After 10 years of hiatus, Proton makes a comeback in the South Africa market. The first two models to launch in South Africa is the Proton X50 and Proton X70. The Proton Saga will be made available by late-2022 or early-2023. This comes after Proton appoints new South African dealer earlier this year. Proton's official distributor, Combined Motor Holdings (CMH), saw a gap in the market for a premium SUV within the budget of the average buyers. Premium SUVs are often out of the reach of these buy

The combination of style, practicality and overall value has made SUVs the defacto vehicles for many Malaysian families. Plus, with every major manufacturer brandishing their take on A-, B-, and C-Segment SUVs there are many to choose from at practically any budget. On the flip side, if you feel that every other SUV have become all too much like the last one – then you’d also be right. The more ubiquitous an SUV becomes, the harder it is to stand out in one. Well, that doesn’t necessarily have t

The Nissan Ariya, the all-electric big crossover SUV brother to the seminal Nissan Leaf undergoes a series of very rigorous crash tests to ensure it possesses high levels of safety in the event of a collision. According to Nissan, it takes 1/1000th of a second for a Nissan crash test vehicle to fulfill its role. That’s a literal “blink-and-you’ll-miss” moment that we can’t possibly describe unless one is secretly donning a red suit with a lightning bolt. However, there is one bright spark that p

Effective 15-June until 31-December 2020, the government will completely waive the 10 percent sales tax for locally-assembled (CKD) cars. Imported cars will still need to pay sales tax, but only at half of the original rate, at 5 percent. Some companies like Perodua have since announced that they will be absorbing the sales tax from today 15-June. Many banks have also reduced their interest rates. Whether should you buy a car now or not is a different topic altogether. There’s a Malay saying “Uk

The 2020 Mazda CX-30 has just recorded an almost perfect 99 percent score for Adult Occupant Protection in the latest Euro NCAP crash test, setting a new record. This also means that the 2020 Mazda CX-30 is now the safest car ever tested by Euro NCAP, eclipsing the Volvo XC40, which previously held the title with a 97 percent score for adult occupant protection. The five-star rated Mazda CX-30 scored equally well in other areas – 86 percent in child occupant protection (versus the Volvo XC40’s 8

14 September - 20 September 2019 Fuel price update: RON 97 up 3 sen! Monday Volvo Car Malaysia adds one more 3S centre in Johor Located in the outskirts of Johor Bahru, dealership is the latest to be built in accordance to the Volvo Retail Experience (VRE) – a dealer guide that best communicates the brand’s Scandinavian-inspired values – and has five service bays. This will be Volvo Car Malaysia's second dealer in Johor. The other dealer is located in Batu Pahat, operated by AJ Premium. In total