While Proton itself had a successful 2022 with a fourth consecutive year of growth pushed that saw total sales of 141,432 units, its financing arm, Proton Commerce, had an equally prosperous year. Proton’s total sales saw retain second place in the local sales table with the most units sold since 2013. A lot of that success was courtesy of Proton Commerce capitalising on the growth in sales that led to a record-breaking number of loan disbursements. Having been incorporated on 27 October 2003, P

Thailand unsurprisingly pips other countries to be the first to launch the Toyota GR Corolla in the ASEAN region, but in very limited numbers: only 9 units of the all-wheel drive (AWD), 300 PS/370 Nm hot hatch are allocated for the country for now. Also to no one's surprise, it's not cheap. Announced at the ongoing 39th Thailand International Motor Expo, prices for the GR Corolla in Thailand starts from 3,949,000 THB (circa RM 497k); fully-imported from Japan of course. Only 4 percent is the pri

Fuel consumption for the 2020 Proton Saga facelift When Proton facelifted the Proton Saga in 2019, the small sedan was undoubtedly a heavy hitter in the value-for-money category. Features like larger front disc brakes, a new infotainment screen, a new 4-speed AT, and many more, came with the refreshed exterior and interior, all for a price of just RM39,800 for the Proton Saga 1.3L Premium AT. At just shy of RM40k, this is the most expensive Proton Saga model, barring the one that comes with R3 c

Perhaps the most notable thing many people noticed about the launch of the 2021 Proton Persona and Proton Iriz facelifts is that there is no manual option for both models anymore. Needless to say, some are up in arms about this. It's pretty clear by now that I am a proponent of the manual transmission, but I am also a proponent of any good transmissions, even if it's a self-shifting one. But I digress. What I'm here to discuss today is, why did Proton jettison the manual variants of the Persona

Nealy seven years after leaving Indonesia, Subaru is set to return to the country under the distributorship of a different company. Back then, Subaru was represented by PT Motor Image Indonesia (MII), but the company exited Indonesia after running into price approval issues. But that will soon change, as our colleagues over at Autofun reported that Subaru will be returning to Indonesia later this year, under PT Plaza Auto Mega – Subaru’s new distributor for the country. Plaza Auto also is also a

This Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition has been appointed the Official Safety Car of the FIA World Touring Car Championship for the 2020 season. The limited-edition Type R was unveiled earlier this year at JAS Motorsport HQ in Milan. JAS Motorsport is Honda’s long-term motorsport collaborator and official partner. Painted in a resplendent livery featuring the “Sunlight Yellow” colour, the Type R Limited Edition Safety Car is 47 kg lighter than the GT-specification Type R. In addition to the car