[ UPDATE #2: Proton Waja CPS 1.6 now in showrooms! Read the link for more details and photos. ]
[ UPDATE: The facelifted Proton GEN2 with the Campro CPS engine has been unveiled at the 2007 Thailand Motor Expo. Click here for more details and specifications! ]
Reader apexg2 sent in these forums posted on the [...]

[ UPDATE: The Perodua Viva has been launched! Click here for full details on specifications and pricing, as well as many clear photos of both exterior and interior! ]
I saw a teaser ad for the Perodua Viva, or Perodua D18D as it’s called by it’s codename on the Motor Trader main page. It’s the [...]

After missing the media test drive held somewhere in the East Coast of Malaysia, I finally managed to get a hold of the new 2007 Honda CR-V so I can report my findings to the ever eager and critical readers of this blog. Read my findings after the jump.

The Proton Edar Dealers’ Association Malaysia (PEDA) is seeking help from the government and Proton Edar to help them out revive their businesses because more than 90% of them are currently losing between RM15,000 and RM20,000 a month. Each dealer needs to sell 40 cars a month to break even, but are currently managing [...]

Toyota’s Q1 2007 global sales topped General Motors for the first time ever, despite GM’s leading position in markets like China. It also overtook GM in terms of profitability for te past 4 years, earning US$11.8 billion for the financial year ending March 2006.
“Our goal has never been to sell the most cars [...]

This advertisement for the Volkswagen Phaeton advertises it’s hand-built construction by showing you what amazing things hands can do. You have no clue what the ad is about until the very end, when it suddenly strikes you as very clever.

Nissan is in the red for the first time in 7 years, taking a 54% plunge in group net profit for the 2006 financial year ending March 31 2007, and a net income drop of 11%. Global yearly vehicles sales for the year dropped 2.4% to 3.5 million cars, and US yearly sales dropped [...]

One of the first few cars to get Volkswagen’s recently announced 1.8 liter TFSI engine is the new Seat Altea XL. Thanks to the 160 horsepower engine, the Seat Altea XL goes from 0 to 100km/h in 8.6 seconds on to a top speed of 210km/h. Fuel economy levels have been registered at 10.5 [...]

Volkswagen has revealed yet another new engine at the 2007 Vienna International Motor Symposium. This new unit is a 1.4 liter turbocharged unit making 122 horsepower and 200Nm of torque from as low as 1,500rpm! This unit is not to be confused with Volkswagen’s 1.4 liter TSI engines which are available in both 140hp [...]

BusinessWeek has a list of the cheapest cars in the world, in markets that are open without artificially jacked up pricing of course.
1. Chevrolet Spark - GBP6,245 or RM42,704
2. Chevrolet Aveo - USD10,560 or RM36,120
3. Hyundai Atos - USD6,350 or RM21,620
4. Hyundai Getz - USD9,400 or RM32,152
5. Suzuki-Maruti M800 - USD4,400 or RM15,050
6. Suzuki-Maruti [...]