Market research agency J.D. Power has released the findings of its 2022 Japan Initial Quality Study (IQS). A total of 20,797 respondents who had owned their new car for at least 2 to 13 months were asked to answer 221 questions about their ownership experience. Vehicle quality is evaluated in 9 categories: infotainment; features, controls and displays; exterior; driving assistance; interior; powertrain; seats; driving experience; and climate. The study was fielded in May-June 2022. Daihatsu is r

The 1.5-litre Honda HR-V e:HEV RS is separated from its chief rival, the 1.8-litre Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid, by just slightly over RM 800. The Honda sells for RM 140,800 while the Toyota asks for RM 139,991. Ignore the difference in engine sizes because the 1.5-litre Honda hybrid is boosted by a much more powerful 96 PS / 253 Nm motor, versus the 1.8-litre Toyota’s 72 PS / 163 Nm motor. Toyota’s hybrid is based on the concept of an ‘engine first, motor second’, while Honda believes in the opp

Proton has announced that its sales continued its positive growth for the fifth month in a row with 11,392 units sold for the month of October. The number comprises of both domestic and export sales. The highly anticipated Proton X50 itself shows no sign of slowing down with 27,400 bookings made and 447 units delivered as of the end of October. Talk about hotcakes. Total sales for 2020 so far now stand at 84,999 units which gives Proton an estimated 21.3% market share. However, not all is great

Bermaz Auto has announced today that it will now be making power-operated tailgate a standard feature on all 2020 Mazda CX-30 models. Previously offered on the 2.0G High and above variants, the feature is now available on the entry 2.0G 2WD model. Of course, the additional feature will result in a bump in prices, which is now up by RM 3,110, bringing its selling price excluding insurance to RM 144,759. Prices for all other CX-30 variants remain unchanged. This is the third specs update since the

At long last, Proton has released preliminary details of the highly-anticipated Proton X50 to selected members of the media. Here’s a quick low-down on what you need to know about this new SUV. What powertrain do we get? For starters, Proton will offer the X50 with two powertrain options. The first is a 1.5-litre multi-port injection (MPI) turbocharged three-cylinder (not four-cylinder as reported earlier, sorry) petrol engine that does 150 PS and 226 Nm, while the second is a slightly more soph

Okay, settle down everyone. The all-new 2020 Proton X50 is finally here and though there are still some naysayers who wished for Proton to stop rebadging existing products, we have to admit that the car looks set to be another runaway success for Proton. It is based on the Geely Binyue (or Coolray as it is known in the Philippines) and while some might think that, “Oh, it’s just a rebadged Chinese crossover with a few bits of Proton badging” or even more optimistically, “It’s a Volvo with a Prot