Twelve months after flood related supply issues suppressed sales at the beginning of 2022, national carmaker Proton enjoyed its best start to a year since 2013. With 11,681 units (domestic and export) sold in January 2023, sales have grown by 162.3% year-on-year, resulting in the company comfortably retaining second place in the sales table. Proton's market share for the month is estimated to be 22.9%, an improvement of more than 12% year-on year and over 3% better than its market share figure o

Proton ageing range of homegrown models, the Proton Saga, Persona, Iriz, and Exora, will be getting some much needed upgrades in their powertrain within the next 5 years, according to Proton’s Deputy CEO Roslan Abdullah. When talking about the new and improved Proton under the stewardship of Geely, the Proton X50 and X70 get the limelight but as good as these two models are, it is important to remember that around 60 percent of Proton’s sales come from the ageing Proton Persona, Iriz, Exora, and

Just like all its siblings, the 2022 Perodua Myvi is also offered with Gear Up accessory upgrades, but surprisingly the accessory rollout didn’t come at the same time the car was launched. Perodua introduced the Gear Up accessories for the Myvi earlier this month to very little fanfare, about six months after the car’s official launch. You have to admit, Perodua’s Gear Up accessories aren’t always a hit. Not everybody can get behind the teeth-like appearance of the Perodua Ativa’s accessories. T

In case you were living in another planet, the wraps came off from the 2022 Perodua Myvi facelift. The earth is round, Malaysia is a tropical country, the Myvi will continue to be exceedingly popular in showrooms. So far, it's business as usual on every front. 16 years on, the Myvi remains on of the most enduring nameplates with the Malaysian car buying public. Why? Easy, the Myvi was a car that was easy to maintain, idiot-proof to drive, nippy around town, and best of all, had an affordable sti

Even though the Movement Control Order (MCO) is in effect, Proton is wasting no time at all with development works for the upcoming 2021 Proton Iriz crossover version and 2021 Proton Persona. Both cars were spotted testing on the roads not far from the Proton Shah Alam Centre of Excellence. The photos were sent to The Ajerul by Muhamad Nur Affieq and Nadhirah Ahmad Najib. According to The Ajerul, 2 new colours, Passion Red and Citric Orange will likely be made available for the 2021 Iriz but the

A lot has happened in the B-segment (sedan and hatchback) this year. Following the updates on the Japanese competitors (Honda City, Nissan Almera, Toyota Vios), Proton will be revealing some updates too on the Proton Persona and Proton Iriz. Facebook user, Suhaimi Zamil has uploaded some pictures of both Proton B-segment cars in camouflage. Images of thee camouflaged cars have surfaced previously, but this time we get a better look at the wheel design of the Proton Persona. In previous photos, t