Honda has topped rival Toyota in hybrid sales in Thailand for 2023; delivering a total of 48,208 units between January and December, whilst grabbing a 27 percent market share of the hybrid segment sales within the Kingdom. The most popular hybrid model in Thailand is the Honda HR-V e:HEV, which garnered sales of 23,631 units, followed by 9,121 units of the Civic e:HEV, and lastly the CR-V e:HEV which recorded sales of 8,921 units despite only going on sale at the end of March 2023. Hybrid varian

As this blue and green third rock from the sun completes its orbit around the pulsating red giant heat sphere, another year passes. 2023 could also see another record-breaking year of automotive sales in Malaysia. Still, as we get accustomed to writing 2024 (or 2023A for the superstitious) on our calendar dates, we also would like to remember the key models that did not make it. Bar certain variants that have been discontinued like the Mazda 3 1.5-litre variants and the Volkswagen Golf R-Line, w

Two Honda plants in Japan will reduce production by up to 40 percent for the rest of this month, for reasons owing to supply chain and logistical problems. The Yorii, Saitama prefecture plant which builds the Civic, CR-V, and Honda e electric vehicle (EV) looks to cut output by 40 percent this month, while other Suzuka plant that puts together the Fit (Jazz) and HR-V will see production lines cut back by about 20 percent. Also read: Review: 2022 Honda Civic RS (FE) - If there were ever a perfect

Like clockwork, almost every car manufacturer in Malaysia have released their updated price list, now with the sales and service tax (SST) added back in. The following table shows the updated prices of Honda models with the inclusion of SST. Honda prices with SST Model Prices w/o SST (RM) Prices with SST (RM) City 1.5 S 74,191 77,600 1.5 E 81,664 85,600 1.5 V 86,561 90,600 1.5 V Sensing 90,212 94,600 1.5 RS 105,950 108,800 City Hatchback 1.5 S 75,669 78,600 1.5 E 83,075 86,600 1.5 V 87,856 91,60

After its regional debut in Indonesia, Hyundai Motor Thailand is next to launch the Hyundai Creta. Imported (CBU) from Indonesia, the 5-seater SUV has a starting price of THB 949,000, about RM 119,919. Despite having a rather powertrain – a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine that makes 115 PS / 144 Nm, paired to a CVT (Hyundai calls it IVT) driving the front wheels - the Hyundai Creta is only a negligible 3 percent cheaper than the hybrid-only 2022 Honda HR-V (from THB 979,000, about RM

The Toyota Corolla Cross has been making waves all over the world ever since it debuted in Thailand in July 2020. The crossover with the Corolla name is currently on sale in Malaysia, South America, and is coming soon to the States. Japan would be the next market but one has been spotted by @ysk_626 on Instagram ahead of its 14-September launch. Spotted at a parking lot in a shopping centre in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, this undisguised Corolla Cross in Celestite Grey Metallic appears to be a deve