Japanese automotive giants are set to channel a total of THB 150 billion baht (~RM 20 billion) into Thailand over the next five years, bolstering the nation's shift towards electric vehicle (EV) production, according to a government spokesperson on Monday, reports Reuters. In this substantial investment commitment, Toyota and Honda are poised to contribute approximately THB 50 billion each (~RM 6.7 billion), Isuzu will invest THB 30 billion (~RM 4 billion), and Mitsubishi Motors will allocate TH

Though Malaysian cars have a strong technical partnership with Japanese carmakers, the only Malaysian car to be ever sold officially in Japan is the Proton Satria Neo. Besides, most early Perodua models were derived from Daihatsu cars that were sold in the Land of the Rising Sun. The current crop of Perodua models aside from the Ativa have little to no connection to Japan and that includes the current third-generation Myvi. The Perodua Myvi is exported to a few countries overseas but it has only

The Toyota Veloz, the successor to the trusted Avanza nameplate, risks being overshadowed by its overachieving, fantastically good value-for-money twin the Perodua Alza. Making the sales pitch even harder is the fact that the Veloz is built in the same plant as the Alza. Being a Toyota, the Veloz will of course have a bit more features than the Alza – wireless Apple CarPlay for seamless smartphone connectivity, LED ambient lighting so the cabin looks classier at night, 17-inch wheels, and two-to

Lest we forget, Perodua is associated with Toyota under the UMW Group’s automotive division. That translates into a stellar few months for the group as sales for both brands surged ahead. More importantly, a statement by the group addressing this also let the cat out of the bag that Perodua will be launching some new models this year, one of which will surely be the new Alza. The group on a whole delivered 35,246 units in March 2022, a 48 percent bump up than the 23,853 units sold in February 20

The Honda City Hatchback is only on sale in Indonesia for a little over 2 months but it has managed to overtake the Toyota Yaris to become Indonesia’s best-selling B-segment hatchback in April 2021. With 788 units sold in April, sales of the City Hatchback far exceeded that of the Toyota Yaris with only 241 units sold. Those figures made the Yaris slipped to third that month with the Suzuki Baleno inching ahead with 462 units. Also read: Suzuki's return to Malaysia: what other models could be la

Back at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show, Daihatsu showcased the DN Trec concept, a concept SUV that embodied the “active, fun, tough” theme. Let’s take a closer look and see how much the DN Trec evolved from a concept car into the Toyota Raize/Daihatsu Rocky. From the exterior, Daihatsu refined much of the design elements on the DN Trec to give it a more angular and rugged design, as keywords they uncovered after conducting a survey on younger buyers included “active” and “power”. Back then, many spec