In the aftermath of the Daihatsu safety scandal, one estimate pegs that company could suffer financial loses of up to USD 700 million taking into account plants stoppages, loss of sales and recently confirmed compensation to suppliers. According to a report by Nikkei Asia, the estimated losses also include expenses for investigations, additional safety tests, and other individual negotiations with suppliers. "Depending on the scale of the compensation, Daihatsu's losses could total JPY 100 billi

Honda will abandon regular combustion engines in the world’s largest car market by 2030 – China. Earlier this week, Honda announced that it will intensify its quest to achieve carbon neutrality by selling only hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in China by the end of this decade. “In April of this year, Honda announced its electrification target in all major markets of electrification combined, including China, which is to increase the ratio of electric vehicles

Just like the all-new Honda Jazz (which Malaysia is missing out), Singapore is set to be the first market in ASEAN to get the all-new 2021 Toyota Yaris Cross this week. Borneo Motors, the official distributor of Toyota vehicles on the island, has set up an inquiry page on its website. The Yaris Cross will be unveiled virtually via Facebook on Thursday, 14-January 2021 at 8.30 pm. It is still unclear what are the variants on offer for the Singaporean-spec Yaris Cross. In Japan, the Yaris Cross is

Proton has sold 11,411 cars in November 2020, an 18% improvement from November 2019. In total, Proton has sold 96,410 cars in 2020 - 7.5% better than last year. As expected, the 2020 Proton X50 was rather hotly received, being the best-selling B-segment SUV in Malaysia. Here's how Proton did last month: Proton November 2020 Sales Figures Model Units sold in Nov 2020 Proton Saga 4,279 Proton X70 2,157 Proton Persona 1,942 Proton X50 1,756 Proton Iriz 637 Proton Exora 629 Proton X50 waiting list Y

Rumour has it the Proton X50 will be launched on 15-October. The long-awaited B-segment SUV from Proton has been speculated, rendered, and spied for the longest time possible. In all this eagerness, we’ve even had failed RHD conversions of the Binyue. Some who are shopping for a B-segment car are ready to pounce on the X50 as soon as it is launched. Whether or not the X50 is a good car, we will have to see it in the flesh to give a final verdict. We already know that the X50 is derived from the

Called the Icon, the second B-Segment Modular Architecture-based (BMA) SUV from Geely has been unveiled. The BMA platform also underpins the Geely Binyue, which is likely to be the Proton X50. The Icon’s exterior design takes a different route from previous Geely SUV models towards a more squarish approach. Though some features like the clamshell bonnet and roofline bears a resemblance to the Range Rover Evoque. Geely’s styling identity, the expanding cosmos can be seen on the grille and from th