Toyota's Kinto One car subscription programme in Malaysia has now added (almost) the full range of Perodua models, meaning prospective owners can now opt to subscribe to an Aruz, Alza, Ativa, Bezza, and Myvi with prices starting from RM 608 monthly. Kinto One is an all-in-one susbcription plan that was first launched here in January 2021. Initially it was only extended to Toyota and Lexus models. The monthly packages are customisable. At its core you will get the car's roadtax, annual comprehens

The Proton Saga is a humble, affordable car in Malaysia but can you imagine spending around RM 123k for one? It might sound hard to believe but that’s the price of a base-spec Saga after conversion in Nepal. After launching in Kenya and Egypt, the next stop for the entry-level Proton model is the hilly Himalayan terrain of Nepal. Proton cars are distributed by Jagdamba Motors Pvt. Ltd and the Saga is the first Proton model to be launched there. There are two variants available for the Nepal-spec

While Proton was able to buck the local industry trend with a steady growth in 2020 despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the company has also managed to grow its export business by 10.6%. Over the coming weeks, Proton will announce as many as five market introductions, with one marking the export market debut of the Proton X50, and another two signifying the kick-off for local assembly and sales of Proton vehicles in other markets. “While local market leadership is one of our targets, it is eq

The current generation Proton Saga, sometimes referred to as the P2-13A Saga, has been on the market since 2016. To keep it ahead of its biggest competitor the Perodua Bezza, Proton gave the A-segment Proton Saga sedan a mid-lifecycle facelift in 2019, adding a new touch screen infotainment, and a new Hyundai-sourced 4-speed automatic replacing the previous car’s lousy CVT, and more importantly, drop its price to be lower than the Bezza. Since the current Saga is basically a heavily modified ver

A couple of days ago, we reported that Proton is in the midst of growing their export business, expanding the business to various new markets. Though not an entirely new market, it appears that Proton is quietly gearing up to introduce the Proton Saga in Egypt, as seen on several social media postings. Seen here is the current-generation Proton Saga facelift that was introduced in Malaysia in August 2019. At a glance, it appears that the Egypt-bound units are visually identical to the Malaysian-

Four months after the first batch of completely knocked down (CKD) kits for 30 units of Proton Saga cars were shipped to Kenya, the country’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has officiated production of the Proton Saga at the Associated Vehicle Assemblers (AVA) plant in Miritini, Mombasa. Also present at the ceremony was Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho. The finished cars will be distributed and sold by Simba Corporation. Kenya has a population of 51 million and Proton sees Kenya as gateway to 1.3 bill