The Finance Ministry said the government decided to replace the Proton Perdana official vehicles for ministers with Toyota Vellfires because the monthly lease cost was cheaper.

“Following various discussions about the change in government official vehicles on social media, the Finance Ministry would like to inform that the decision to use Toyota Vellfire 2.5L as the official vehicle for ministers was made in order to replace the Proton Perdana 2.4 Premium, which production had ceased in 2014.

“Among the reasons for the decision include...