Perodua is projected to sell 345,000 cars this financial year, smashing last year's record and setting a new all-time high for the company, according to RHB Investment's analysis. The analysis, which takes into account the Rawang outfit's sales growth in the first half of this year, also notes that the carmaker is now charting 16.6% year-to-date growth as of August 2024 and its backlog of over 100,000 units. For context, the company sold 169,849 cars in January to June 2024, an increase of 17.4%

Let’s face it – the Nissan Almera nameplate doesn’t exactly conjure the best of memories for most folks, given how abysmal the previous N17 generation was. Now, after spending even more quality time with the brand-new N18-generation Almera, we’re certain that Nissan is back, stronger than ever. First things first – out goes the gutless naturally-aspirated 1.5-litre engine paired to an equally-old 4-speed torque converter gearbox. The new-generation N18 Almera gets a properly sophisticated turboc

Unlike in Malaysia, the Nissan Almera is enjoying a pretty solid sales streak over in Thailand. Since its introduction back in November 2019, it's been consistently beating the Toyota Yaris Ativ (essentially our Vios with a smaller 1.2-litre engine), and nips ever closer at the Honda City's heels in Q1 2021. According to numbers compiled by Headlight Magazine, Nissan moved 4,756 units of the Almera within January to March; resulting in a 21.9% market share. Interestingly, this marks the first ti

As you may already know, WapCar held the first-ever Car of the Year awards where you, our readers, get to decide which cars deserved to win. At the same time, each member of WapCar editorial team has also chosen his/her very own favourite car of the year. My pick was the Volvo S60 T8 R-Design. Let me start with a confession: the initial pick for my favourite car of the year was the G20 BMW 3 Series. That is, until I’ve spent a night with the Volvo S60 T8. And boy, was I glad to have experienced

Just recently, we reported that the next-generation DNGA-based Toyota Avanza will ditch its current rear-wheel drive config in favour of a cheaper and less complicated front-wheel drive format. While it may appear that the Toyota Avanza's donor car, the Daihatsu Xenia, could also ditch the rear-wheel drive layout, a recent report from Indonesia has stated otherwise. According to OtoDriver, the next-generation Daihatsu Xenia will likely retain its rear-wheel drive configuration – a feature that h

Before we get started, let’s get this out of the way – the current-generation Nissan Almera is anything but desirable. Not only the current model lacks any modern safety equipment (no stability control and only two airbags), its quirky looks won’t be winning any beauty contests as well. Enter the all-new, fourth-generation Nissan Almera – the model that will hopefully lift Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM)’s earnings. It made its global debut in New York back in April 2019 before arriving in this re