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

A brand-new 2022 Proton X70 is currently priced between RM 94,800 to RM 122,800. That puts a brand-new Proton X70 within the same price bracket as a used fifth-generation Honda CR-V. A quick check on Carsome.my reveals that a used, top-spec 2017 Honda CR-V 1.5 TC-P is priced from RM 120k onwards – just a hair below a brand-new, range-topping X70. Prices will vary depending on model year and mileage. Honda CR-V Granted, to keep things fair against the turbocharged Proton X70, the CR-V we chose fo

South East Asia is a region where Toyota dominates. Not only that, Toyota models are so ubiquitous in this part of the world that they define the region’s urban landscape. Bangkok will not be complete without bright pink Toyota Corolla taxis, Hiace tourist vans, and of course, overloaded Toyota Hiluxes. Jakarta has its Blue Bird Toyota Vios taxis (sold as the Toyota Limo), Manila has white Vios taxi fleets, Ho Chi Mih city is moved by the Toyota Innova, while Singapore’s SMRT has its purple Toyo

Nealy seven years after leaving Indonesia, Subaru is set to return to the country under the distributorship of a different company. Back then, Subaru was represented by PT Motor Image Indonesia (MII), but the company exited Indonesia after running into price approval issues. But that will soon change, as our colleagues over at Autofun reported that Subaru will be returning to Indonesia later this year, under PT Plaza Auto Mega – Subaru’s new distributor for the country. Plaza Auto also is also a

To give credit where it’s due, the 2020 Peugeot 3008 1.6T CKD is a great car to be in. It rides fantastically well, has a beautiful interior, and comes with premium feel-good features price at RM 163,888 (OTR without insurance). Although Malaysians may not have the best impressions for the Peugeot brand, we can’t deny that this French SUV is not only on par than other popular SUVs in the class, in some areas it even betters them. The Peugeot 3008 is as dynamic as a Mazda CX-5, as practical as a

A week ago we posted leaked Nissan X-Trail patent submission to the Brazil Patent Office, showing its exterior feature in a much more accurate manner along with a glimpse of its dashboard. Not long afterward, Russia’s automotive website Kolesa.ru posted a render of the 2021 Nissan X-Trail with a more realistic proportion compared to the earlier rendering by Carscoop. Nissan’s trademark ‘V-motion’ grille takes the central position, conjoined by two-row LED lights that possibly serve as daytime ru