Following Honda Malaysia’s announcement as the No.1 non-national passenger car brand in 2022, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has released sales figures for the year. A total of 100,042 Toyota vehicles were sold which puts it as the best-selling non-national brand in Malaysia. Meanwhile, Honda sold over 80,200 units in Malaysia in 2022 which should place it behind Toyota. However, if you exclude the Hilux (27,198 units) and the Hiace (390 units) from Toyota’s numbers, Honda by technicality retains its n

The GK5-generation Honda Jazz will soon be discontinued in Malaysia, but demand for the B-segment hatchback is not slowing down at all. Checks with several Honda dealers revealed that, although stock is almost depleted, enquiries for the model are still coming in. However, very few dealers have stock of the Honda Jazz. Without a Honda Jazz to sell, sales advisors are requesting customers to wait for the upcoming Honda City Hatchback instead – launch date of the model is still yet to be confirmed

In just over a month since pre-orders of the Toyota Corolla Cross in Japan started, more than 13,000 orders have already been placed according to BestCarWeb, far exceeding the monthly sales target of 4,000 units. However, it is worth noting that sales of newly launched models will typically show a spike in demand but will normalize after 3 months. A more reliable indicator of actual demand would be data from the fourth month of sale onwards. Deliveries are estimated to be between four to six mon

** This article is the personal experience of a 1996 BMW 328i (E36) owner and does not necessarily reflect the views of WapCar. Facebook: Jack Lee “Why do you spend so much on a 16 years old car?” “What is the cents/km do you pay for the 2.8?” “How much do you spend on maintaining the car?” “You know, my road tax only cost me RM 60 a year.” I get asked these questions a lot when I bought a 1996 BMW 328i (E36). Especially for someone who was just about to exit his 20s and was supposed to buy a ho

By now you would have read about the updated 2020 Honda Civic, but how does the new facelifted Civic FC compare against its archrival the Toyota Corolla Altis? Powertrain – Civic wins, easily The Honda Civic facelift gets the choice of 2 powertrains – a 1.8-litre naturally-aspirated (141 PS, 174 Nm) or a 1.5-litre turbocharged unit (173 PS, 220 Nm). Both engines are mated to a CVT-type automatic transmission. The Corolla Altis on the other hand, is powered by a 1.8-litre naturally-aspirated unit

While it’s cool you can tell a car to lower the air-conditioning temperature, but have you tried ordering chicken rice using your BMW? Yes, with the BMW Concierge Service, you can in fact order chicken rice (or in this case, navigate to a chicken rice shop) from the comfort of your car with just the press of a button. BMW Concierge Service is just one of many services that BMW offers under its ConnectedDrive umbrella. But that’s not all. With the BMW Connected app (available for Apple and Androi