We first heard of this through indirect sources back in August this year, but now it’s official – the Mitsubishi ASX compact SUV will be locally assembled in Malaysia.
Tan Chong Motor Assemblies Sdn Bhd will be the contract assembler for the ASX. Production is slated to start in January 2014, with sales to begin soon after in February 2014. No further details as of now – we’ll probably know more about the specs and pricing of the CKD ASX next year.
Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia currently sells two variants of the Mitsubishi ASX in Malaysia – the ASX which was facelifted in May, and the higher spec ASX Euro. The pre-facelift ASX participated in our five-way SUV shootout, which you can read here.
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More tulan from Mitsu (ASX) owners.
tulan = bang balls
Y dun let proton rebadge this?
source say tat even proton wil stop produce inspira coz d agreement bet mitsubishi n proton called off after DRB Hicom takeover proton.
Malaysia so good market for ASX until they wanna CKD here? Or something fishy behind? Proton ASX coming?
If proton rebadge why wanna ask tan Chong to assemble la
tan chong assemble why proton in the picture
Lol..proton now with honda..this contract assembly by tcm not p1..lame
jolly read properly before you commment idiot. can you differentiate between tan chong and proton dumbass..
ya la what the fark jolly idiotic !
It is not selling well here. Unless rebadged like Lancer then it will be selling like hotcakes
Is normal for CKD in Malaysia. Even BMW 328i is CKD. Benz E250 is CKD. ASX CKD then the price might be cheaper. Is good for existing ASX owners as their units are CBU.
BTW CKD is not rebadging. Mitsubishi do not have any agreements with Proton already. Only Honda does now. Wonder why Accord is cheaper than other makes?
From previous2 gen accord cheaper than others if not mistaken…for sure they sell cheaper to reduce toyota share of market
too bad no 1.8 diesel mivec which they have in Europe
i thought it’s almost the end of life-cycle for ASX already… hurm.. maybe they want to replicate Mazda CX-5 success story, export it to all other Asean countries.
Inspira laris meh?
personally, not bad choice. perhaps CKD price is about RM20 reduction.
hahaha..if RM20 reduction might as well buy CBU..
That time Mitsubishi would stop bringing CBU unit. You only have CKD to choose from.
ASX CKD will be sold with price range 115-119k.
Hello ppl, Mitsubishi is no longer having partnership with Proton. It’s not possible to rebadge ASX to Proton. Proton is now sharing technologies with Honda. And the new Perdana is going to use Honda Accord platform. Stop saying rebadge.
FYI, I’m a little automobile journalist, and I’m sub-dealer for Proton, Perodua, Kia, Ford, Mitsubishi & Honda. So, no offence to anyone or any brand. Cheers…
OK, rebadged Honda Accord by Proton?
or we should say rehandled Honda Accord by Proton with Lotus Handling.
LULZ
Funny, Tan Chong assemble for Mitsu, which is own by DRB? No matter what ppl say, even though not possible now, but still this is the best SUV for Proton to rebadge, bringing down the price under 100k, will sell like hot cakes.
Mitsubishi Motor Malaysia not totally owned by EON/DRB-Hicom
It’s a JV firm with EON 49% while MMC the remain. So MMC have power to choose.
wah, better buy the CBU ASX now before it finish, better resale value later on compare to the CKD one..
Seems like Mitsubishi owner is getting screwed left right and centre. After the Lancer fiasco, what will the original CBU ASX buyers feel with this news?
But still its better than a Korean car.
if can reduce to below Rm120K consider not bad at all
if the price decrease 30k then i’ll get this nice car..
aku untung laaaa…dah beli fully imported 2 tahun lepas…kekekke…kalau pasang di Malaysia belum tentu kualitinya sama..
agree…if CKD no here no there in the end price decrease rm10k only
Thanks for the info. Well, I’ll just get my new car for my wife next year. Maybe a rebadge like the proton inspira? Awesome man…. Can save this few month for FEB 14 down payment…. Wonder what the price will be… Sub rm100k???
this model going to be discon soon..one cheapest way to scrapt those jig and machine in japan is by dumping it to malaysia instead..
Currently TCM also assembling Subaru XV in Segambut plant..so, please expect direct competition between those two models even they are still in the assembly line. haha.
…after all TCM wins over the competition. What a good businessmen.
