With the on-going Covid-19 putting a damper on businesses, you would expect that a budget car brand like Perodua, whose range of lower priced A- and B-segment cars are bought mostly by lower income B40 group consumers, will be affected more than higher range brands. Actually the opposite is true. While the government’s temporary suspension of sales tax have artistically boosted market demand, Perodua dealers are reporting a higher number of customers downgrading from Japanese brands to a Perodua
Dec 4, 2020
Volvo Cars and Geely announced that they have plans to create a standalone business focused on developing the next generation combustion engines and hybrid powertrains. The new arrangement is to allow Volvo Cars to focus on developing electric drivetrains. Volvo has high hopes that by 2025, 50% of the brand’s sales volume will be fully electric. This latest development comes in line with Volvo Cars’ ambitions to include a hybrid and full-electric powertrain for all their models. For Geely, the p
Oct 8, 2019
The Malaysia Automotive Association (MAA) feels that the country does not need a third national car as the existing two are enough. MAA president Datuk Aishah Ahmad told The Edge, “From the industry’s standpoint, we already have two national cars — that’s already too many. To have a third national car? I don’t think we need it.” She also did not comment on Perodua’s intention to be involved in the third national car project as MAA does not have details of the plan. Datuk Aishah also said that ev
Jul 27, 2020
Perodua aims to sell 240,000 vehicles in 2021 - a 9% increase from the impressive 220,163 units sold last year. The company cites sustained strong demand for existing models and the sales tax (SST) exemption as key factors in achieving this goal. Perodua's sales figures last year netted them 41.6% market share of the 529,434 new cars sold in Malaysia (better known as Total Industry Volume, TIV) in 2020. Here's how each model performed for them: 2020 Perodua Sales Breakdown Car Units Perodua Myvi
Feb 3, 2021
Nissan’s new COO Ashwani Gupta is sitting on a hot seat, with an unenviable task of cleaning up the mess left behind by Carlos Ghosn, the former Chairman and CEO of Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance. Formerly the COO of Mitsubishi Motor, Gupta was appointed to Nissan in August 2019, and has been tasked with pulling Nissan out of the rut and his immediate priority is to stabilize and strengthen Nissan’s business by focusing on its core markets of USA, China, and Japan. Nissan is currently in a p
Jan 6, 2021
Proton Saga Despite the movement control order’s partial lift, Proton managed to sell 5,676 cars in the month of May 2020. This represents 23.3 percent market share of the month and an improvement of 73.2 percent compared to March and April. The number of cars Proton sold in May might be a huge difference (46.5 percent to be exact) compared to the number of cars sold in 2019 of the same month, Proton is remaining positive. Proton X70 The company believes this is marks the upward sales trend of t
Jun 4, 2020
Proton announced today that it has recorded its highest ever monthly sales in 7.5 years, with 14,989 units sold (including exports), beating the company’s last record in September 2013. Proton says it now has a 23.5 percent market share in Malaysia. Year-to-date, Proton’s cumulative sales stands at 32,826 units (including exports), its highest ever since March 2012. Deliveries of the Proton X50 has improved slightly, with total of 3,513 units were delivered, 5 percent higher than February 2021.
Apr 2, 2021
Last month, Perodua was happy to announce that they have hit an all-time new sales record in their 27-year history with 25,035 cars sold in September. But it seems that momentum has carried on to October as the company registered 26,852 cars sold, setting yet another new sales record. Other than that, Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad further added that in October alone Perodua had purchased RM 600 million worth of parts from local suppliers for the product
Nov 3, 2020
Perodua Bezza gallery The Perodua Bezza is the company’s first-ever sedan and it competes against the Proton Saga. Let’s take a look and see how much owners are expected to pay in terms of maintenance and insurance cost for the Perodua Bezza over a 5-year period. The first service for the Perodua Bezza 1.3 costs RM 177.70, performed at the 10,000 km mark. Unlike automatic variants of the Proton Saga that requires its Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) to be replaced at every 60,000-km interval,
May 15, 2020
Set to be introduced in early-2021, the Perodua D55L is Perodua’s upcoming B-segment SUV that is expected to feature a number of firsts for the company. Perhaps the most important change for Perodua is the possible introduction of a turbocharged engine in the D55L – a first for Perodua. Codenamed 1KR-VET, the Perodua D55L’s engine is essentially a turbocharged Axia engine. The 1KR-VET was first fitted to the Japan-market Daihatsu Thor in 2016, before finding its way to the Daihatsu Rocky/Toyota
Nov 12, 2020
