2019 Toyota Avanza 1.5E

The King returns. Well, Indonesia’s king of the road, that is, with the Toyota Avanza becoming the country’s best-selling car of the first half of 2023 (H1) according to Gaikindo’s sales data. 30,221 units of the Avanza were sold between January and June 2023 but it’s a very close fight between the top 3 best-sellers in the archipelago. June’s best-seller, the Daihatsu Sigra is placed first runner-up overall with 30,166 units while in third is the Honda Brio with 30,108 units. The Brio was Indon

PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM), an Indonesian subsidiary of Daihatsu Motor, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new assembly plant in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia, marking the start of its construction. The new plant (Plant Line 2) is being built in the area adjacent to the site of the first Karawang Assembly Plant (Plant Line 1) in West Java, and will replace the plant in Sunter which has been in operation for 27 years. The Sunter plant produces the Multi Purpose Vehicles (MPV) and Sport Ut

Thailand to launch Avanza successor this month Malaysia to follow later More upmarket 7-seater MPV than Avanza Toyota Motor Thailand has opened bookings for the 2022 Toyota Veloz ahead of its official launch there on 24-February 2022, succeeding the long-standing Toyota Avanza. Specifications for the Thai-spec Veloz are still unclear, but think of it as a slightly more upmarket take on the Avanza's recipe. Indonesia already has the Veloz, and their range-topping Toyota Veloz Q CVT TSS is very we

Toyota celebrated a winning 2022 in Indonesia, as the carmaker sold 331,410 units of their vehicles in the archipelago last year. That translates to a scintillating 31.6% market share of the total industry volume (TIV) of 1,048,000 units. In other words, 1 in every 3 cars sold there last year is a Toyota. MPVs were, unsurprisingly, their sales champions. The Toyota Avanza accounted for 60,619 units, while 32,022 units of the Toyota Veloz (treated as a seperate model) found new homes. In total, t

In what seems like a blink of an eye, another year has passed and 2022 is now behind us. While we took a look at what SUVs and MPVs that will be coming soon (sedan to follow next), let’s take a look and see which cars were axed last year. Compared to 2021, last year witnessed fewer cars that were discontinued. Regardless, the departure of some of these models leave a void that may or may not be filled in the near future. BMW X2 The F39 BMW X2 was launched in Malaysia back in 2018 as an imported

Both debuted within months of each other Both are FWD with a 1.5L NA engine Both feature ADAS Back in September earlier this year, the all-new 2022 Honda BR-V made its debut and a little over a month later, the all-new 2022 Toyota Avanza followed suit. Both boast a host of improvements along with a bump in features. In this article, we’ll put the 2022 Honda BR-V and the 2022 Toyota Avanza for a side-by-side comparison to find out which one tickles your fancy. Which is more appealing? The 2022 Ho