Previous UN R95 (side-impact with movable barrier) issue with Toyota Vios and Perodua Axia is already cleared, sales has resumed in Thailand after brief suspension, no impact to Malaysia Sales of Daihatsu Rocky hybrid / Toyota Raize hybrid suspended in Japan following issues with UN R135 certification for pole side-impact UN certification for the Perodua Ativa remain intact, Malaysians want to know why On 19-May, Daihatsu admitted that it had improperly conducted a mandatory safety certification

Toyota celebrated a winning 2022 in Indonesia, as the carmaker sold 331,410 units of their vehicles in the archipelago last year. That translates to a scintillating 31.6% market share of the total industry volume (TIV) of 1,048,000 units. In other words, 1 in every 3 cars sold there last year is a Toyota. MPVs were, unsurprisingly, their sales champions. The Toyota Avanza accounted for 60,619 units, while 32,022 units of the Toyota Veloz (treated as a seperate model) found new homes. In total, t

Fresh on the back of customers taking deliveries of their 2022 Perodua Ativa Hybrid today, the obvious question on everyone’s mind is, “Will Perodua locally-assemble the Ativa Hybrid?” Well, even with lungs the size of Aquaman, we’re hoping you’re not going to hold your breath for it. Perodua were resolute from the start that the Ativa Hybrid wasn’t going to be for sale but would instead be leased to selected customers under its EZ MOBi arm. Also Read: 300 units of Perodua Ativa Hybrid handed to

To call the all-new 2022 Honda HR-V the most anticipated model in Malaysia might be a bit of an understatement as the upcoming B-segment crossover is expected to have a long waiting list. Though bookings have been opened and a few previews were made at selected dealers, Honda Malaysia has yet to announce a launch date for the third-gen HR-V but these photos might clue in to how near that would be. A few units have been spotted on car transporters nationwide that might be on the way to dealers. T

In a rather surprising change of development, it seems like Perodua could continue to use the Alza nameplate for its D27A 7-seater MPV after all. The new 7-seater MPV is slated to be launched in Malaysia in a couple of months' time. According to our friends over at Funtasticko, they spotted that Perodua has extended the Alza trademark till 1-June 2029. Funtasticko went on to say that it is rather surprising that Perodua would extend the Alza’s expiry date till 2029, seeing that the outgoing mode

PT Mercedes-Benz Distribution Indonesia (MBDI) has just introduced the all-new 2021 V223 (long wheelbase) Mercedes-Benz S-Class in Indonesia. The W223 codename is for the standard wheelbase model. The archipelago is the second country in the ASEAN region to launch the new luxury sedan after Singapore. It is currently imported (CBU) from Germany, but local assembly (CKD) in Indonesia will commence in Q4 2021. How powerful is the V223 Mercedes-Benz S-Class? In Indonesia, only one variant of the V2