PT Astra Daihatsu Motor marketing director Amelia Tjandra has told detikOto that next year could see the arrival of the facelifted Daihatsu Sirion in the country.
“(Translated) At present, there hasn’t been any update, but there will be. Next year we will have an update (facelift),” she said to the Indonesian motoring portal. Tjandra added that the update will involve the exterior as well as the interior, but remained coy on other details, like whether the car would be launched early-, mid- or late-2015.
Indonesia’s Sirion is of course a rebadged Perodua Myvi, exported from the Sungai Choh plant in Rawang. As a result, we’ve always gotten the latest Myvi/Sirion before our neighbours did.
So might we expect the Perodua Myvi to get a facelift soon – maybe before the year ends, or is that too much to hope for? After all, something needs to fend off the upcoming Proton Compact Car…
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Comments express frustration over Perodua's relentless Myvi facelift updates, with some calling it boring and questioning the company's innovation. Many highlight that Daihatsu’s rebadged Myvi (Sirion) models are now launched first in Indonesia, indicating Daihatsu's preference for the Indonesian market and possibly signaling the end of local Malaysian models. There's skepticism about Perodua's export ambitions and concerns that protected domestic markets hinder global growth. Discussions also touch on the strategic partnership between Perodua and Daihatsu, with some critics doubting their independence and Malaysian ownership. Overall, sentiments reveal disappointment in the lack of local model development, a desire for more advanced engines like turbo variants, and frustration over high car prices due to taxes, amid a backdrop of strategic shifts favoring Indonesia.