We’re pretty sure that an insurance company would have heard all kinds of excuses to justify their insurance claims. But we’re also sure that agents will never get over the shock of some of the excuses they come across. For this instance, a plane crashing into a Lexus IS on a highway. We can only imagine how the conversation on the phone would have gone “A what hit you? On the highway? You’re not just saying this to get a claim, are you?” The incident happened in Livermore, California, and thank
Mar 1, 2021
Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional, the company which we now know as Proton Holdings, was established in 1983 as Malaysia’s national car company. Ten years later in 1993, Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua, better known as Perodua, was established as our second national national car company. We are now in the midst of setting up a third national car. All three national car companies were mooted by our then Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. In the early days, both Proton and Perodua were in every sense, a na
Sep 6, 2020
Perodua is now entering the third phase of its transformation plan aimed at raising the company’s competitiveness beyond Malaysia as well as aiming for a sustainable future, one that is integrated into Daihatsu’s global supply chain. Yesterday, Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Zainal Abidin said that Perodua is also working with all its partners to see where existing expertise can be utilised beyond Malaysia. He gave the example of how Perodua staff are now working to design D
Feb 17, 2021
Perodua Axia Walaupun Covid-19 menjadi penggugat industri automotif kita, Perodua berjaya menjual sebanyak 23,119 unit kereta pada bulan November 2020 - termasuk 5,027 unit terjual pada 30 haribulan - paling banyak pernah didaftarkan dalam masa sehari. Angka penjualan Perodua pada bulan November sedikit lebih rendah dari Oktober (26,852 unit) dan September (25,035 unit). Berikut adalah pecahan daripada penjualan Perodua bulan November 2020. Pecahan penjualan Perodua November 2020 Model Unit Pero
Dec 2, 2020
Indonesia has officially launched the Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC), a government-owned EV battery company, last Friday. The IBC consists of the following organizations: PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium ANTM (Aneka Tambang Tbk) Pertamina PLN (Perusahaan Listrik Negara) The organizations fall under Indonesia's BUMN, which is a collection of state-owned enterprises in Indonesia. CNBC Indonesia reports that IBC will oversee the entire supply chain including the stages of mining, smelting, produc
Mar 29, 2021
Perodua Myvi Baru-baru ini, tular apabila Perodua Myvi di Brunei menerima versi S-Edition. Perodua Myvi versi S-Edition tersebut dikatakan mirip dengan Myvi GT namun tiada maklumat lanjut mengenai versi tersebut di Malaysia. Namun, Perodua telah mengumumkan bahawa Perodua Malaysia tidak pernah memberi pengesahan untuk Myvi S-Edition di Brunei. Perodua Myvi di Brunei diedarkan oleh GHK Motors sebagai pengedar rasmi Perodua. Perodua telah menghubungi GHK Motors untuk meminta maklumat lanjut mengen
Jul 9, 2020
“Despite having a new government, the project is still on”, said International Trade and Industry Senior Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali during an MoU exchange at the Perodua Headquarters. The Star reports that the MoU between the Malaysia Automotive Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii), Perodua, the Perodua Suppliers Association and Perodua Dealers Association entails the vendor system for the project. The MoU aims to create new employment opportunities for 1,000 local talents, as well as
Jul 3, 2020
Perodua D55L Memang ramai yang sedang menantikan SUV kompak terbaru dari Perodua ini. Lebih dikenali dengan kod nama Perodua D55L, SUV tersebut dikatakan akan hadir sekitar tahun ini. Namun, kemungkinan tersebut adalah tipis setelah wabak Covid-19. Pemanipulasi imej The Ajerul telahpun membuat beberapa imej render mengenai Perodua D55L dengan bahagian hadapan seperti Perodua Bezza. Perodua Bezza baru sahaja menerima facelift terbaru awal tahun ini dengan gaya yang lebih garang dan gril hadapan y
Jun 24, 2020
Looks like car buying behaviour is returning to normal, as Perodua has bounced back with healthy sales number in June 2020 that even exceeds their total sales in June 2019! Perodua wrapped up June 2020 with an estimated 21,250 cars sold. This number is the highest the brand has posted for the year 2020 and triple the sales number posted in May 2020 at 7,886 units. This number is higher even than the company’s sales number in June 2019 at 16,037 units sold. But the low number in 2019 was due to s
Jul 2, 2020
Proton announced today that it ended 2020 with a total sales of 109,716 cars sold. Despite losing over two months’ worth of sales due to MCO, sales were up 8.8 percent from 2019. However, Proton’s total sales tally is still behind Perodua's 220,154 cars. Proton says its market share also increased by 4.4 percent, reaching 21.1 percent. “We are grateful to have achieved this level of performance against the backdrop of 2020. To describe it as challenging would be an understatement but we persever
Jan 3, 2021
