The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on January 24, citing multiple sources, that Mitsubishi Motors is leaning toward not joining the joint holding company that Honda and Nissan plan to establish by 2026. While Mitsubishi Motors intends to strengthen its collaboration with both automakers, it plans to remain independently listed and maintain its current structure to focus on expanding its market share in Southeast Asia, where it enjoys a competitive edge. The decision stems from the challenges all three

Sanjay

Jan 24, 2025

Geely Auto Indonesia officially unveiled its return to the Indonesian market with the unveiling of the Geely EX5, the Chinese twin to the Proton e.Mas 7. While prices for the initial batch of fully imported (CBU) from China units have not been announced, Geely are making plans to introduce locally assembled (CKD) units in the archipelago within the year. Following the brand’s relaunch, Geely Auto Indonesia announced that it has appointed PT Handal Indonesia Motor (HIM) as the local CKD assembler

CY Foong

Jan 24, 2025

With the influx of many Chinese car brands over the past couple of years, Malaysians are no longer perceiving them as poor imitations. According to JPJ’s data, Chinese brands accounted for a 4.3% market share last year though these figures include light commercial vehicles like obscure commercial window vans (excluding panel vans and heavy trucks). Still, it is hard to ignore the appeal of Chinese brands with their attractive looks and affordable prices. The Chinese car boom in Malaysia can be v

CY Foong

Jan 23, 2025

Bermaz Changan, a subsidiary of Bermaz Auto responsible for distributing Changan’s Deepal-branded electric vehicles in Malaysia, is working towards an early preview of the upcoming Deepal S07, a five-seater D-segment SUV. In China, the Deepal S07 is available as either a 1.5-litre extended-range plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or EREV, which uses its engine solely as a generator, or a fully electric battery EV (BEV). For the Malaysian market, only the BEV variant will be offered. The Deepal S07

Hans

Jan 23, 2025

Proton ended 2024 with domestic and export sales reaching 152,352 units. This figure is 1.5% lower than the previous year’s results, but Proton is still performing much better than the 64,744 units recorded in 2018, the first year of Geely’s partnership with Proton. While the Geely-era Proton has shown significant improvement, it has yet to close the gap with Perodua, which ended 2024 with 358,102 units sold in Malaysia alone (excluding a small number of exports). Although Proton offers models i

Hans

Jan 23, 2025