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,

They don’t call it the season of giving for nothing, because for a limited time in December, Carsome is offering up to RM 10,100 in savings on your next dream car purchase. Between 9 – 23 December 2022, get up to RM 2,100 in discounts when you take part in a simple contest, trade in your existing car, and test drive a Carsome Certified car. These discounts are then bundled with existing offers on Carsome Certified vehicles to offer you unrivalled prices on some of the best used cars on the marke

According to Chinese portals, the Geely Binyue (sold here as the Proton X50), will be getting the “Pro” treatment real soon. It will be joined by an updated Geely Boyue Pro (also known as the Proton X70). Geely Binyue gets dressed up First up is the Geely Binyue Pro. These photos indicate that the upcoming Binyue Pro will get a X-theme front-end, featuring a redesigned front bumper and grille. Out goes Geely’s ‘Expanding Cosmos’ front grille, as the Binyue Pro now gets honeycomb unit. Also Read:

When some of us brought home the 2020 Proton X50, one experience united us all: neighbours coming out of their homes to kepoh. They can't believe it! The long-awaited, much-discussed B-segment SUV is right in front of them, and in the range-topping Flagship variant (RM 103,300 - SST-free price until 31-Dec 2020) no less. Amidst all the hullaballoo one neighbour quipped: "It's like seeing a celebrity!" Which, to be fair, isn't too far-fetched: there's tons of content out there which would give pr

As all Malaysians know, taxes weigh very heavily in pushing car prices up in our country. The government relies on the car industry to fill up over RM 10 billion worth of taxes annually. Free-trade agreements aside, the only way to go around this is to assemble the cars locally, but this only allows a manufacturer to skip the 30 percent import duty. The elephant in the room is excise duty, which ranges between 75 percent to 105 percent depending on engine capacity and body type. Excise duty appl

In just two weeks after the Proton X50’s preview, over 20,000 bookings have been racked up. And it’s already been nearly a month later so the figure has only gone up. Checks with several Proton dealers confirm the waiting time of around 6 months for the Proton X50 if you book one today. The waiting time also depends on the variant selected. The Standard variant will be delivered a little sooner, perhaps around 3 months, give or take. Higher rung variants like Premium and Flagship will take aroun