Perodua buyer demographics
Perodua has announced that for the first time in 12 years, the demographics of Perodua buyers are 50:50 between Malays and non-Malaysia, compared to 60:40 with the majority being Malay for the past 12 years. […]
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2006 Honda Accord Facelift in Malaysia
LATEST UPDATE: The new 8th generation 2008 Honda Accord is now in Malaysia. Click the link on the left for more information on prices, specifications and photos. The 7th generation Honda Accord was launched in […]
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Cycle & Carriage Bintang and Volkswagen in superdealer talks
Cycle & Carriage Bintang Bhd is close to signing a superdealer agreement with Volkswagen Group Malaysia Sdn Bhd to distribute Volkswagen cars here in Malaysia. The deal will involve distributing CBU Volkswagen vehicles here and […]
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Honda Accord Facelift to be launched today
Honda will be revealing it’s new facelifted 2006 Honda Accord today, after about a week of preview ads running on various media. Check back later today for a report on what enhancements the new facelifted […]
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EON in talks with Daimler Chrysler
EON has been in talks with DaimlerChrysler and some of it’s unit companies for a distributorship here in Malaysia. The talks are centered on distributing cars with engine capacities of more than 2 litres. DaimlerChrysler […]
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Perodua aims to be compact car king
Perodua has attributed their quick rise to success after only 13 years in business to a win-win alliance with it’s Japanese partner Daihatsu. Perodua Managing Director Syed Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar says “Picking the right […]
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Chery QQ coming to town this month
Alado Corp Sdn Bhd will be launching 3 new Chery models over the next few months beginning with the Chery QQ, due to be launched this month. The Chery QQ, a little town run-about with […]
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Chery V5 Crossover (Chery B14) MPV
The Chery B14 MPV be a nice competitor to the Naza Ria and Toyota Innova if it is priced below RM100,000. It’s also known as the Chery V5 Crossover. The MPV is a 7-seater powered […]
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Chery Tiggo (Chery T11) coming to Malaysia
[UPDATE: The Chery Tiggo has been launched in Malaysia. Click here for more details.] The Chery T11 or known as the Chery Tiggo is what you would get if you throw a horny male Toyota […]
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Perodua to boost exports mid-2007
Perodua aims to increase export activity beginning mid-2007 with it’s Indonesian exports spearheading the export drive. Originally, the Perodua Myvi was to be exported to other ASEAN countries in the second half of 2006, but […]
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Perdana Replacement Model in April 2007
Utusan Malaysia reports that Proton will introduce a new model developed together with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in April 2007. MMC president Osamu Masuko says that Proton and MMC are in the final stages of partnership […]
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New sporty Nissan for Malaysians in Q1 2007
Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd plans to unveil a sports concept car aimed at the younger buyer market segment in the first quarter of 2007. The car is said to be based on the […]
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Thailand and Malaysia negotiation on tariffs
Previously I blogged about Thailand’s refusal to lower import taxes on vehicles from Malaysia down to an AFTA agreed rate of 5%. It wants to maintain it’s 20% current rate as it considers Malaysia’s non-tax […]
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Mahindra wants to CKD pick-ups
Indian automotive manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra and DRB-HICOM’s unit USF-HICOM (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd are currently studying a proposal to assemble CKD pick-up trucks via a joint-venture in Malaysia. USF-HICOM’s management is currently studying the feasibility, […]
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New Toyota and Lexus CBU models by end 2006
UMW Toyota gave us an insight into their plans for the rest of the year at their AGM yesterday. There are plans to introduce the new 2007 Toyota Camry by year-end 2006, and also bring […]
