At the recently concluded 2023 Thailand International Motor Expo, which ended on 11-December, a total of 53,248 cars were sold, a massive 45% increase over last year’s figure. As expected, Toyota and Honda led the sales tally, making up 25 percent of total cars sold. What has become the talking point, is that Chinese brands – BYD, Aion, MG, Changan, GWM, and Neta – made up 43% of total cars sold. The Chinese invasion into Thailand, a stronghold of Japanese marques, is very real. BYD sold 6,119 u

While Malaysians are still reeling from the all-new Toyota Vios’ higher starting price than its popular predecessor, up north in Thailand, buyers are gladly accepting the fourth-generation sedan in stride. According to sales data compiled by Autolife Thailand, a total of 18,242 units of the Toyota Yaris Ativ, which is what the Vios is called in the Land of Smiles, were sold in the first quarter of 2023. The Vios’ Thai twin held a 60.9% market share in the country’s B-sedan segment thanks to stro

Gets new Li-ion battery pack Larger 2.0L Dynamic Force engine Latest generation Toyota Safety Sense ADAS system with Over The Air (OTA) updates. Toyota’s first 12.3-inch driver’s digital meter cluster New front centre airbag The Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid has broke cover for the European market – brandishing Toyota’s fifth-generation hybrid power unit (the Malaysian version uses the fourth-gen hybrid powertrain) as well new Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) ADAS features. Though it’s billed as an all-n

Late last month, Geely launched the all-new 2021 Geely Emgrand. The new Emgrand is positioned slightly above the entry-level Geely Yuanjing (Vision) sedan in Geely’s extensive line-up. In China, the 2021 Geely Emgrand is priced from CNY 69,900 (~RM 45k) for the base five-speed manual variant, topping out at CNY 88,900 (~RM 58k) for the top-spec variant. While these prices put the 2021 Geely Emgrand in the same bracket as the B-segment Toyota Vios, the former’s dimensions are actually closer to C

We get it – in this day and age, the increasing needs of families for SUVs have driven sales through the roof. With that said, those opting for an SUV will compromise handling compare to a sedan. But what if we told you that you can still have a compact SUV that also handles well? Here are two immensely capable alternatives – the Mazda CX-30 and Subaru XV. Yes, while these two SUVs are seemingly at polar opposites (CVT versus 6-speed auto, boxer engine vs inline-four), they are amongst the best

The Toyota Corolla Cross is the all-new SUV rivalling the likes of the Honda HR-V, Subaru XV, Mazda CX-30, and even the Proton X70. The Corolla Cross comes in two variants, the Corolla Cross 1.8 G and the Corolla Cross 1.8 V. The former starts at a price of RM 124,000 and the latter at RM 134,000. How much money to put aside for a Toyota Corolla Cross? This depends on what variant you opt for and how the parameters of the financing service (amount, tenure, and interest). To keep things simple, w