While air-conditioning systems were common in cars in America from the 1960s onwards, they were a luxury in Malaysia and became affordable during the 1970s. The early systems were mostly aftermarket add-ons where the blower was mounted under the...
Most of the BMW model series introduced since the 1970s have continued through many decades to today, with the 3-Series reaching the significant milestone of 50 years this year. As a successor of the 02 series, the 3-Series became...
The introduction of the Ford Laser in 1981 was a major change in Ford’s product line for the Asia-Pacific region. With the Japanese brands displacing the European brands (Fords sold in Malaysia came from England) during the 1970s, Ford...
During the early years of the Perodua Kancil, the Malaysian automaker entered Malaysian rallies with the model, later switching to the Kelisa and then the Myvi as the models became available. The participation in rallies helped to show that...
With the exception of the Nissan LEAF, Mazda MX-30 and Lexus RZ, there are no other Japanese EV models in the Malaysian market. While all the Japanese carmakers do have EVs, they have not offered them in Malaysia, preferring...
Honda’s range of cars in Malaysia has never ventured beyond 2.4 litres, except on two occasions. In 2008, Honda Malaysia offered a 3.5-litre V6 version of the 8th generation Accord which was imported as a CBU (completely built-up) model...
While automatic transmissions were popular in America by the 1950s, and steadily increasing in popularity in Japan, it took a while for such transmissions to displace manual transmissions in Malaysia. Automatic transmissions were not so popular because they affected...
After November 2025, Ford will no longer produce the Focus, which had been the successor to the Escort. Launched in the late 1990s, it was part of the Ford 2000 plan that was intended to unify products globally although that...
Honda Malaysia will soon introduce its first fully electric model – the e:N1 – in Malaysia. Those who are familiar with Honda will know that besides the e:N1 (which is on sale in Thailand), Honda also has other EV...
While Mitsubishi Motors had voluntarily stopped selling its passenger cars below the 2-litre class in Malaysia to show its commitment to its partnership in Proton, its Ralliart team continued to take part in local rallies. During the late 1980s,...
In December 2002, members of the Proton Satria GTi club ‘invaded’ Phuket. The members and their families travelled in 48 cars almost 1,000 kms in the event which had Continental Tyres as the main sponsor.
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There were many variants of the Proton Wira, adapted from the fourth generation of the Mitsubishi Lancer, during its production run from 1993 to 2009. Some 950,000 units were produced and among those units, 2,500 were a special variant...
