Our time with the Perodua Ativa Hybrid was flawless and quite an eye-opener as well regarding what to expect from a potential affordable hybrid in the Malaysian market. You can’t buy an Ativa Hybrid… yet, but that was precisely the reasoning on why Perodua did what they did. Essentially, the SUV was rebadged from a CBU Daihatsu Rocky from Japan and leased on a subscription basis in Malaysia to assess the feasibility of producing an affordable hybrid locally. Only 300 units were brought in and le

Short video shows Toyota Vios reaching end of production run in Indonesia Plant operation could be gearing up for upcoming D92A Vios Indonesia assembles Vios for domestic and export markets As the news heats up about the upcoming successor of the Toyota Vios, a video shared on the Mobilgue Instagram page suggests that the current Vios has reached the end of its production run in Indonesia. However, the undated, and unverified video is best taken at face value as there has been no official announ

HEV kei car launching first First BEV kei car launching by 2025 BEV kei car to be affordably priced Following the introduction of the Daihatsu Rocky e:Smart, Daihatsu's first self-developed hybrid model, the Osaka-based company has announced that they will be electrifying all their models sold in Japan by 2030. Daihatsu said that its new models will either be battery electric vehicles (BEVs) or hybrid vehicles (HEVs). According to Japan Times, Daihatsu plans to launch its first BEV kei model by

The 7-seater / MPV segment in Malaysia hasn’t seen much action over the past couple of years. The Proton Exora and Perodua Alza are the longest-serving models here (and still are), while models like Nissan Grand Livina and Proton Ertiga have came and gone without a respective replacement model. Then in 2017, the Honda BR-V was launched, followed by the Perodua Aruz in 2018, which reignited the segment for a bit. But that was it – for the past three years since the Aruz made its Malaysian debut,

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has announced the availability of Gazoo Racing (GR) parts and accessories that are exclusive to the Toyota GR Yaris, Toyota Vios (regular and GR Sport variant), and the Toyota Yaris. The parts are exclusively available nationwide at five GR Garages and 39 GR outlets (Toyota dealerships competing in the Vios Challenge racing series). The list of GR parts includes the following items: GR Parts and Accessories GR Yaris Front Spoiler with Rear Extension Stabiliser Bar (Front

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