. It appears that as fast as the GR Yaris is in terms of performance, it’s also driving out of showrooms as quickly.

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