Another ‘S’ brand has fallen. Following last week’s announcement by Subaru to shutdown all local assembly operations in Southeast Asia, Suzuki has now confirmed that it will cease automobile manufacturing in Thailand. Suzuki Motor Thailand (SMT) said that it will shutdown its plant in Rayong by the end of 2025. SMT’s plant in Rayong produces the Swift, Ciaz, and Celerio. “Following the announcement of the eco-car project by the Thai government in 2007, Suzuki applied for the project and establis

Naza Eastern Motors (Naza) launched its first 3S Centre in Johor and simultaneously introduced the limited-edition Suzuki Swift Sport Silver Edition that’s exclusive to Malaysian market. The Johor centre is located in the vibrant suburb of Permas Jaya and follows the opening of the Petaling Jaya showroom in 2021. Down south, the centre spans 7,252 square feet with the complete sales, spare parts and aftersales services for Suzuki customers in the area. It can display up to 6 cars and service a m

Like many car manufacturers, Perodua too is facing severe disruption in its supply chain, leading to long waiting period for its customers. Being Malaysia’s No.1 car brand is a double-edged sword - because of the scale Perodua operates in, everything good and bad is amplified to a level few other manufacturers face. Perodua sells nearly a quarter million cars a year. For 2022, it targets to sell 247,800 units, despite the ongoing challenge in getting enough parts to build enough cars. The global

There is a reason why the Perodua Myvi is nicknamed "King of Malaysia". It's immensely popular with the carbuying public, be it as a first-time purchase, or just anyone looking for a nippy little runabout vehicle. Did I mention that it's also attractively priced and generously specced? However, in today's Used vs New segment, there is a very compelling used alternative to a brand-new Perodua Myvi in the B-segment hatchback marketplace. What car is that you ask? It's none other than the GK-genera

The third-generation Perodua Myvi was introduced back in 2017. The model competes against the Proton Iriz in the B-segment hatchback market. Let’s take a closer look and see how much owners of the Perodua Myvi are expected to pay in terms of maintenance and insurance cost over a 5-year/100,000 km period. Owners of the Perodua Myvi (both the 1.3 and 1.5 variants) need to fork out RM 177,70 for the first service, performed at the 10,000 km mark. Similar to other Perodua models, the automatic varia

If you’ve ever car-pooled with a Perodua Myvi Advance owner you would be left in awe of their ability to go through tolls without needing to lift a finger. The built-in SmartTag reader is the most thoughtful device ever to be included in a car and it has further given the Myvi a huge lead as the best value-for-money car in our market. I know what you’re thinking, when you purchase a SmartTag device, we were given a holder to attach the device to our screens. But the trend of breaking wind shield