Though Malaysian cars have a strong technical partnership with Japanese carmakers, the only Malaysian car to be ever sold officially in Japan is the Proton Satria Neo. Besides, most early Perodua models were derived from Daihatsu cars that were sold in the Land of the Rising Sun. The current crop of Perodua models aside from the Ativa have little to no connection to Japan and that includes the current third-generation Myvi. The Perodua Myvi is exported to a few countries overseas but it has only

Following a subtle tease about a week ago, we now see the Perodua Electric Motion-Online (EM-O) concept in all it's miniature glory at the ongoing Malaysia Autoshow 2023. Though only a scaled down concept of what a future B-Segment EV hatchback by Perodua could look like, the EM-O concept additionally previews the EV powertrain that could power it, as the company's moves its products closer towards electrification as part of its long-term plans. To this effect, Perodua has released some exacting

While the fourth-generation (or third, if you don’t consider the Ignis as first-generation) Suzuki Swift Sport was introduced in Malaysia earlier this year, it is already in its fourth year in the model cycle. Come next year, an all-new Suzuki Swift is expected to be introduced and the Sport model a year after in 2023. Also read: All-new 5th-generation Suzuki Swift could debut next year Interestingly, BestCarWeb reports that there will be a new mini-SUV model from Suzuki, which will be based on

Following Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz's announcement in Budget 2022 that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will be exempted from import, excise, and even road tax, the Managing Director of BMW Malaysia, Hans de Visser has released the following statement to the press: The announcements made at Budget 2022 marked a welcome step towards electrified mobility – one that has long been in the making for Malaysia. The government’s motion to further incentivise and support the de

The Proton Satria GTi was many teenagers' dream car back in the noughties, and also the first hot hatch that many young working adults aspired to own. And it's easy to see why. Handling tuned by Lotus, grunty naturally aspirated engine, a slick manual transmission. All the right ingredients for a great time behind the wheel. Till today, used examples of the Satria GTi are still very sought after. Like this unit we have here. This particular Satria GTi was manufactured in 2000 (with 110,577 km on

The Daihatsu Boon and Toyota Passo twins, which formed the basis for early models of our Perodua Myvi, will soon be no more in Japan. The push to adopt hybrids in Japan and Toyota’s effort to streamline its unnecessarily complicated sales channels will soon make the Passo redundant, as Toyota has plans to streamline the Passo’s role with its hugely successful Toyota Yaris. Perodua Myvi to continue its own separate way As you already know, the first two generation models of the Perodua Myvi were