National carmaker Proton closed 2023 by posting its best sales performance since 2012, achieving a fifth consecutive year of sales growth. In December, 12,711 units were sold, bringing the year-end total to 154,611 units (domestic + export), a 9.3% increase over the 2022 sales of 141,432 units. Proton's overall market share is calculated at 19.4%, and it ended the year ranked second in overall sales, maintaining this position for the fifth consecutive year. Strong market demand for the Persona,

Those who spend too much time on the Internet will remember the digitally-upsized 'Big M8' meme from a few years back. As with most modern memes it's really hard to explain what makes it so funny, and now in a roundabout sort-of way it's become a reality with the Ioniq 5. Photos can be deceptive, and the Ioniq 5 certainly doesn't have hot-hatch proportions as pixels suggest. It's officially an SUV, and heck, it's bigger than the Honda CR-V. Here's how it actually measures against Honda's SUV: 20

In light of ever-tightening emission regulations, Mitsubishi has hinted that the next-generation Mitsubishi Triton could feature a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) option. This is in-line with their earlier announcement, saying ‘electric vehicles for every model by 2030’, which also includes an electrified Mitsubishi Triton (electrified vehicles here refer to xEV, not necessarily limited to battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The next generation Mitsubishi Triton is scheduled to make its world debut sometime

Following the sneak peek last month, Subaru has just released a teaser video of the all-new 2022 Subaru BRZ. Not much can be seen from the video, but the teaser photo does show its headlamp design with the signature C-shaped LED graphics. Based on sneak peek, the 2022 Subaru BRZ retains the sleek coupe profile with eye-pleasing proportions. Wheels appear to be 18-inch items that resemble the ones in the Toyota GR Yaris. Details are expected to be revealed on 18 November. It is expected to receiv

As part of Toyota and Suzuki’s ongoing partnership, Suzuki recently introduced the 2020 Suzuki Across, which is essentially a rebadged Toyota RAV4. The introduction of the Suzuki Across means that Toyota now has three distinctive designs for the RAV4, which includes the Suzuki Across, Toyota RAV4, and Toyota Wildlander. For the uninitiated, the Toyota Wildlander is a China-only model that is sold by GAC Toyota. Toyota’s other joint-venture in China, FAW Toyota, sells the RAV4. Up front, all thre

When Hyundai Motor Group first announced plans to build their first factory in Indonesia, many saw it as just the company expanding their business in the ASEAN region. But when Hyundai followed up with an announcement that the plant focuses on sedans, compact SUVs and compact MPVs, this has sparked speculation that the South Korean brand has plans to introduce of new models in the region as well. That has caught our attention as Hyundai does not, currently, have any of their compact SUVs on sale