Late yesterday night at around 9 pm Japan time, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda and CEO Koji Sato hastily organized an emergency live press conference. It was revealed that Toyota’s compact car subsidiary Daihatsu, responsible for developing the AC100 generation 2023 Toyota Vios (also known as Yaris Ativ in Thailand) and D74A 2023 Perodua Axia, had submitted side-impact crash safety test results done using a different part from those fitted on production cars delivered to customers. A total of 76,28

Thousands of returning fans and spectators for the first time in two years since the Covid-19 pandemic, brought with them a tremendous amount of energy that helped to recharge the atmosphere at Round 2 of Season 5 for the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival and Vios Challenge race series held at the Sepang International Circuit. Round 2 concluded with thousands of fans returning and reenergising the event. Sunday morning began with hundreds of participants - including families and children – on bicycle

Although Honda Malaysia has yet to make any official announcement, we can reliably confirm that the fourth generation (4G) 2020 Honda Jazz (known as Fit in Japan) will not be launched in Malaysia. After 2021, the Honda Jazz will be no more, ending a 3-generations run, since 2001. Instead, the Honda City Hatchback, which made its global debut in Bangkok yesterday, will fill the void left by the Jazz. In case you are wondering, no Honda Malaysia didn’t have much say in this, neither did their coun

Rendering guru, The Ajerul, has rendered the upcoming 2020 Perodua D55L with a twist, giving the new B-segment SUV the Bezza’s front-end. The front-end of this D55L gets a front-end that is largely inspired by the Bezza, including the front bumper and front fog light surrounds. The headlights are lifted off the Toyota Raize/Daihatsu Rocky, flanking a new front grille. The Ajerul has also given the D55L a set of dual-tone alloy wheels, putting it in-line with the rest of Perodua’s line-up. Not mu

The 2020 Honda Accord entered its tenth generation with a brand-new turbocharged engine and only 2 variants for the pickings. The 1.5L TC (RM 185,900) and the 1.5L TC-P (RM 195,900) are separated by RM 10,000 difference, so which variant should you get? There are very little variations between the 2 options, the add-ons include larger 18-inch wheels and a whole suite of safety features. You might think: are the safety features worth paying RM 10,000 more? The answer is yes! For RM 195,900, the 1

UMW Toyota Motor has quietly discontinued the slow-selling Toyota Sienta in Malaysia just as a new facelifted model makes its debut in Thailand and Indonesia Although imported into Malaysia from Indonesia, the Sienta was originally aimed at consumers in metropolitan cities in East Asia. It sold well in Japan and Hong Kong, where its unique power-operated sliding doors made it ideal for cities. In these markets, minivans with power-operated sliding doors dominate. Closer to home, the Sienta only