During a recent press event marking the start of CKD operations for the Proton Saga in Egypt, Proton let slip a significant new development: a new AMA platform. In a corporate video released by Proton, Steven Xu, Proton’s Director of International Sales said, "Next year, we plan to produce at least 5,000 units of the Proton Saga (in Egypt). For 2026, under the AHTV initiative, with the new introduction of ‘AMA’ models, we are aiming to reach the maximum capacity of the plant, which is 20,000 to

Sime Darby Beyond Auto, the distributor of BYD cars in Malaysia, has hit a new monthly sales record, with 1,045 units sold in May 2024. This is the first time BYD has crossed 1,000 units monthly sales milestone in Malaysia. May’s sales were 62.3% higher than April 2024, making BYD one of the biggest winners last month, albeit from a low-base sub-1,000 units sales figure. For comparison, May 2024’s total new car sales in Malaysia were 18% higher than April, as normal business operations resumed f

The BYD Dolphin electric (EV) hatchback has been spotted in Malaysia, as seen in this social media posting by Shariman. Being spotted at the port means it's highly likely fully-imported (CBU China), just like the droves of the BYD Atto 3 its seen amongst. It was previewed here at the launch of the Atto 3 back in December 2022, so it's only a matter of time before it makes its official entry. Back then, it was announced that the Dolphin hatchback has been earmarked for a Q4 2023 launch in Malaysi

With 2 months remaining in 2022, it’s the season for awards as we are about to usher in the new year. WapCar is partnering with Carlist for this year’s People’s Choice Awards and you get a chance to vote for your favourite cars of the year as well as stand a chance to win some cool prizes! With 18 categories and 67 nominees in total, it’ll be too long of an article if we fit every single of one of them here. So instead, we’ll just feature one of the categories and it’s literally the first one yo

Proton has given its entry-level Proton Saga yet another upgrade, nearly 3 years after this model was introduced in Malaysia. First things first – Proton has introduced a new 1.3L Premium S AT variant as the new top-of-the-line variant, superseding the Premium variant. The rest of the updated Saga’s line-up remain largely unchanged from before, and the entry-level 5-speed manual variant is retained. Also Read: Priced from RM 34k, 2022 Proton Saga MC2 facelift launched with loads of new stuff to

A couple of days ago, we reported that Proton is in the midst of growing their export business, expanding the business to various new markets. Though not an entirely new market, it appears that Proton is quietly gearing up to introduce the Proton Saga in Egypt, as seen on several social media postings. Seen here is the current-generation Proton Saga facelift that was introduced in Malaysia in August 2019. At a glance, it appears that the Egypt-bound units are visually identical to the Malaysian-