Found within the latest monthly production data sheet compiled by the Malaysia Automotive Association, under the section for Proton’s Tanjung Malim plant, is an entry for a new Proton model, codename Proton SS11. A total of 28 units, spread across 4 variants, were produced in September 2023, hinting at a very close market launch date. SS11 is the codename for Proton’s latest sedan, one that will be based on the Geely Emgrand, also known in China as the Geely Binrui. The new sedan will straddle b

The outgoing GAC GS3 Power may be a rather forgettable model (when was the last time you actually saw one?), but WTC Automotif, the official distributor of GAC-badged vehicles in Malaysia wants to remedy that with the second-generation model. Now redesigned from the ground-up as a completely new model, the second-generation GAC GS3 just went on sale in China in early March, with prices starting from CNY 85,800 (~RM 55k) and tops out at CNY 111,800 (~RM 72k). Also Read: Tan Chong to soon launch C

Love it or loathe it, the all-new 2023 Toyota Vios (D92A) has just made its world debut in Thailand where it is called the Yaris Ativ. Even before the fourth-generation is officially uncovered, we already reported that the popular sedan will be built on the DNGA platform. Yes, despite Toyota beginning with a “T”, the all-new Vios shares quite a number of parts with Doyota Daihatsu and essentially, Perodua. This is proven on the VIN plate which states that the model is “Designed by Daihatsu in Ja

UMW Toyota Motor is off to a good start in 2022, achieving a combined sales results of 7,528 units for Toyota and Lexus in January 2022. This is a significant increase of 96 percent compared to the same month last year of 3,845 units. With Toyota reclaiming its No.1 non-national brand title after six years last year, the global automaker is off to an excellent start. Among the passenger cars, the Toyota Vios reigns as the best-selling Toyota model, accounting for 28 percent of total sales this m

Back at the end of October 2020, Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) launched the Hyundai Kona in Malaysia. However, that was the pre-facelift model and coincidentally, the facelift made its global debut a month before. Now, nearly six months later, HSDM has launched the new imported from Korea (CBU) 2021 Hyundai Kona facelift in Malaysia. Starting from RM 119,888 for the Standard variant and RM 136,888 for the Active variant, the Kona facelift is cheaper than the pre-facelift Kona. Prices stated a

Geely is looking to re-enter the Philippines market with the introduction of the popular Binyue SUV, which is now sold there as the Coolray. The Binyue has been immensely popular in the Chinese domestic market. Geely has already sold a record 100,000 units in just 8 months since its introduction. Now Geely is hoping to see a repeat of the Binyue’s popularity to revive the brand in the Philippines market. Known as the Geely Coolray in the Philippines, the car will bring over all the technology th