Proton ageing range of homegrown models, the Proton Saga, Persona, Iriz, and Exora, will be getting some much needed upgrades in their powertrain within the next 5 years, according to Proton’s Deputy CEO Roslan Abdullah. When talking about the new and improved Proton under the stewardship of Geely, the Proton X50 and X70 get the limelight but as good as these two models are, it is important to remember that around 60 percent of Proton’s sales come from the ageing Proton Persona, Iriz, Exora, and

Globally, Honda is seen as the closest rival to Toyota but in its home market in Japan, Honda is actually closer to Daihatsu and Suzuki than Toyota. This is because more than 50 percent of Honda’s sales in Japan come from kei minicars, the sort of cars Daihatsu and Suzuki sell most. The Honda N-Box has been Japan’s No.1 selling car for 7 consecutive years, since 2015. It contributes over 30 percent of and all signs point to 2022 being another dominant year for the N-Box. Combined with the N-Box’

The ongoing sales and service tax (SST) exemption / discount for new vehicles in Malaysia ends on 31-December 2021, so if you're buying a brand-new one – or in this case, a Honda – you need to have it registered by then to qualify for the rebate. Under this, locally-assembled (CKD) cars are fully SST-exempt, while fully-imported (CBU) vehicles are subject to a 50 percent SST discount. What Honda cars can you get before the SST discount expires? Checks with sources close to the matter reveal that

Remember the Volkswagen Passat CC? The sexy, low-slung, four-door coupe that lured a number of Malaysians away from the usual compact execs like the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. The Volkswagen Arteon is the successor to the Passat CC and it aims to accomplish what its predecessor did. Back when the Passat CC had a facelift, the Passat nameplate was dropped and simplified to just Volkswagen CC. Then, Volkswagen ditched it altogether for its successor and called it the Arteon, clearly p

A couple of months ago, Volkswagen Malaysia was busy with the launch of the Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace and Volkswagen Arteon R-Line. Also previewed was the 2020 Volkswagen Passat R-Line in white which was only opened for booking at the time. However, the wait is over as Volkswagen has just launched the Passat R-Line in Malaysia online via Facebook Live as the top-of-the-line variant of Volkswagen’s D-segment sedan. Prices of the Passat R-Line start at RM 203,411 (excluding SST which is valid unt

Come August 2020, Mazda Australia will include the much-vaunted SkyActiv-X M Hybrid to its line-up, but don’t expect it to be cheap. Compared to regular SkyActiv-G engines, the advanced SkyActiv-X system commands an AUD 3,000 premium. As such, the SkyActiv-X powertrain is limited to the range-topping “Astina” trims. The Mazda 3 X20 Astina will be priced from AUD 40,590 for the manual transmission, putting it into the Mazda 6's price point (AUD 38,785 to AUD 55,348). Then there's the Mazda CX-30