Proton closed the month of June with 10,999 units delivered (domestic and export), down 12.1 percent from May which saw 12,522 units sold. This follows a one-week plant shutdown for scheduled operations improvement activities. Proton's total sales for the first half of 2024 closed at 73,696 units, down 4.9 percent from the same period in 2023, which saw 77,321 units sold. However, Proton's forecasts Total Industry Volume (TIV) in June to be lower than any of the prior months this year. An estima

The facelifted 2024 Renault Captur has been unveiled for the European market, featuring a host of tech and powertrain updates, as well as a few nip and tucks to keep styling fresh. Now if it looks like a different Captur than what you’re used to seeing in Malaysia, that’s because it is. This new Captur you see here is the facelifted 2nd-generation model which was introduced in Europe in 2019. Malaysia – and a few other developing markets – still get the 1st-generation facelifted model that was f

To say the Hyundai Ioniq 5 is an immense success in Indonesia might be a bit of an understatement with the electric vehicle (EV) outselling the Honda CR-V in May 2022. Indeed, reception for the Ioniq 5 has been overwhelming in the archipelago with over 800 bookings made at the 2022 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) back in April. This accounted for 51 percent of new Hyundai cars that were booked at the motor show. The Ioniq 5 in Indonesia is offered with 4 variants priced from IDR 718 mi

Back in March, we bought a brand-new 2021 Perodua Ativa. After three months and roughly 6,000 km on the odometer, here’s a brief run-down of what we think of our Ativa. Here’s what my fellow colleague, Adrian, has to say about the Ativa. Right off the bat, Adrian noted that he likes the Ativa’s build quality, the ride and handling, the responsive powertrain, and its ADAS suite. But all’s not perfect, as Adrian pointed out that braking performance could’ve been better. The Ativa’s fuel consumptio

We’ve seen plenty of spy shots of the highly anticipated 2020 Proton X50 but most of the photos were taken of the car’s rear-end. We've even spied the car right next to the Proton X70 as well. Here’s another spotting of the X50 but with the clearest front-end photo ever. From the photo, we can see that the X50’s daytime running lights (DRL) will be different from the bigger Proton X70’s shape. Instead of a stop inverted L, the X50’s lights will surround the bottom part of the headlights instead.

The B-segment sedan market is a hotly contested segment, ever since the introduction of Toyota Vios back in 2002. It was created specifically to be sold in the ASEAN region, and with a starting price of RM 73,600, it was the cheapest non-national car to be sold in Malaysia, up until the launch of Toyota Avanza in 2004, with a price tag of RM 55,967. Toyota Vios With the booming popularity of the Vios, it was a matter of time before their closest rival Honda to come up with a worthy opponent, and