Yesterday, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) introduced the 2024 Toyota Yaris G Limited in Malaysia, a (600 unit) limited-run variant of its popular B-Segment hatchback, priced at RM 99,600. For the price premium, the 2024 Yaris G Limited adds an aero kit and aesthetic updates, handling upgrades (body braces and stiffer shocks), and notably a cold air intake system that boosts power. The latter of which, is quite uncommon. What does a cold air intake do? Well to understand, let’s get back to basics. Any p

Following BYD’s official announcement of the Chinese EV giant’s arrival in Indonesia, a minister in the archipelago’s government confirms the company plans to set up a plant there. In a video message, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto revealed that BYD plans to invest USD 1.3 billion (RM 6.14 bil) to build a manufacturing plant in Indonesia with a capacity of 150,000 units. “I appreciate BYD’s commitment to launching battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the country,”

Photos of a disguised Mercedes-Benz EQS in Malaysia have been circulating on social media channels. Though it can be mistaken for the EQE, its size and front fascia point towards the flagship EV from Mercedes-Benz. Interestingly, there are wordings on the sides of the car that goes, “Under wraps till July 22 (read July twenty-second)” which seems to suggest that the Mercedes-Benz EQS could be launched on 22-July, or perhaps a preview. Nevertheless, this signifies its imminent arrival. Globally,

The pending arrival of the new 2022 Volvo XC60 facelift was just teased on Volvo Car Malaysia’s (VCM) official Facebook page. The facelift made its world debut in March 2021 and the refreshment exercise is limited to very minor changes on the exterior. As we’ve mentioned, not much has changed for the 2022 Volvo XC60 facelift. For the XC60 Inscription package, the most noticeable change is the slightly redesigned bumper. The front bumper now features sharper more angular lines that and has a chro

Yes, you read that correctly – the recently-launched 2021 Perodua Ativa is more Malaysian than the Proton X50. Recall that when Proton introduced the Proton X50 back in October 2020, the company stated that the new SUV has around 45% local content at launch and has 406 unique parts compared to the Geely Binyue donor car. Also Read: Review: 2020 Proton X50 - all the pros and flaws about Malaysia's most-hyped SUV! But the 2021 Perodua Ativa is even better, as Perodua explained that the Ativa boast

The all-new fourth generation Honda Jazz will go on sale in Japan in February 2020. The model is known in Japan as the Honda Fit. Introduction of the all-new Honda Jazz in Malaysia is still some years away, but it will certainly reach here, probably by around 2021, mostly due to additional lead time required for local assembly. For Europe and Japan, the all-new Jazz will be sold only as a hybrid but unlike the outgoing model, it won’t use the single motor i-DCD (Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive) pa