Infographics claiming to reveal the breakdown of how taxes contribute to high car prices in Malaysia are once again making their rounds on social media, this time in an op-ed by Free Malaysia Today (FMT). Back in 2013, Rafizi Ramli – now Economics Affairs Minister – pledged to lower car prices if Pakatan Harapan wins the 2013 General Election. He presented a ‘formula’ of sorts, explaining how car prices are determined three popular models as examples - Perodua Myvi, Honda Civic, and Toyota Camry

It seems that Perodua’s new model offensive for 2023 will not stop with just the 2023 Perodua Axia. At least one more new model will be launched next, and this has been confirmed by Perodua Chairman Tan Sri Asmat Kamaludin. Speaking at this morning’s launch of the 2023 Perodua Axia, Chairman Asmat ended his speech by saying “Please enjoy the rest of the launch, and I hope to see you at our next big event when we launch our new model, which I can’t say now.” Also read: D74A 2023 Perodua Axia laun

It’s official. The all-new D74A 2023 Perodua Axia’s is finally launched and with the top-of-the-line AV variant starting from RM 49,500, some of you might be shocked at that price. After all, you can get a base Perodua Myvi for less but is it better? The base 1.3-litre Myvi is offered in two variants but for this comparison, we will look at the one that comes with PSDA, Perodua’s safety assist pack which starts from RM 48,500. If you’re considering between the two variants since they are so clos

Malaysia will enforce minimum fuel economy for each manufacturer, calculated based on their weight of their models, by year 2030. Details are still under deliberation, but we understand that the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and automotive policy think tank MARii will share some preliminary information later this month. Corporate Average Fuel Economy, better known as CAFE, is used to set maximum allowable fuel consumption (or minimum fuel economy targets) for a vehicle manu

Now that 2 out of every 5 new cars sold in Malaysia is a Perodua, and the number is set to rise to nearly 1 in every 2 by the end of 2023, Perodua is reaching close to the peak of what more it can do to expand its business locally. Perodua ended 2022 with 282,019 units sold, and is targeting an 11.3 percent increase in sales for 2023, reaching 314,000 units, with a 44.5 percent market share, up 5.4 percent from 2022. To seek new avenues of growth, Perodua will have to go beyond our national bord

2023 sales target of 314,000 units, up 11.3 percent from 2021 2023 production target of 330,000 units, which is 103% of the available capacity Perodua forecasts Malaysia’s TIV to be at 705,000 units, higher than MAA’s 650,000 units Buoyed by strong demand for budget-friendly cars that the general public can trust, Perodua saw its best-ever sales in 2022 with 282,019 cars sold and along the way, became the 4th largest automotive brand in ASEAN's Top 5 biggest markets. This year, Perodua is target