Where did 2023 go? Perodua kicked off last year with the launch of the D74A Axia. It felt recent, but was way back in February (they made us work hard on Valentine’s Day). The all-new DNGA Axia starts at a higher price point, leaving a gap for the Axia E – essentially a kosong previous-gen Axia – to fill. The ‘Axia Rahmah’ popped eyes with a RM22,000 sticker price in June.
One new model, one facelift. That’s what Perodua does in a year, and the repurposed old Axia completed the brief for the market leader in 2023. How about this year? Here, we take a look at what might be under Rawang’s sleeves for 2024.
Looking at Perodua’s current range of six models (excluding the Axia E), it’s the Aruz that’s most in need of an update. The high-riding seven-seater was launched back in January 2019, which means that it has been five years without a facelift. The Aruz was given a mild update in mid-2021, but it was more of an equipment/colour job than a facelift.
While the Aruz isn’t Perodua’s top priority as they have the hot-selling Alza seven-seater in the family, the former’s above-average ground clearance stands in contrast with the deliberately lowered Alza, and that might be a draw for certain buyers. If P2 intends to persist with the Aruz, a facelift could be in the works. In Indonesia, the Daihatsu Terios was facelifted in June 2023.
The Bezza also feels like it has been around for a very long time. Indeed, the homegrown sedan first surfaced back in mid-2016, which means that the Bezza will soon celebrate its eighth birthday. Today’s facelifted version will be four years old next week. While P2 has confirmed that it is working on the next-generation Bezza, which will be an ASEAN car, it’s still a few years away. In any case, the Bezza isn’t just far from broke, it most probably ended 2023 as Malaysia’s best-selling car.
How about the Myvi? The current third-generation hatchback is now entering its seventh year. Both the first- (2005-2011) and second-generation (2011-2017) Myvis were replaced in six years so can we expect a new one soon? We could be looking at another update before a DNGA-based next-generation, but it most probably won’t be in 2024 – today’s facelift is just slightly over two years old. Moving forward, would the ‘King’ be a good canvas for P2’s first EV?
With all the facelift candidates out of the way, here’s the big one – what will be Perodua’s new model for 2024? The much-anticipated D66B B-segment SUV could well be it. Think of a proper B-segment SUV that sits above the Ativa in size and price, giving like-for-like competition to the Honda HR-V and Proton X50. In Indonesia and Thailand, this HR-V rival is called the Toyota Yaris Cross.
The Yaris Cross made its ASEAN debut in Indonesia in June 2023 with 1.5L NA and 1.5L hybrid powertrain options, while in Thailand, the B-SUV debut in October as a pure hybrid. Speaking of hybrids, Perodua plan has always been electrification before electric cars, which means that we’ll get hybrids first before EVs, and 2024 has been mentioned before as the start point. We’ve dived into this topic before – full story here.
Unlike its national counterpart, Perodua’s approach when it comes to new products is to keep its cards close to chest, only revealing its hand when it’s time to play. As such, the best that we can do is don a tuxedo, strap on the Omega, order a shaken drink and bet on an all-new B-SUV and possibly an Aruz facelift in 2024.
GALLERY: Toyota Yaris Cross at GIIAS 2023
GALLERY: Daihatsu Terios facelift at GIIAS 2023
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Long story short, you don’t know anything
I work in the auto industry. It’s Ativa facelift and rebadged Yaris Cross. By the way media people claimed they’re in the auto industry, well they’re not, they’re in media industry
If you do, you are an unethical person working in auto industry. Companies working in with automakers would have signed NDA as not to make statement in the public especially regarding new model releases.
nice joke but NDA doesn’t exist in Japanese related companies because they only have trust system
If what u say are true, im more interested on the target launch date
what needs to happen is Perodua getting sued to bankruptcy
Korang nk sue kita? HARHARHAR! Ada duit ka?
Tipu data safety rating. Mohon P2 jawab. Contoh di Thailand, all new Vios stop pengeluaran & stop jual sebab isu ini. Tapi di Malaysia tetap jual. Amacam
KPDN sila pantau. Nyawa rakyat terutama B40 tergugat ni. Korang jgn cakap x serupa bikin mcm menteri PADU tu
Dont buy any P2 or Toyota that has not been cleared of rigged testing by independent authorities.
