u/Solid_Onion_9834

Hi everyone,

I'm currently researching the history of the new-car market in Brunei and trying to clean up some information about brands that seem to have disappeared, changed distributors, or stopped being sold here.

I'm trying to establish the current status of each brand, rather than simply assuming that a brand has exited because its old showroom is gone.

For each brand, I'm trying to determine whether it is:

Moved — still officially sold new in Brunei, but moved to a different distributor/dealer.

Exited — no longer officially sold as a new car in Brunei.

Run-out — the distributor is/was still responsible, but only existing stock is/was being cleared and the brand is no longer actively bringing in new models.

Brands I'm trying to verify:

Peugeot

DFSK

Changan

Alfa Romeo

Daihatsu

Dodge

Jeep

Chrysler

Volvo

Chevrolet

Volkswagen

I'm especially interested in what happened to the brand and when.

For example, if someone knows:

"Volkswagen used to be with Maju Motors, then stopped selling new cars around 2022 and was never transferred to another official distributor."

That's exactly the kind of information I'm looking for.

Likewise, if a brand was transferred to another dealer, I'd like to know who the new distributor is.

And if there are still some old/new units sitting around, please mention that too, because I'm trying to distinguish between an actual exit and a simple run-out situation.

If you know any of these brands, please comment with:

Brand:

Previous distributor:

What happened:

Approximate year:

Current status: Moved / Exited / Run-out

New distributor (if moved):

Source/evidence (if available):

I'm particularly interested in first-hand information from people who worked for the dealers, owned the cars, or remember when the brands were being sold.

Also, if I've incorrectly included a brand here because it is still officially selling new cars in Brunei, please correct me. That's actually very useful for this research.

Thanks in advance!