Thailand’s economy is not in a very good shape right now. The political impasse in causing a lot of uncertainties, and spillover effects are being felt in the country’s automotive sector. Rising interest rates and stricter vetting of hire purchase applications are also putting a damper on new car sales. Due to its sheer scale, Thailand’s auto sector also serves as a bellwether of sorts for the rest of the region’s auto sector. In the first half of 2023, total new car sales in Thailand contracted

CKD plans of the Kia Carnival in Malaysia will have to be pushed back further due to delays caused by prior COVID-19 lockdowns. According to a recent report by RHB Investment Bank, the CKD operations of the Kia Carnival will now be postponed until May 2022 from the initial Dec 2021 target period due to delays caused by lockdown measures. New owners Bermaz Auto, through subsidiary Dinamikjaya Motors, took ownership of the Kia brand in Malaysia in April of this year and immediately touted CKD plan

Bullet-proof reliability and good value for money is how most people would describe a Toyota. The Toyota Hilux, Toyota Corolla, and Toyota Camry are globally popular models that have further solidified the brand’s association with reliability. A less globally-popular car from Toyota would be the Toyota Vios. Not because it’s a bad car, but because it was made primarily for the Asia-Pacific region. The Toyota Vios debuted in 2002. Its close competitor was, and still is, the Honda City. Another op

** This article is the personal experience of a 2016 Honda Accord owner and does not necessarily reflect the views of WapCar Facebook: Shawal Ali My Previous Encounter with the Honda Accord The allure of large sedans is unquestionable. Unlike booted hatch or compact sedans with their weird looks to aide with practicality, large sedans do not need to sacrifice its looks for usability. Their strong muscular lines flows coherently from the front all the way to the back without needing to sacrifice

A very rare English Proton Satria Neo rally car is for sale on Motorsports Auction for 85,000 GBP. Unlike the Satria Neo S2000 rally car, this Satria Neo runs a British-made engine – the 2,500 Millington Diamond Engine. Specifically, the 2,500 cc Millington Diamond series 2+. The history of the Millington Engines dates all the way back to 1971 with Roy Millington working on diesel engines of the family farm. The first diamond engines are based on the 4-cylinder Cosworth YB engine. Roy Millington

Toyota has introduced a pair of unique gold edition variants to the Japanese market Toyota Alphard and Toyota Vellfire. The ‘gold motive’ styling upgrade is also extended to the sporty Modellista package variants. Setting the Alphard S Type Gold apart from regular Alphard models is a gold Alphard badge on the grille. The regular car’s chrome bits around the car’s exterior have also been replaced with dark chrome and smoke plated items. As for the Vellfire Z Golden Eyes (yes, that’s the name give