Started in 1998, the magazine is published by PROTO Malaysia Sdn.
Motor Trader Magazine's website lists over 41,000 cars, both new and used, in Malaysia.
[1][2] Motor Trader Online was started by Sir John Madejski in 1998.
In 2011, Madejski sold the magazine and company to the Japanese conglomerate, PROTO Corporation.
[8][9] The Motor Trader website was described as "one of the most popular review and classified sites" in the automotive category in Malaysia by Marketing Magazine[10] based on the results of a study made by Effective Measure,[11] the market research analysts for online media in September 2013.