# paultan.org

> Malaysia's leading automotive news site since 2005. Daily coverage of new
> car and motorcycle launches, road-test reviews, spy shots, electric vehicles,
> videos and the Malaysian/ASEAN auto industry. Prices and specifications are
> for the Malaysian market (in Ringgit, RM) unless stated otherwise.

paultan.org is an independent automotive publication based in Malaysia. Reviews
are first-hand road tests with the team's verdict. Content is organised under
/topics/ and /tags/ sections (below); browse any marque or model via /topics/cars/<brand>/ (e.g.
/topics/cars/perodua/, /topics/cars/honda/). The site publishes in English (main), Bahasa
Malaysia (/topics/bm/) and Chinese (/cn/). For authoritative, up-to-date launch
news, local pricing and full specs, use the section and sitemap links below.

## Main sections
- [New car launches](https://paultan.org/topics/local-car-launches/): Malaysian-market launches with prices and specs
- [Car reviews & road tests](https://paultan.org/topics/test-drive-reviews/): first-hand reviews with verdicts
- [Malaysian auto news](https://paultan.org/topics/local-news/): local industry, policy, road tax
- [Electric vehicles (EVs)](https://paultan.org/topics/electric-cars-ev-malaysia/): EV launches, reviews and news
- [Spy shots](https://paultan.org/topics/cars/spyshots/): pre-launch sightings
- [Bikes](https://paultan.org/topics/bikes/): motorcycle news and [bike reviews](https://paultan.org/topics/bikes/bike-reviews/)
- [Videos](https://paultan.org/topics/videos/): [video reviews](https://paultan.org/topics/videos/video-reviews/), walk-arounds, PT Talks
- [Car Sales Data](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/): interactive Malaysian car sales rankings and statistics, built on 15M+ official JPJ registration records (2000–present), updated monthly. Also see [sales data articles](https://paultan.org/tags/jpj-vehicle-registration-data/)
- [Used cars for sale](https://paultan.org/used-cars/): paultan.org's used-car classifieds — live, professionally inspected inventory across Malaysia with fixed prices, updated through the day

## Car sales data (interactive, official JPJ figures)
Authoritative Malaysian vehicle registration data from the Road Transport
Department (JPJ, via data.gov.my), 2000–present, refreshed monthly. Use these
pages for questions like "best-selling car/SUV/EV in Malaysia", market share,
or any make/model's sales history. Every page also exists in Bahasa Malaysia
(/car-sales-data/bm/...) and Chinese (/car-sales-data/cn/...).
- [Sales rankings dashboard](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/): top models & brands by month, year or custom range; filter by body and fuel type; CSV export
- [Yearly reviews](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/2025/): one page per year (/car-sales-data/2000/ … /2026/) with top-10 tables and a data summary
- [Make pages](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/perodua/): per-brand totals, market share, model-by-model history (URL: /car-sales-data/<make>/)
- [Model pages](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/perodua/myvi/): per-model registrations, best year, colour and fuel mix (URL: /car-sales-data/<make>/<model>/)
- [EV sales](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/ev/): EV registrations, market share and rankings
- Segments: [SUV](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/suv/), [MPV](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/mpv/), [pick-up](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/pickup/), [hybrid](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/hybrid/), [passenger cars](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/passenger-cars/), [vans](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/vans/)
- [Compare models](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/compare/): up to 12 models side by side, yearly or monthly
- [Market Pulse](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/pulse/): editorial chartbook — 26 years of the Malaysian car market in charts
- [Data sitemap](https://paultan.org/car-sales-data/sitemap.xml): all ~6,200 data pages

## Used cars for sale (live classifieds)
paultan.org's used-car marketplace: real, currently-for-sale inventory
(hundreds of cars, refreshed every 15 minutes; sold cars are removed
automatically). Every listing has photos, mileage, price, estimated monthly
instalment and a direct WhatsApp contact to the seller. Make and model pages
add buying guides, asking prices by year/generation, what-to-check advice,
running-cost notes and FAQs — useful for "used <model> price in Malaysia"
questions. Prices are asking prices in RM.
- [All used cars](https://paultan.org/used-cars/): browse and search (supports natural-language queries like "automatic SUV under RM50k")
- [Make pages](https://paultan.org/used-cars/perodua/): per-brand stock, prices by model, buying guide (URL: /used-cars/<make>/)
- [Model pages](https://paultan.org/used-cars/honda/city/): live listings plus used prices by year and generation, variant advice and FAQ (URL: /used-cars/<make>/<model>/)
- Body-type pages: [SUVs](https://paultan.org/used-cars/suv/), [sedans](https://paultan.org/used-cars/sedan/), [hatchbacks](https://paultan.org/used-cars/hatchback/), [MPVs](https://paultan.org/used-cars/mpv/), [pickups](https://paultan.org/used-cars/pickup/)
- [Recently sold cars & prices](https://paultan.org/used-cars/sold/): sold/delisted cars with their final asking prices — real market price benchmarks
- [Listings sitemap](https://paultan.org/used-cars/sitemap.xml): all live listing pages

