Proton ended 2022 with a fourth consecutive year of sales growth with 141,432 units sold domestically and overseas. This comes after the Malaysian tiger recorded 14,750 units in December, its fourth-best monthly performance for the year. Compared to 2021, total sales have grown by 23.3% despite the setbacks faced by Proton early in the year which was due to a combination of parts vendors affected by floods as well as acute shortages in the global chip industry. Meanwhile, 5,406 units accounted f

Forget Ora or even Tesla, perhaps the EV maker that Malaysians are really looking forward to is BYD. China’s best-selling carmaker (in Nov 2022) just launched the BYD Atto 3 electric SUV in Malaysia and during its launch, public interest seems to be very high. Official distributor, BYD SD Motors Malaysia, claims that around 4,500 test drive appointments were made but did not disclose booking numbers which were quoted as “encouraging”. Bookings for the Atto 3 started early last month and customer

The all-new second generation 2022 Lexus NX, now riding on the TNGA-K platform that also underpins the latest generation Toyota Harrier (plus Camry and RAV4 too), has just made its global debut over the weekend. Sales will begin in USA and Europe in the third quarter of 2021, as a 2022 model. The 2022 Lexus NX will drop the outgoing NX 300 (previously known as NX 200t) model’s 2.0-litre twin scroll turbo 238 PS / 350 Nm engine, which is a shame because the 8AR-FTS engine is the best turbocharged

Since its introduction in November 2019, the Toyota Raize and Daihatsu Rocky have proven to be a sales success, with almost 158k units sold in 2020 alone. For the SUVs’ 2021 model year, Japanese media have reported that Daihatsu will be rolling out some minor improvements for the models. Also Read: Toyota Raize/Daihatsu Rocky, see its transformation from concept to production The first update is the addition of Android Auto on the 9-inch touchscreen infotainment system. At the moment, the system

Surprising as it may sound, selected variants of the Daihatsu Rocky are actually more expensive than the Toyota Raize in Japan. Prices start from JPY 1.705 million for the entry-level Daihatsu Rocky 1.0 L variant, JPY 26,000 more than the equivalent (entry-level) Raize 1.0 X variant, which is priced from JPY 1.679 million. The key difference between the entry-level Rocky and Raize is the fitment of Daihatsu’s Smart Assist ADAS suite on the Rocky – something that the entry-level Raize lacks. The

Black-coloured interior too dull for you? Fret not, Honda Malaysia today announced a new interior colour addition to the Honda HR-V RS – a classy dark brown leather. If you've been eyeing a HR-V RS for some time, you can now choose between the new classy dark brown leather interior or the existing stylish black leather interior. This new interior colour is a no-cost option. This new interior colour treatment not only goes to the leather seats, but also extends to the centre console, front panel,