Malaysians have been anticipating the unveiling of the updated version of the Proton X70 ever since camouflaged units were spotted on our roads. While the most telling change underneath the cloak is a new front grille, Proton has confirmed that the updated SUV will gain new safety features. At a media briefing on Proton’s quality control performance in Tanjung Malim yesterday, the Malaysian Tiger confirmed that the refreshed Proton X70 will be unveiled this year. Aside from that, P1 has also sta

Limited to just 168 units, MINI Malaysia has launched the 2024 MINI Countryman JCW Trim, the final edition of the outgoing second-generation (F60) model. The new variant is offered alongside the standard 2024 MINI Countryman at the following prices (OTR, sans insurance) inclusive of the MINI Extended Warranty and Service Package (RM 10,400): MINI Countryman: RM 260,788 MINI Countryman with JCW Trim: RM 264,233 Also read: 20 photos to decide if you prefer the 2024 MINI Countryman Electric over th

Malaysia’s Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd (ETCM) has won the highest respect from Nissan by winning the Nissan Global Award for the Southeast Asia region. The Nissan Global Award Program for importers recognises the efforts and achievements of importers and National Sales Companies (NSC) in the areas of sales and aftersales. On top of winning the region’s Global Award for sales, which judges finalists on overall sales volume, market share and customer service activities, Tan Chong also bagged th

Since its global debut in 2020, the Toyota Corolla Cross has been a runaway success, further prolonging the nameplate of the world’s best-selling car. In Japan, the crossover was introduced in September 2021 with a different design from most global markets but according to rumours, a mild update is planned to be announced in October 2023. In a scoop by Creative 311, Toyota dealers in Japan are expected to be given price adjustments for the updated Corolla Cross sometime in late August with full

When Geely purchased a 49.9 percent stake in Proton from DRB-Hicom in 2017, the Chinese carmaker was upbeat about its goal to become the third largest automotive brand in the Southeast Asian ASEAN trade bloc by 2027. 5 years later, we are now at the midpoint of Geely’s 10-year goal for Proton. To the credit of the new team at Proton, the Malayan Tiger marque is now on a much stronger footing than it ever has since 2013. Proton ended 2022 with 141,432 cars delivered, up 23.3 percent from 2021, bu

Malaysians and Indonesians could be expecting the arrival of the Perodua D55L and Daihatsu Rocky/Toyota Raize respectively in 2021. However, apart from getting Daihatsu Connect, the Indo-spec Rocky/Raize might also gain a manual transmission. According to Otodriver, the Indo-spec Rocky/Raize would be offered with two transmissions, a 6-speed manual transmission and a CVT automatic. Recall that the Japanese Rocky/Raize only comes with a CVT automatic, so Indonesia could be the very first market t