Honda Malaysia reached a significant milestone today by delivering the 170,000th Civic and the 150,000th HR-V in Malaysia. A special car handover ceremony was held at Honda Botanic Auto Mall Sdn. Bhd. to commemorate this achievement with the new owners of these models. Honda Malaysia Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Hironobu Yoshimura expressed gratitude to customers for their continued support and trust in the Honda brand. The Civic, now in its 11th generation, has been the Non

Sanjay

Jul 24, 2024

Mazda has filed a trademark application for a new logo, found on the Japanese trademark site Chizai Watch. Although Mazda has not officially unveiled the new logo, its discovery on the trademark site suggests that a rebranding effort is underway. The new Mazda logo is a two-dimensional, black-and-white design that maintains the iconic winged "M" but removes the previous texture and depth. This shift aligns Mazda with other brands that have recently simplified their logos to create cleaner, more

Shaun

Jul 24, 2024

Malaysia’s new car market is heading towards a difficult period, and sales are slowing faster than official figures suggest. The topline figures by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) may show a 7% increase in sales in the first half of 2024, to 390,296 units, but most of the heavy lifting were done by just two brands – Perodua, which grew 17% (169,849 units), and Honda, which grew 16% (over 39,200 units). Putting aside low-base effect of low-volume brands like Tesla and BYD (4,368 units,

Hans

Jul 24, 2024

With the discontinuation of the Proton Exora, the Proton X90 has essentially become the MPV’s indirect replacement in the 3-row vehicle segment. Still, P1’s parent has a suitable candidate to succeed the Exora in the form of the Geely Jiaji. The VF11 Jiaji has been on sale in China since 2019 and saw an extensive makeover in 2022 with a new design and a tweaked name, the Jiaji L. However, sales of the Jiaji have been abysmal even in MPV-crazy China with only a mere 538 units sold in the first ha

CY Foong

Jul 24, 2024

While Proton’s new electric-only sub-brand, Proton e.Mas has not revealed what its first model is at its launch announcement in June, it has been widely speculated it could be based on the Geely Galaxy E5. Recently though, the CEO of Proton’s subsidiary, Pro-Net dropped some not-so-subtle hints on this rumour on social media. Via his WeChat, CEO Zhang Qiang shared the confirmation launch date of the Geely Galaxy E5 in China which will be on 3 August. In Chinese, he wrote “Proton e.MAS coming soo

CY Foong

Jul 24, 2024