Malaysia’s Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd (ETCM) has won the highest respect from Nissan by winning the Nissan Global Award for the Southeast Asia region. The Nissan Global Award Program for importers recognises the efforts and achievements of importers and National Sales Companies (NSC) in the areas of sales and aftersales. On top of winning the region’s Global Award for sales, which judges finalists on overall sales volume, market share and customer service activities, Tan Chong also bagged th

Though SUVs are gaining popularity in Southeast Asia, there is still a demand for sedans, albeit with diminishing sales (and choices). The all-new 11th-generation Honda Accord made its debut in the United States of America but this latest spyshot in Thailand proves that it might also be launched in the region. Taken by the Thai automotive YouTube channel, Tech Hangout Auto, the camouflaged Accord is spotted in the open in the middle of a traffic jam. Like any spied development car, it is devoid

In the 1990s, Proton was dominating the Malaysian car market with models like the Proton Iswara and Wira fighting each other in the sales charts. Then on 26-January 1995, the Proton Perdana was launched and the Malaysian tiger has once again found another segment to dominate. Though the Perdana would later gain a V6 engine and a grille design inspired by Alfa Romeo, we’re not going to focus on Proton’s flagship model of the nineties. Instead, we want to pay attention to the base model of the Per

Honda Malaysia has confirmed that the all-new 10th generation 2020 Honda Accord will be launched within this quarter. The outgoing 9th generation Honda Accord still holds the title as the best-selling D-segment sedan. Despite its age, none of its younger rivals, not the new facelifted Volkswagen Passat or even the Toyota Camry can match the Accord’s overall value for money package. Prices and variant range have yet to be confirmed but as a locally-assembled model, the Honda Accord pays less in e

The brand spanking new Volvo S60 was just launched in Malaysia last week, and it is only available in one variant - T8 R Design plug-in hybrid. When the XC90 and the XC60 was launched, both came in the same T8 plug-in hybrid variant with the T5 variant joining the range some time post-launch. As for the S90 and V90, they were the reverse with T5 and T6 variants arriving first and the T8 version joining later. Though Volvo Malaysia has since stopped selling the V90 here. So what do these Ts and n

The demand for C-segment sedans has declined substantially over the recent years as buyers have taken a stronger interest in SUVs and crossovers. However, in markets like the USA, sales of the Honda Civic is stronger than ever. In Malaysia, Japanese carmakers have shifted the positioning of their C-segment sedans to be more upmarket, high-tech and not to mention expensive. We discussed the three hottest C-segment sedans currently in Malaysia – all-new Mazda 3, all-new Toyota Corolla Altis and th