Now that 2 out of every 5 new cars sold in Malaysia is a Perodua, and the number is set to rise to nearly 1 in every 2 by the end of 2023, Perodua is reaching close to the peak of what more it can do to expand its business locally. Perodua ended 2022 with 282,019 units sold, and is targeting an 11.3 percent increase in sales for 2023, reaching 314,000 units, with a 44.5 percent market share, up 5.4 percent from 2022. To seek new avenues of growth, Perodua will have to go beyond our national bord

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’

Proton announced today that it has recorded its highest ever monthly sales in 7.5 years, with 14,989 units sold (including exports), beating the company’s last record in September 2013. Proton says it now has a 23.5 percent market share in Malaysia. Year-to-date, Proton’s cumulative sales stands at 32,826 units (including exports), its highest ever since March 2012. Deliveries of the Proton X50 has improved slightly, with total of 3,513 units were delivered, 5 percent higher than February 2021.

Last week, we showed you ten expensive-looking cars under RM 100k and some of you think those selections don’t quite shout ‘appearing rich’. Indeed, the Proton X50 and X70 may feel expensive but they’re still a Proton (or Geely) underneath. For this week’s Top Rank Millionaire-Looking Motors (MLM), we’re bumping up the budget to RM 200,000 and unlike the last list, we’ll be focusing only in the used car market. We’ve selected 8 for this list and you can be certain these fine cars will make you g

Nissan says the new HR10DET engine – found in their all-new 2020 Nissan Almera is quite a good engine that offers ‘confidence-inspiring performance’ that makes it a ‘perfect modern sedan’. Don’t scoff yet, read on… Turbocharged power As you know, Nissan’s Honda City fighter comes with a 1.0-litre, turbocharged three-cylinder mill. The engine makes 100 PS and peak torque of 152 Nm at a rev band of 2,400 to 4,000 rpm. Early, accessible power means overtaking should be easier. Other tech in the eng

Here’s another leaked photo after the rear of the all-new BMW M3 was caught undisguised. This time we are able to catch a glimpse of the front with its massive vertical grille. As the founder of BMW Blog, Horatiu Boeriu, said from an interview with BMW’s head of design, the future BMW models will look different from the others in the range. That would include the next-gen 4 Series that is based on the BMW Concept 4, which means the soon-to-follow M4 is included and likely the G80 M3 as well. Reg