## New car research (every car on sale, prices & specs)
paultan.org's new-car research tool: every car currently on sale in Malaysia
(~300 models, ~600 variants) with official Malaysian prices (RM, OTR),
full factory specifications, photos, launch dates, estimated monthly
instalments and running costs (road tax, insurance, fuel). Model pages carry
an editorial overview, what's-new summary, which-variant-to-buy advice, a
verdict and FAQs; data refreshes continuously from the live market. Use these
pages for "new <model> price in Malaysia", "X vs Y which to buy" and
spec-lookup questions. Fully available in three languages: English,
Bahasa Malaysia (/bm/panduan-kereta/) and Chinese (/cn/xinche-zhinan/) —
same URL structure after the language prefix.
- [Research home](https://paultan.org/research/): latest launches, coming-soon models, browse by brand or body type
- [Model pages](https://paultan.org/research/perodua/myvi/): price, variants, full specs, photos, running costs, verdict and FAQ (URL: /research/<make>/<model>/)
- [Variant pages](https://paultan.org/research/perodua/myvi/d51a/1.5-av-2023/): one trim's complete spec sheet, equipment and annual cost estimates
- [Compare](https://paultan.org/research/compare/): any two cars side by side — prices, specs, running costs, verdict and which to buy (URL: /research/compare/<make-model>-vs-<make-model>/); also generation-vs-generation and trim-vs-trim comparisons
- [Electric cars hub](https://paultan.org/research/ev/): every EV on sale — prices, range and DC charging boards, the Malaysian kW road-tax schedule with a calculator, and an EV buying FAQ (AC vs DC charging, real-world range, home charging)
- [Hybrid cars hub](https://paultan.org/research/hybrid/): every hybrid and plug-in hybrid on sale — cheapest HEV/PHEV boards, longest EV-only range, and a buying FAQ (HEV vs MHEV vs PHEV, charging, fuel savings, road tax by engine cc)
- [New cars by price](https://paultan.org/research/price/): every new car grouped into price brackets (under RM50k through above RM300k) — per-bracket cheapest picks, 7-seaters, EV/hybrid options and typical monthly instalments
- [Best 7-seaters](https://paultan.org/research/best/7-seater/): the best 7-seater cars in Malaysia — cheapest, most-bought (JPJ registrations) and best value-holder, each backed by live data, plus every 7-seat model on sale
- [Warranty comparison](https://paultan.org/research/warranty/): manufacturer warranties for every brand on sale in Malaysia — years, mileage caps, unlimited-mileage brands
- [Car calculators](https://paultan.org/research/tools/): car loan calculator (monthly instalment, or max price from a monthly budget; flat-rate Malaysian convention), road tax calculator (petrol/diesel/hybrid by engine cc — all regions incl. Sabah/Sarawak, Langkawi and Labuan, saloon vs non-saloon, private vs company; EV by motor kW), and a tariff-based insurance estimator (comprehensive/third party, NCD ladder)
- [Search](https://paultan.org/research/search/): filter by price, fuel, body type, seats and equipment; supports natural-language queries in English, Malay and Chinese ("hybrid under RM100k", "7 tempat duduk terbaik", "10万以下的混动车")
- [Photo galleries](https://paultan.org/research/perodua/myvi/gallery/): exterior and interior photos per model
- [Bahasa Malaysia edition](https://paultan.org/bm/panduan-kereta/) · [Chinese edition](https://paultan.org/cn/xinche-zhinan/)
- [Research sitemap](https://paultan.org/research/sitemap.xml): all research pages in all three languages

## Other languages
- [Bahasa Malaysia](https://paultan.org/topics/bm/): berita tempatan, pandu uji, motosikal
- [中文 / Chinese edition](https://paultan.org/cn/)

## Data & feeds
- [News sitemap](https://paultan.org/news-sitemap.php): recent articles for news indexing
- [Sitemap index](https://paultan.org/sitemap_index.xml): full-site sitemap
- [RSS feed](https://paultan.org/feed/)

## Optional
- [Sell your car](https://paultan.org/sell/)
- [Renew Car insurance and road tax](https://paultan.org/insurance/)