Ahead of its slated launch in Malaysia, Peugeot Australia has begun taking orders for the all-new Peugeot 408, soon to join Vietnam and Thailand in selling the mould-breaking coupe-suv in the larger Asia and Oceania region. The Peugeot 408 GT is slated for launch in Q3 2024, with an estimated price of AUD 67,990 (~RM 212,000) for the sole Peugeot 408 GT plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant. Also read: Set to pounce: All-new Peugeot 408, e-2008 BEV, and CKD Landtrek confirmed for Malaysia in 2024 As lis

The T33 generation 2023 Nissan X-Trail is one of Nissan’s better success stories in recent times, at least in Japan. The 5- and 7-seater SUV was launched in Japan in July last year and it quickly became the fastest selling X-Trail in the model’s 22-year history. A total of 12,000 orders were collected within just two weeks. However, the on-going shortage of automotive parts, especially electronics meant that Nissan had to restrict orders to only monotone colour variants. Yesterday, the company a

In Malaysia, resale value is a major purchase consideration for car buyers. We can laugh at the silliness of people who allow the next buyer to determine their choice of car, but that's the reality of car sales in Malaysia. Typically, when resale value in mentioned, the general consensus seems to favour Toyota, but our research with B- and C-segment sedans indicated that Honda has the slight edge when it comes to residual values. Also Read: B-segment sedan resale values: City and Vios lead, but

Sportage is Kia's best-selling model Contributing nearly 15% of global sales Top-sellers are SUVs Kia Corporation recorded total global sales of 250,646 units in March 2022, a 0.9 percent decrease year on year. For sales outside of Korea, Kia recorded sales of 205,580 units, up 1.8 percent year over year. In the month of March, the SUV line-up led the global sales with Sportage being highest selling model. Sportage recorded global sales of 36,154 units in March. Also read: The CKD Kia Sportage i

Recently we have seen some camouflaged units of the Isuzu D-Max in Malaysia. The all-new Isuzu D-Max is already available in countries like Thailand and Australia, but not yet in Malaysia. The Isuzu D-Max is a tough truck and its safety is proven by the 5-star Australasian NCAP (ANCAP) rating. According to the ANCAP test, the Isuzu D-Max scored 83% in Adult Occupant Protection (AOP), 89% in Child Occupant Protection (COP), 69% in vulnerable user protection, and 84% in safety assist. The Isuzu D-

Manufacturers seem to be filling in all the niches possible in their SUV lineup. Here we have the Mazda CX-5 and the Mazda CX-30, both are technically in the C-segment SUV market, and we've lined them up for a CX-5 vs CX-30 comparison. Well, some would consider the CX-30 to be a crossover but let’s not get into the whole SUV vs crossover thing just yet. Back to the topic, the Mazda CX-5 and CX-30 not only sit in the same segment, they are within similar price bracket as well. So, which do you pi