Under Bermaz Motor, Malaysia is the only Mazda distributor / national sales centre in Southeast Asia to close the Hiroshima-based automaker’s financial year ending March 2024 (FY2024) on a positive note. Although Mazda closed its FY2024 account books with its highest ever operating profit, surging 76 percent to reach 250.5 billion Yen (~RM 7.63 billion), most of the success was attributed to the USA, Europe, and China. Southeast Asia is a headache for Mazda. Casual readers of business news would

As cool as the Toyota Yaris Cross is in looks, unfortunately, the SUV that’s built on the TNGA-B platform is unlikely to make it into most markets in Southeast Asia including Malaysia. But don’t lose hope just yet because according to some sources, the name might be applied to an entirely different model that seems to be unique for the region. An unnamed source told Indonesia’s OtoDriver that the Yaris Cross name could be introduced in the country and it would be completely different from the on

The Perodua Ativa has been a hit in Malaysia, much like its donor twins, the Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize in Japan and Indonesia. However, the models have been introduced in Japan back in 2019 and thus, it gets a slight update along with the addition of a hybrid variant. Back in June, we reported that Daihatsu was planning to expand its hybrid model range and this included the popular Rocky/Raize twins. Instead of sharing a similar hybrid system on existing models, the compact SUV utilises a

It’s not every day you see a dormant runway on Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), no thanks to a global pandemic. Our friends over at AutoBuzz.my, GC Mah (Adrian's ex-boss) managed to secure one of the runways for their ongoing Drag Series on YouTube. When they gave us a call to feature our Perodua Ativa in one of the races, I jumped onto the request. After all, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to hoon around on KLIA’s runway tarmac. In episode 4 of Drag Series, they pitched the

Moving on from the Perodua Aruz from last week, we're scrutinizing the 2020 Honda BR-V 1.5L V facelift by evaluating all aspects from driving performance to purchase and cost. Honda BR-V Driving Performance – 32/50 pts, car-like driving experience 2020 Honda BR-V 1.5L V - Facts and Figures Engine 1.5L 4-cylinder NA Transmission CVT automatic Power 120 PS @ 6,600 rpm Torque 145 Nm @ 4,600 rpm Weight 1,269 kg 0-100 km/h 11.6 seconds 100-0 km/h 40.8 metres Being lighter and more powerful than the P

The Perodua D55L will be launched in the next couple of months, but one piece of the puzzle remains unknown – what will it be called? Back in 2018, Perodua registered a few names ahead of the then-new D38L’s debut – Aruz, Impax, Lasaq. No prizes for guessing which name was adopted for the D38L. Moving forward, it’s interesting to note that Perodua has yet to trademark any new names, which indirectly suggests that they could pick Impax or Lasaq for the D55L. That said, there is also a possibility