Even is CKD or CBU, does anybody care. We need lower price, G is lame. Over 50 yrs of rulling, they still burden us in so many ways. Even the most basic item like sugar increase due to no sub. I wont mind, but transport is very important for us in Malaysia. Even if public transport is good, but car selling like bloody high price. I accept.
I bought ASX (Outlander Sport we call) last year in Jakarta. I’m satisfied. No complain except machine noise after start-up. It’s very responsive. I can speed till 180 km/hr and it’s so stable. You can see many Outlander Sport in Jakarta. I got good car for the price.
C-Segment compact SUV/Crossover
4th gen Honda CRV
Nissan X-Trail (not the boxy, it’s the new one arrived here about end of next year?!)
Mazda CX-5 (i predicted this compact SUV gonna win receive COTY 2014 award)
Toyota RAV4 (why UMW Toyota don’t want to bring this??! Cause of….?)
Subaru XV 20i
Ford Kuga
Mitsubishi ASX facelift
Chevrolet Captiva facelift
Hyundai Tucson
Kia Sportage (facelift arrived here middle of next year)
Peugeot 3008 (facelift should be arrived before end of next year)
Suzuki Grand Vitara
Premium C-Segment SUV/Crossover (RM200k above)
VW Tiguan
BMW X1
Audi Q3
Audi Q5
Merc GLA-Class
Porsche Macan (real name not sure yet)
Lexus LF-NX (heading production in 2015)
Mini Cooper S Countryman
Renault Koleos
THANKS for the informative listing.. Anyway whats your point here?
I just noticed Grandis no longer available on Mitsubishi malaysia website. The model discontinued here?
omg no proton fanboi yet?
gogo exora bold! LOL
Omg y u need them?..p1 n mitsu us no more
This car is seriously underrated because of CX-5 and the poor marketing of the ASX facelift, you need to see the real car to see how much it has improved over the pre-facelift. Just saw one yesterday due to its rarity, it totally changed my view with its darn good-look! See the real car in on the road and judge for yourself.
The stupid brochure did not even show the rear of the car and the special “package” including DRL, chrome side mirror, sporty decor front & rear bumpers and such in the actual car they deliver. I hope all these and the panoramic roof will stay in the CKD version, fingers crossed.
aku untung laaaa…dah beli fully imported 2 tahun lepas…kekekke…kalau pasang di Malaysia belum tentu kualitinya sama..
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Honda Jazz pun CBU dan jual lebih RM 100K dan sekarang CKD juat RM 74K.
Selepas dua tahun pakai, kereta awak akan jatuh mampus sekiranya harge baru turun RM 20K.
Lancer/Kia carnibal/Jazz adalah contoh yang baik dan elakkan dari membeli kereta yang boleh rebagde oleh Proton atau NAZA.
Kalau Mitsubishi hendak jualan laris, mereka terpaksa joint venture dgn Proton. Tiada jalan lain. Proton perlukan SUV ini untuk mengaut keuntungan untuk hidup. Campro engine sudah outdated dan bising dan tidak tahan.
is p1 missing the boat? or simply let the boat gone away? is p1 want to be oem…that’s a whole lot of opportunities! just don’t understand why pass the batton to others?
If proton rebadge it then the “prophecy” will be fulfilled lor.
Sell it at 100k and I’ll buy one.
Yes!! ASX CKD.
Price it sub100K. I WILL BUY.
BUT specs MUST have:
1. ASC Active Stability Control
2. five airbags. driver, passenger, curtain, knee.
3. panoramic glass roof
I am an owner of a 2012 ASX and I brought it this year March. Just to put in record, the car driving performance is reliable and so far, after clocking more than 15,000km of milleage, it still serve me well. I drove the car to my construction sites too and it drove around the gravel road good enough. As for fuel comsumption, a fuel of 45liter enable me travel for 520km. My travels are mostly in KL area, therefore jams are included. The only shortcomings, I personally found are the Kenwood player, the steering audio control and auto lock. Other than that the well known problems such as the straight seats (to decrease fatigue) and lack of boot space are allright by me. I installed Thule bike rack on top of it and it looks brilliant. Engine rev sound is a bit noisy but I got used to it and by exposing too much to the reving sound, at times u just know when not to push ur car to the limit. Hope it helps.
As for CKD, well I am just glad I got the CBU. Having CKD in the near future means there will be more options to upgrade ur car and not to mention more accessories available. I hope so …..