Dont buy a time bomb if u know one day,the time bomb will explode. U might end up in a wheelchair for life,while those dudes celebrate record profits.
Would u drive a car that has a known defective Takata airbag that can spread shrapnels into your face,in a small collision?
Concern should be considered on those who has own one, and selling it now may not be the most financially wised decision for some that really need vehicle. Hence there’s something that Perodua need to do to protect those as well, while new buyer can hold their payment if they really want Perodua until there’s a closure or remarks from Perodua. If they really need car, look somewhere else like the Proton, or any used car market.
Belilah kete kami tanpa was-was. Keselamatan anda dijamin
Yaris cross/D66B will probably replace the aruz/rush in the lineup and the factory assembly line….
After all, ppl have other options in the alza, veloz and xpander from mitsubishi
Rahul is a cheater..
I still love my 2nd hand Diva Ativa Perodua’s Toyota, fun driving yet comes with wafting comfortable like a larger Sedan.
target to replace with Ativa 2nd Gen maybe 2028.
Time for a new bezza model that used current gen Axia platform!! The current gen looks so boring and too conventional.
Also everytime call grabcar, always bezza shows up!! Never kena MyVi , Axia or Saga before.
Better lah perodua with hybrid, no more that cannot default off eco idle.
Isn’t Yaris Cross aka D66B is one of the affected model in Daihatsu scandal?
New Myvi = New Asean Yaris
With the ongoing Daihatsu scandal, people should avoid P2 at least for the foreseeable future. It’s not about emission scandal like the VW. It’s about SAFETY that we are talking about.
Not only that, their high sales number is making them arrogant. To get something fixed, you will need to beg them for an appointment.
Maybe the scandal is something they need to re-educate them to be humble.
100% agreed. How about informing the 330,000 Malaysians who bought a Perodua in 2023 what they intend to do after the recent Daihatsu safety scandal? If it’s serious enough to cause the company to shut down production in Japan, then you cannot just keep silent and hope it goes away.
That’s what exactly we intend to do. Orang cepat lupa
Korang nk boikot, silakan. Tak harap korang punya belian pun. Target market kita B40 yg x baca PT
Mereka cuma baca ReSaLe VaLuE TiNgGi, JiMaT MiNyAk, TiMiNg ChAiN
Facelifted door trim is desperately needed…..
I think the ongoing issue will affect the introduction of new models and the facelift of Perodua. Delayed at least.
Perodua always deceiving uninformed customers.
Uh-huh, doing what we do best. Say my name.
Sime Darby still processing the scandal they inherited from taking over UMW. Probably has no time to talk about new facelift or new model
Sime Darby still processing the scandal they inherited from taking over UMW. Probably has no time to talk about new facelift or new model
Scandal inflicted
please address the daihatsu test fraud first before launch new model/facelift.
If D66B also one of the model affected in Daihatsu scandal and Perodua acknolwedge it and still going to sell it here, then we can tell that Perodua doesn’t care at all about safety but profit. But only time will tell.
I do think Aruz is in dire need of a major facelift. It is still relevan to this date. And having a major facelift might acelerate the sales quicker.
The last paragraph of the article caught my attention. It said, quoted “Unlike its national counterpart, Perodua’s approach when it comes to new products is to keep its cards close to chest” in which its national counterpart, the only reason their new model is being known a year or two before launch is that they do the testing on our public road, hence public saw it, posted it and it went viral, not like the company purposely reveal their car. It shows the national counterpart really do put in miles and hours of testing into their new car to suit our Malaysian road and driver, not just a rebadge and kejuruteraan kosmetik. Perodua in other hand, never do the testing on public road, or if there’s any testing. The only time I remember Perodua wearing prototype camouflage wrap is during media test drive of the 2nd gen Axia.
And not a single bit of Daihatsu safety scandal has been mentioned in the article. It should be also one of the Perodua plan into making sure their car is safe and their buyer is protected. If launching a rebadged Daihatsu and facelifted car is what important for Perodua in 2024, then nothing’s gonna change to the safety concern.
New model got sweet in engine so ……