You can say that you want about Perodua. Good if you like the company, but the company couldn’t be bothered if you think lowly of its budget cars anyway. Since launching the first Kancil in 1994, the company has developed a laser-like focus on its customers, giving them what they want, which turns out to be just very regular cars that are cheap to buy, cheap to run, cars that go about their duties with zero drama. Perodua ended September by recording its highest ever monthly sales of 25,035 unit
Oct 14, 2020
Yesterday, news of a Perodua Myvi plunging into a 3 metre deep sinkhole in Jalan Maharajalela in Kuala Lumpur broke the Internet. It didn’t take long before Dr. Strange-inspired memes flooded social media. The memes were funny, but the driver of the Perodua Myvi could have been seriously injured by the sinkhole. Fortunately she was unscathed but surely it must have been a traumatic experience. We now learned that although there was absolutely nothing that the driver could have done to avoid the
Nov 26, 2019
Proton’s CEO Dr. Li Chunrong is confident that Proton will overtake Perodua to become the No.1 selling car brand in Malaysia by 2027, basically within the next model lifecycle of its products. Currently, only the Proton X70 is a new product. All other Proton models have yet to be replaced by a new generation model. In an interview with The Edge, Dr. Li said that ever since Geely became Proton’s partner in 2017, the company has been focusing on executing a 10-year product development plan, which
Aug 4, 2020
Daihatsu has no plans to introduce any sedan models in Indonesia, said the No.2 car brand in Indonesia during an interview with CNN Indonesia. Previously, the company did mull over the prospect introducing a sedan to Indonesia. In 2017, the company previewed the DN F-Sedan concept at the Gaikindo Indonnesia International Auto Show. The low slung, almost coupe-like roofline of the DN F-Sedan was originally conceived as a stylish budget four-door sedan, sharing the same mechanicals and platform as
Aug 3, 2020
Dengan wabak Covid-19 masih lagi mengganggu perniagaan dari segala saiz, anda pasti menjangkakan jenama kereta bajet seperti Perodua akan terkesan daripada jenama yang lebih mahal dan premium. Maklumlah, harga kereta Perodua disasarkan untuk kumpulan B40. Tetapi lain pula yang terjadi. Walaupun penggantungan sementara cukai penjualan oleh kerajaan telah meningkatkan permintaan, pengedar kenderaan Perodua melaporkan lebih banyak pelanggan yang menukar kereta dari jenama Jepun ke Perodua. Orang ya
Dec 7, 2020
Perodua’s manufacturing facility in Rawang is temporarily closed for retooling purposes. According to RHB Investment's newsletter, the retooling exercise is said to set up the production line for their upcoming Perodua D55L SUV. We all know that Perodua’s next model will be their D55L SUV and it is based on the Toyota Raize & Daihatsu Rocky duo. These cars will sit on the latest-generation Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) platform. Perodua will be tasked to manufacture the D55L SUV as Toy
Mar 26, 2020
Perodua has announced today that it will be developing a new regional sedan for the Toyota Motor group to sell in South East Asia. Recall that back in 2016, both Toyota and Daihatsu formed a new internal company called Emerging-market Compact Car Company (EMCC). In elaborating the role of the new internal company, Toyota said: The Emerging-market Compact Car Product & Business Planning Division, which is to span both Toyota and Daihatsu, is to conduct overall planning for products and business o
Jan 21, 2020
Earlier this year, we reported that Perodua will become Daihatsu's regional R&D hub, and that it will be developing a new sedan for the South East Asia region. Where it got interesting was the part of the presentation slides that showed four silhouettes of unknown cars of various body types. While Perodua’s CEO Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad cautioned us against reading too much into it, he did confirm that one of it is a sedan and it would be a big project. Fast forward to today we now know that the
Oct 6, 2020
The question that many of you guys have been waiting for is almost here – how well does the upcoming 2021 Perodua D55L drive? Keep in mind that this review was done at Perodua's Rawang test track, but no photos were allowed. Apart from opening bookings a week ago, Perodua has only revealed estimated prices of the D55L. The D55L range kicks off with the X variant, priced from RM 62,500, while the H variant is price from RM 67,300. As for the range-topping AV variant, its estimated price is RM 73,
Feb 24, 2021
Perodua D55L Pasaran SUV akan menjadi semakin hangat apabila Perodua D55L dijangka akan hadir pada tahun 2021. Walaupun masih dalam pembangunan, hype untuk Perodua D55L sedang membara apatah lagi model asasnya boleh disesuaikan dengan kit badan Modellista! Modellista adalah syarikat modifikasi yang terkenal dengan model-model Toyota. Selain daripada Daihatsu Rocky dan Toyota Raize (kembar Perodua D55L), kit Modellista sudah banyak menaikkan imej garang pada Toyota Alphard, Toyota Vellfire dan ju
Dec 11, 2020
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