Indonesian buyers of the Suzuki Jimny 5-door will have to wait for at least 10 months before taking deliveries, reports CNN Indonesia in February. Suzuki’s Indonesian distributor, PT Suzuki Indomobil Sales (SIS), explained that the supply of the Japan-made 3-door Jimny is approximately 50 units per month. In February, PT SIS had accumulated 800 orders, which means it will take about 16 months, or 1.5 years, to fulfill them. Meanwhile, the supply of the 5-door Jimny from India is larger, at 100 u

The P2-13A generation Proton Saga is Proton’s most important rice bowl. The A-segment sedan is not only the company’s most affordable car, it also contributes over 40 percent of Proton’s total sales. Together with the Persona, Iriz and Exora, the Saga is part of ‘PIES’ models quartet, which collectively contribute 68 percent of Proton’s total sales. Launched in 2016, the P2-31A generation Proton Saga is quite old when judged by the industry’s typical 5 to 7 years model lifecycle. Typically, a ca

This week, our part of the world scored a triple whammy of new cars: Indonesia kicked things off with the all-new 2023 Toyota Agya, then Malaysia launched the 2023 D74A Perodua Axia, before passing the baton back to Indonesia for the unveiling of the 2023 Daihatsu Ayla. Inseperable as the trio are, the three of them are all-new models, sharing the same Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) platform, general look, and some performance metrics – how do they stack up? Exterior: Same-same but diff

Normally when it comes to launches, Perodua would take a back seat compared to its Indo or Japanese twins from Toyota and Daihatsu. However, in the case of the next-generation 2023 D74A Perodua Axia, it could be launched ahead of its Indonesian twins, the Toyota Agya and Daihatsu Ayla. Bookings and estimated prices of the all-new Axia have been announced but over in the archipelago, our Indo colleagues from AutoFun ID have received an invitation from Toyota for the launch of a new model on 13-Fe

Perodua could be bucking the trend with the arrival of the new-generation 2023 D74A Perodua Axia, as rumours from Indonesia are suggesting that Perodua could debut its A-segment hatchback ahead of Toyota and Daihatsu. According to Autonetmagz, the quiet-but-capable Malaysian manufacturer could be introducing the new-generation D74A Axia ahead of the equally-new Toyota Agya and Daihatsu Ayla, its Indonesian siblings that the current Axia is based on. The Axia, according to the Indonesian publicat

While the Perodua Axia in Malaysia is only available with one engine – a naturally-aspirated (NA) 1.0-litre 1KR-DE 3-pot (65 PS/86 Nm) – over in Indonesia, the Toyota Agya and Daihatsu Ayla get an additional choice of engine. A more powerful NA 1.2-litre 3NR-VE DVVT-i 4-cylinder unit (88 PS/108 Nm) is offered for Indonesian buyers who have larger choices in the entry-level market than Malaysians. However, recent reports have speculated that the 1.2-litre engine could be replaced for the next gen