Following the ministry of investment, trade and industry’s (MITI) reaffirmation of the country’s automotive investment and sector policies in a statement made in response to the BYD CKD topic that emerged earlier this week, national […]
Ah yes, that old chestnut. It appears that Perodua owners are still pushing their start buttons more than once before actually turning over the engine, despite the national carmaker having already pointed out last year […]
The road transport department’s (JPJ) latest numbers reveal that 1,901 units of the Perodua Traz were registered last month – bang on Sungai Choh’s 1,900-unit monthly target. This combines with 393 units in December (the […]
In the midst of writing our stories about Perodua yesterday, we realised that the company had revealed a more realistic WLTP range figure for its first EV, the QV-E. The car is said to be […]
While public response has been muted so far, the Perodua QV-E is just the start of the national carmaker’s electrification strategy. Its first fully in-house-developed platform, developed in partnership with Austria’s Magna Steyr, is set […]
Modularity may allow for applications beyond what the Perodua QV-E is right now, but one thing is for sure – there won’t be an internal combustion engine (ICE) model based on it. This was revealed […]
Exports are not an impossibility for the QV-E, but rather than simply shoving them on to a ship bound for an island nation or two, Perodua is thinking of something quite different this time. After […]
Perodua is aiming for a full localisation of the QV-E battery-electric model in June this year, Perodua CEO and president Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad has told Careta in an interview. Vendors for Perodua are […]
Perodua president and CEO Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad has told Careta in a video interview that the Bezza in its current form will soldier on until 2030 – no new model is planned for […]
Perodua Myvi 20th anniversary render by Theophilus Chin Perodua capped off a record year with the launch of not one, but two models – its first EV in the QV-E and its flagship model in […]
Perodua president and CEO Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad has told Careta in a video interview that the QV-E has collected 205 bookings since the launch of the national carmaker’s first EV on December 1, […]
Launched last month, the Perodua Traz is a B-segment SUV that sits in between the automaker’s compact Ativa and larger Aruz. Measuring in at 4,310 mm long, 1,770 mm wide and 1,655 mm tall, with […]
If I had a ringgit for every Perodua Kelisa I’ve seen converted into a Daihatsu Mira Gino… anyway, the Kedah road transport department (JPJ) recently detained one on Jalan Ekor Kucing-Padang Serai, Kulim for having […]
The Perodua Traz was launched one month ago, but it is two years late due to Daihatsu’s ‘procedural irregularities’ safety testing scandal that surfaced in late 2023. Everything has now been sorted out, but the […]
Perodua has just announced record sales of 359,904 units in 2025, which is 0.5% or nearly 2,000 units more than the 358,102 sold in 2024, the previous record. The market leader generally sells whatever it […]
