Expect to get 2 variant - 1.6L MPi engine as well as 1.6L GDi Turbo engine.

Yes current model CKD, still available at very good value.

If you are going for specs and max enjoyment of the car for the money you pay for, Cerato is the answer. Of course, branding wise, Honda is perceived to be better , at least in our Malaysian market. Cerato is C segment car, the likes of Altis, and Civic, whereas Honda City is more of a B-segment sedan with smaller dimensions both interior and exterior.

If you are claiming insurance, best to go to an authorized Kia Service center, because the cost will be borne by the insurance company. Do make sure that the police report verdict is in your favour, otherwise, it is not possible to "claim" the other party's insurance. In most cases, the workshop will claim against your insurance first, and later, your insurance company will claim against that of the other party. That way, you won't loose your NCB.

The first batch of about 500 units of Kia Cerato back in 2013 were all CBU. After that, they are all CKD /SKD basis.

Kia Cerato 1.6 received the PEOPLES' CHOICE AWARD 2019 by Carlist



Not surprising with its fully loaded features such as :
* memory seat
* electronic power driver seat
* rear Aircon vents
* paddle shift
* welcome lights
* touch screen head unit
* drive mode
* auto and smart boot
* many more...

This is my take, the Cerato strenght is not so much on fuel economy as it is a heavier car compared to other B segment 1.5 liter models on the market. However, Cerato prides itself in the many safety features and high tensile steel strenght of its body and reliability.

Having said that, Cerato is not a fuel guzzler but at 1.6 Liter and with 130 ps @ 6000 rpm power and 157 Nm torque, the fuel consumption is reasonable and within expectation of any cars in this class and engine cc.

Quite a good year end promo now. Comes with free lube and labour for 2 years @ 40,000 km and massive discount. Check your inbox ya. Thanks

The official brochure is based on the BEST spec from the 2.0 variant, which has since been discontinued. Features like sunroof , stock leather seats, air ventilation seats and coloured TFT screen could only be found in the 2.0 variant. The rest of the specs are the same .

The stock head unit don't have android auto and Apply car play. It is not possible to upgrade, unless the head unit is equipped with such software from factory.

New color METALLIC PEARL WHITE just arrived.

Earlier this week, The Star published an article “Locally assembled cars may cost more.” The article claims that prices of locally-assembled (CKD) cars will cost more due to potential restructuring in tax structures.

Yes, the claim mentioned by the English daily is true. WapCar’s own sources within the automotive industry have also confirmed the claim.

The reason behind the increase in prices is due to two factors: Withdrawal of EEV incentives and changes in Open Market Value (OMV) calculation – essentially the cost price of the car, the base value on which taxes are applied to.

The first reason is to be expected. Although the government hasn’t explicitly say it, it is common knowledge that the previous government’s Energy Efficient Vehicles (EEV) policy, which allows for deductions on excise duty for fuel efficient locally-assembled cars (judged by their weight category), will be dropped.

he government’s official line is that EEV will remain status quo, but the most telling indicator is its unwillingness to confirm on the future of EEV, as well as the continued delay in announcing the new National Automotive Policy (NAP).

With the Ministry of Finance in dire need of replenishing funds in the Treasury, no thanks to debts inherited from the 1MDB scandal, you can be certain that the government has little interest in giving any more tax breaks.

The industry can accept it if EEV is to be discontinued. What’s going to happen is that the market will simply adjust back to pre-EEV prices.

That means slightly higher prices for a Honda City, Toyota Yaris, while the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class will return to their previous prices of above RM 250,000.

For cars with a very high level of local content like a Honda City, the percentage of increase in prices will be even higher.

Without EEV incentives, the Honda City ranged from RM 75,800 – RM 90,800, hybrid variant aside. With EEV incentives, it sells for RM 73,836 – RM 86,983.

The discontinuation of EEV alone will result in small increase in prices, but nothing significant enough to stall car sales.

