Proton Commerce, a joint venture between Proton’s sales arm Proton Edar, and CIMB Bank announced today that it disbursed a total of 27,288 loans to Proton car buyers in Malaysia in 2023. The figure is a new high for Proton Commerce, rising in tandem with Proton’s recent record of 154,611 units sold – its highest since 2012. This also means that 18 percent of Proton cars sold last year were financed by Proton Commerce. The Proton Saga is the financing arm’s most important model, contributing 61 p

XV is now more competitive Better safety, more talents to do different things But are you willing to pay a premium? "Change is the only constant", and though Heraclitus meant for this to be a medicine for the mind, turns out it applies to cars as well. In this case, it's about how the 2022 Subaru XV facelift seeks to change Malaysians' minds from the SUV of the moment, the Toyota Corolla Cross. And in this round of changes for the locally-assembled XV – which crucially adds on ADAS among new cho

Back in the early 90s, if you wanted to buy a performance car, you’d most probably choose the manual transmission option. The equivalent automatic option was probably heavier, slower-reacting, and had higher fuel consumption. My own uncle once told me back then, “In a sprint, my manual car would always be faster and more accelerative versus an automatic.” Those words stuck with me. Fast forward to today, and self-shifting transmissions have gotten so good, no human input could possibly match its

During the recent Lexus UX drive, we were impressed with how the CVT operates and feel. Combined with the new 2.0-litre Dynamic Force four-cylinder engine, the Lexus UX felt peppy and engaging to drive around town. However, not many are aware of Toyota’s CVT being one of the most technologically advanced CVT out there, so we decided to share this with you readers for further understanding. First, we need to understand the concept of CVT. CVTs, or continuously variable transmission is known for b

(2020 Mazda CX-30 Specs & Price | Gallery) Following the announcement that the 2020 Mazda CX-30 is now open for bookings in Malaysia, the Mazda CX-30 is now on display at Bermaz Motor’s Petaling Jaya and Glenmarie showrooms. There will be 3 variants of the CX-30 on sale in Malaysia, priced from RM 143k to RM 173k. The Mazda CX-30 will be fully imported from Japan just like the Mazda 3 and local deliveries are expected to begin in early 2020 – likely before Chinese New Year. The Mazda CX-30 is no

(Model | Gallery) The Peugeot 3008 is the French company’s entry into the highly competitive C-segment SUV market. It was previously imported from Peugeot’s plant in France, but Nasim has commenced locally assembly (CKD) at the Naza Automotive Manufacturing (NAM) plant in Gurun. How Much Is It? Two variants of the Peugeot 3008 are available in Malaysia, 3008 Active THP and 3008 Allure THP, priced from RM 150,888 and RM 163,888, respectively. Both variants use a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylind