The budget MPV market in Malaysia may be dominated by Perodua Alza but over in Vietnam, things are a little different. Like many parts of Southeast Asia, Vietnam is a country dominated by Toyota. The Toyota Vios is Vietnam’s No.1 selling car (23,529 units in 2022) but it’s a position that it barely held on to. Ever since its launch in mid-2020, the Mitsubishi Xpander has been frequently harassing the Vios for the No.1 spot. In one too many times last year, the Xpander had even overtook the Vios

This is it – roughly a month after it was initially leaked, Toyota has introduced the all-new 2022 Toyota Avanza in Indonesia. Being a new-generation model, it brings with it a host of improvements, which we will dive into. The all-new Toyota Avanza, alongside its sportier Veloz sibling, will battle the equally-new Honda BR-V, Mitsubishi Xpander, and Suzuki Ertiga when it goes on sale. In Indonesia, the all-new Toyota Avanza is priced from IDR 206 million (~RM 60k) for the base variant, before t

There is a reason why the Perodua Myvi is nicknamed "King of Malaysia". It's immensely popular with the carbuying public, be it as a first-time purchase, or just anyone looking for a nippy little runabout vehicle. Did I mention that it's also attractively priced and generously specced? However, in today's Used vs New segment, there is a very compelling used alternative to a brand-new Perodua Myvi in the B-segment hatchback marketplace. What car is that you ask? It's none other than the GK-genera

The Daihatsu Boon and Toyota Passo twins, which formed the basis for early models of our Perodua Myvi, will soon be no more in Japan. The push to adopt hybrids in Japan and Toyota’s effort to streamline its unnecessarily complicated sales channels will soon make the Passo redundant, as Toyota has plans to streamline the Passo’s role with its hugely successful Toyota Yaris. Perodua Myvi to continue its own separate way As you already know, the first two generation models of the Perodua Myvi were

Hot hatch enthusiasts rejoice, as the 2021 Suzuki Swift Sport has been spotted in Malaysia ahead of its official debut! Thanks to Emmanuel Shirley, we can now safely confirm that the hot hatch will be re-introduced in Malaysia after a 5-year hiatus. These spyshots also seemingly confirm the colour variants of the upcoming Swift Sport, which includes Prime Burning Red, Metallic Speedy Blue, and Pearl Pure White. That said, it remains to be seen if the Swift Sport’s signature Champion Yellow will

There's good sales, and then there's absolutely dominant sales. The latter is an honour the Mitsubishi Xpander proudly wears in Vietnam, thanks to Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam selling 2,793 units of the 7-seater there in January 2021. According to data published by Vietnamese media, the Xpander grabbed 78.1% market share of all MPVs sold there last month. It's actually rather jarring to see how none of its competitors could even come close - no other offering could even crack the '300 units sold' m