Twelve months after flood related supply issues suppressed sales at the beginning of 2022, national carmaker Proton enjoyed its best start to a year since 2013. With 11,681 units (domestic and export) sold in January 2023, sales have grown by 162.3% year-on-year, resulting in the company comfortably retaining second place in the sales table. Proton's market share for the month is estimated to be 22.9%, an improvement of more than 12% year-on year and over 3% better than its market share figure o

As a petrolhead, we all aspire to own multiple types of cars, be it a executive sedan with a silky-smooth engine, or a pocket rocket for hooning around town. Realistically speaking, sensible car buyers won’t be purchasing multiple cars; instead, they will be buying one car that can do it all – transporting their family in comfort and yet practical enough for a weekend shopping spree. With a set budget of RM 100,000, let’s take a closer look at which used cars can do it all. Honda Civic FC – The

"An all new version of a best-seller, and other new models coming soon", said by UMWT President Ravindran K., are proof enough that the all-new 2023 Toyota Vios (D92A)'s launch in Malaysia is very soon upon us. Too speculative it isn't, because piecing it together is easy enough. For one, the Vios has been consistently on UMWT's best-selling list, sharing spots with the Yaris, Corolla Cross, Hilux, and Fortuner; the latter pair being segment sales leaders this year. Also read: UMWT announces 90k

BMW has M Sport, Mercedes-Benz has AMG Line, Volkswagen has R-Line, and I guess you can see where this is going - Toyota has GR-Sport (GR-S). The first Toyota in the Malaysian market to get that treatment is the 2020 Toyota Vios GR-S. Just to recap, the Toyota Vios GR-S sits at the top of the model lineup. It gets sporty looking bits inside and out, with aggressive looking bumpers and larger wheels. More interestingly, the suspension has been retuned and the CVT features 10 virtual ratios. Also

Honda Malaysia has introduced a brand-new Platinum White Pearl colour option to the 2020 Honda Civic and 2020 Honda BR-V. The new colour will be available on the Civic immediately while deliveries of the BR-V in Platinum White Pearl will start from November 2020. First introduced on the Honda Odyssey and the tenth generation Honda Accord, Platinum White Pearl has proven to be a popular colour option amongst buyers, especially for the Accord. The colour makes up 33 percent of the sales for the Ac

UMW Toyota Motor has just updated the Toyota Corolla Altis with a brand-new head unit, giving the C-segment sedan Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support. Yes, the Corolla Altis is the latest Toyota model to adopt this feature, putting it closer in line to its rivals - the Honda Civic and Mazda 3. In the Corolla Altis, the new head unit boasts a larger 9.0-inch capacitive touchscreen, an improvement over the older unit's 6.8-inch display. Toyota has mentioned that the brand new head unit is only