As of Friday, May 24, Chery Malaysia has completed inspections for 92% of the 600 units of Omoda 5 affected by the rear axle recall. Meanwhile, Chery Auto Philippines has announced a recall for 90 units of the Chery Tiggo 5X Pro due to the same issue. The Philippines is the third country to announce the recall, after Malaysia (600 units) and Indonesia (420 units), though the recall in the Philippines is for a different Tiggo 5X Pro model. Chery's rear axle recall was triggered by a single car in

Hans

May 28, 2024

Hyundai's line of performance vehicles under the N name are slated to launch in Indonesia as locally assembled products, reports local media Otodriver. Joonwoo Park who is currently the Vice President of the N Brand Management Group, said: "We hope to bring the Ioniq 5 N to Indonesia this year," when speaking to the Otodriver team in South Korea recently. Park mentioned that this high-performance product will likely be introduced in Indonesia around July ahead of its planned sales in October. He

Sanjay

May 28, 2024

The government of the Philippines has included hybrid and plug-in hybrid passenger cars in its list of qualified electrified vehicles exempted from paying import tax. The so-called Executive Order No. 12 now exempts battery EVs (BEVs), hybrids (HEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) as well as electric two-wheelers from import tax. The import tax exemption will be valid until 2028. Import tax for passenger cars in the Philippines range from 5% to 30%. Currently, Toyota hybrids dominate over 70% of Phili

Hans

May 28, 2024

The second-generation 2024 Lexus LM has launched in Malaysia. Based on the fourth-generation Toyota Alphard but decked out a whole lot more, the LM is now only available with a hybrid powertrain here. As before the distinguishing factor are the powertrains and their seating configurations. The seven-seater LM350h is priced from RM1,228,000 on-the-road without insurance, while the four-seat LM500h starts from RM1,468,000. The LM350h features a 2.5-litre A25A-FXS Dynamic Force naturally-aspirated

Sanjay

May 27, 2024

When Honda Malaysia announced that the fourth and current generation of the Honda Jazz would not be available, fans of the tall hatchback were in mourning. Admittedly, I too love the looks of the GR-generation Jazz and was anticipating its official arrival but to no avail. Instead, the Jazz’s replacement in Malaysia and other developing markets like Thailand, Indonesia, and Latin America would be the Honda City Hatchback. The cries of Jazz fans grew louder but when the hatch made its global debu

CY Foong

May 27, 2024