The Ministry of Transport is expected to make an announcement regarding the much-anticipated revised road tax for battery EVs (BEVs) in Malaysia as early as tomorrow (Tuesday, 4-June 2024). Currently, Malaysia’s road transport department (JPJ) calculates the road tax – legally referred to as the Motor Vehicle License (LKM) fee - for BEVs based on their power output. This formula was first developed in 2009, for the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, which produced just 49 kW (67 PS). However, BEV technology has

This here is the all-new 2023 Toyota Yaris Cross for our region, having just been unveiled in Indonesia. The small SUV also could preview the upcoming Perodua D66B for Malaysia. Locally-assembled in the country as well, here's the variant breakdown and prices: Yaris Cross Hybrid GR Sport: IDR 460m (~RM 140k) Yaris Cross Non Hybrid GR Sport: IDR 450m (~RM 137k) Yaris Cross S CVT: IDR 416m (~RM 126k) Yaris Cross S Manual: IDR 405m (~RM 123k) Yaris Cross G CVT: IDR 363m (~RM 110k) Yaris Cross G Man

Subaru has been rebadging Daihatsu and Toyota models for years so this latest scoop coming from Japan shouldn’t be so surprising. The donor model to the Perodua Ativa, the Toyota Raize/Daihatsu Rocky might be receiving a Subaru rebadge in Japan with a name not seen for 30 years. According to BestCarWeb, the Rocky/Raize would also be sold as the Subaru Rex in Japan which makes this the Star of Pleiades’ sixth OEM (original equipment manufacturer) currently offered that is based on a Daihatsu/Toyo

Two facelift models and one all-new model to launch later this year All-new 2022 Perodua Alza confirmed Are the Axia and Aruz next to be updated? During Perodua’s business review earlier today, the company has confirmed that they are capable of launching 2 facelift models and one brand-new model yearly. Perodua also confirmed that the all-new 2022 Perodua Alza will be coming later this year. Production of the outgoing Alza will be extended to the end of April. Also Read: Bye-bye Perodua Alza – t

“Lightweight sports cars are dead, long live lightweight sports cars.” We can imagine someone at Lotus raising their glass to this as the most memorable models from Hethel, Norfolk, reaches the end of the windy, twist road with Lotus ceasing production of the Elise, Exige and Evora in anticipation of an exciting new future for the marque. Over the course of 26 years, Lotus built a total of 51,738 units of the trio; representing close to half of all Lotus cars ever built in the carmaker’s 73-year

Following the success of the Proton X70, the company is expected to continue its momentum with the introduction of a smaller SUV based on the Geely Binyue. The upcoming model will be positioned below the X70, and it logically, could adopt the X50 name. Proton has also registered the X50 name with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia, further cementing the possibility of the name being used on the new model. Unlike the larger Proton X70, the newer Geely Binyue/Proton X50 is built on