The electric SUV was also the region’s best-seller for H1 2023 First time a BEV was the region’s best-seller over 6 months The humble Dacia Sandero was second with the VW T-Roc third The Volkswagen Golf was to Europe as what the Toyota Corolla was to Asia, that being the best-selling nameplate for decades. That’s all in the history books for now though as the Tesla Model Y SUV topped the charts in the continent for not only June 2023 but the first half of the year as well. This marked the first

The BYD Atto 3 EV SUV will be launching in Japan come January 2023, as the world's largest EV maker continues its globetrotting streak after the model's made available in more than 10 countries worldwide; Malaysia included (soon). In a Reuters report, the company said that they'll roll out the Atto 3 in Japan beginning 31-January. Prices start from JPY 4.4 million (~RM 141,586), and will be the first of three models to be launched there next year. This price range places the Atto 3 in a very com

In the RM 50k range, there are no B-segment sedans other than the Proton Persona. This gives it an edge for those looking for a sedan within that price range, but that edge can be further sharpened if Proton addresses some of the complaints about the Persona. The inherently flawed CVT Despite the update in 2019 that saw a few calibration changes in the Punch-sourced CVT, it’s still far from being an unintrusive transmission. It’s noisy and unrefined, whiny at higher revs and jerky in stop-and-go

The Geely Smart Ecosystem (GKUI) has been a stand out feature for Proton’s models starting with the Proton X70 in 2018. But do you know the team behind this feature's localisation is a Malaysian-Chinese joint venture called ACO Tech? Ever since the X70 introduced GKUI to Malaysians, the system has seen more than 70,000 registered users with more than 42,000 daily active users. ACO Tech has revealed that the monthly average data usage is about 540 MB. ACO Tech is a joint venture between Proton, A

The next generation of Proton models will use three-cylinder turbocharged 1.5-litre port injection (MPI, multi-point injection) engines, says Proton. Speaking at a press conference at today’s Proton X50 preview drive at the Sepang International Circuit, Proton’s Director of Group Engineering En. Hazrin Fazail Haroon told the assembled media that the new 1.5T MPI will feature prominently in Proton’s future powertrain line-up. Hazrin didn’t specify which model will use the 1.5T MPI next, but among

Proton will be launching their next SUV that is rumoured to be called the Proton X50. Whether it will be called as such is another story altogether. The Proton X50 will be based off a Geely product, the Geely Binyue. It’s a 5-seater compact crossover that’s positioned against the Honda HR-V, Mazda CX-3, Peugeot 2008 and Renault Captur. In China, the Binyue is available with two petrol engine options, a 1.0-litre 3-cylinder turbo paired strictly to a 6-speed manual and a 1.5-litre 3-cylinder turb