The second point, the revision of OMV however, will do just that. Prices are expected to go up by at least 15 percent more. If you are buying a RM 100,000 car, expect to pay at least RM 15,000 more. That’s enough to deter buyers from going through with their purchase.

What is OMV?

OMV is basically the cost price that an importer/local distributor pays for the car. It’s the agreed value that a whole seller – the authorized distributor of a particular car brand here in Malaysia – buys the car from the factory that made it.

For locally-assembled cars, OMV refers to the value which the sales division buys from their company’s manufacturing subsidiary.

OMV is generally calculated as the total cost of materials and manpower used to manufacture the car, plus freight and insurance charges to transport the completed car to the showroom. This is the value that the Malaysian Customs will use when calculating the value of import tax and excise tax payable.


Sources familiar with the matter told us that the Ministry of Finance has changed the definition of OMV, which will now include many other items that were previously not taxed - distributor’s margins and royalty payments (for intellectual property) for example.

In other words, the government wants to squeeze out more tax money from cars.

To be clear, the government has yet to confirm anything, as many car companies are protesting against the move. Discussions behind closed doors are still on-going.

Recall that the Ministry of Finance had recently made a U-turn regarding the fleet purchase of Toyota Vellfire and Honda Accord, purportedly due to lack of supply of Proton Perdana to meet the government's needs, before shelving it following public outcry (while sorting out the Perdana's supply issue so quickly, amazing). So a U-turn is still possible.

However, many car companies that we spoke to are not confident of a positive outcome and are bracing themselves for a scenario where the government will simply push through the new tax structure after Chinese New Year.

Talks of several car companies scaling down/withholding further investments into their local assembly operations or cancelling new model introductions are rife.

t least one brand has told the government that the new tax structure will make CKD (completely knocked down, an industry jargon for local assembly work) operations no longer feasible and that they will wind down operations at their local plant here.

Who will be impacted most?
Premium brands like BMW and Mercedes-Benz will be impacted the most, with prices estimated to increase by up to 25 percent. Since these higher-end cars use more imported parts than others, the impact will be greater.

Lower margin mainstream brands that use more local parts, like Honda and Toyota, will see prices going up by around 15 percent.

Proton and Perodua will be spared, since these brands are currently paying no more than 5 percent in excise duties, the effects are minimal, if any.
In other words, we will be seeing a return to the status quo seen in the ‘80s and ‘90s, a return to protectionism, and foreign brands will be heavily taxed.

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This post has been edited by Buydirect: Jan 21 2020, 01:40 PM

Maybe this is a knee-jerk reaction to the public unhappiness with the government over the many news report.

Happy Chinese New Year to all. Gong Xi Gong Xi

It is the current Cerato YD-PE, not the BD model which has not been launched where the expected CBU import price is around 130-140K.
So current Cerato YD-PE is still value for money at RM 8X,XXX.

Some user feedbacks

*Mine 7.4L (1.6)

* Mine avg 8.1/100 (1.6)
Mix bag of highway, slow n fast n jam

* 6.9

* 7.4L/100 (1.6)

* I'm getting 8.0L/100km. I'd say 70% city, 30% highway.

* Full highway my one 2.0 can get 6.3l/100km urban driven congested traffic around 9-9.5liter/100km. If traffic so so sometime it can achieved 8.5l/100km

Spare parts / Stockists
Some of them can do poslaju - call to find out

A) Kuala Lumpur / Selangor
1. Ee Lee Auto - 03-40438212
2. Vanli - 03-40427242
3. Kia auto power - 03-62508885
4. Kia pacific - 03-42928885
5. Korean auto - 03-62507763
6. Oribro parts - 03-67340589 or 012-2901170
7. AO parts - 03-91055965 or 013-2727737

B) Seremban
1. Near JPJ Bkt Emas - Bee Hin 019-6511789

Credit to JohnCooper for compiling this list.

Launching of all new Cerato is delayed , potentially until the 3rd quarter. Naza Kia will launch the Grand Carnival FLEXI (11 seater) first, followed by Kia Seltos. Expected this to happen this and next month, hopefully.