Malaysia’s tax exemption (import and excise duty) for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will expire as planned on 31-December 2025, and BEV manufacturers are encouraged to invest in local production, said Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Minister of Investment, Trade & Industry, at the launch of the BYD Seal this morning. Tengku Zafrul said sales of BEVs have increased by more than four folds last year, from around 3,000 units in 2022 to 13,000 units in 2023. “I believe BYD’s brand registered the h

With the SST exempt period ending on 30-June 2022, prices of all 2022 Proton models have all steadily gone up. The 2022 Proton Iriz in particular, now gets a price bump of between RM 2k and RM 2.5k depending on variant, representing an increase of between 4 - 5 percent over the previous SST-exempted prices. 2022 Proton Iriz prices in Malaysia Variant Price (RM) 1.3 Standard (AT) 42,800 (up by RM 2,000) 1.6 Executive (AT) 50,300 (up by RM 2,500) 1.6 Active (AT) 57,300 (up by RM 2,500) The current

In the early 2000s, the hardworking people at Perodua were scratching their heads trying to understand why sales of their oldest model, the Perodua Kancil was increasing. Isn’t that a good thing you ask? Well normally, you would expect demand for an ageing model to decline over time. However, between 1995 and 2002, sales of the Perodua Kancil grew by 56 percent, from 39,856 units to 62,279 units, outpacing the industry’s overall growth by 6 percent. This is highly unusual because by 2002, the Ka

Honda has produced many legendary cars in the past few decades, especially its Type R models. However, imagine if you get to see all of them in one place, in stock form no less. Well, one Honda dealer in Seremban decided to set up a Type R museum of sorts. The dealer is Ban Lee Heng Motor and currently, they’re displaying some truly showroom-fresh Honda classics including the DC5 Integra Type R, AP1 S2000, and three generations of the Civic Type R including the one that started it all, the EK9.

Remember how a few months back, we saw what felt like an endless barrage of new models and updates in the B-segment? Although most of the spotlight shone on the Proton X50, Mitsubishi Xpander, Nissan Almera, and Honda City, there were a few models that flew under the radar. The B-segment is quite a popular segment in Malaysia with lots of sizes and varieties. It appeals to many people too, from fresh grads to young families to those looking for a second car. In this article, we’ll take a look ba

The year 2020 is coming to a close and that means it’s time for WapCar’s Car of the Year 2020. We have our very own shortlist but we’re also letting you, our beloved readers, to decide on the cars that deserve to win our inaugural Car of the Year award! As we’ve said before, we have selected 18 cars across three categories for you to vote for. The categories are Luxury Car of the Year, 7-seater Family Car of the Year, and of course, the Overall Car of the Year. Without further ado, let’s introdu