While the Toyota Vios entered its newest generation, the AC100, its hatchback twin, the Yaris is still soldiering on with the older platform. The XP150 Yaris has gotten an extensive third facelift which made its debut in Thailand, but some markets are still offering the outgoing second facelift like Malaysia. One market that decided to give up on the XP150 Yaris though is the Philippines with Auto Industriya reporting that the hatchback has been quietly dropped from Toyota Motor Philippines’ (TM

Having made its debut in 2009, the Perodua Alza is one of the oldest models on sale in Malaysia currently. But that may not be for too long more as its expected replacement - codenamed the D27A - could be launched as early as the end of this year. In their latest annual report, Sapura Industrial Berhad (SIB), a Perodua parts supplier, says that they are currently in the "development phase of parts awarded for the Alza replacement model (D27A) expected to be launched by end 2021". Also read: Daih

Despite the Proton Saga taking the title of Malaysia’s best-selling car over the Perodua Myvi in April, Perodua still managed to sell more cars in total compared to Proton with 20,399 units sold. By comparison, Proton sold 15,017 units in the same month. Out of that figure, the Perodua Ativa made up over 22% of total sales with 4,624 units sold in April. That’s higher than the 4,345 units recorded in March, which easily makes the Ativa Malaysia’s best-selling SUV for the second month in a row. A

Our fellow media friend Tom Goh from zerotohundred.com will once again be participating in Season 4 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Malaysia Vios Challenge. Once again, Tom will be racing in car #33, in the mid-tier Sporting Class, under Team S&D Tama Motorsports. S&D Tama, better known as Toyota Penang, is a Japanese Toyota dealer that has expanded to Malaysia. It’s the local arm of Netz Toyota Tama, which has been operating in Japan for nearly 60 years. The first round of Season 4 will take p

Well, this is rather surprising, as a recent news report from Vietnam has mentioned that Toyota will be introducing the souped-up Toyota Vios GR Sport in the country soon. The left-hand drive Vios GR Sport was earlier previewed to dealers, in which Toyota Vietnam said that the model will be launched some time in February. Like the Malaysian-spec car, the Vios GR Sport that’s set to go on sale in Vietnam appears to don the exact kit, encompassing a unique front bumper, body kit, and spoiler. Howe

After much anticipation, the 2020 Nissan Almera is set to arrive in Malaysia with bookings announced today. While we can gush over the 1.0-litre turbocharged 3-cylinder engine that could lighten the wallets on road tax, the Malaysian-spec Almera will also feature AEB. The Almera will be available in 3 variants; VL, VLP, and VLT. Interestingly, all 3 variants will be equipped with AEB which Nissan calls Intelligent Forward Collision Warning (IFCW) with Intelligent Forward Emergency Braking (IFEB)