Following our earlier post regarding a Hong Kong stock exchange filing by Tan Chong International Limited (TCIL), saying that Subaru will cease all local assembly (CKD) operations in Southeast Asia by 2025, we can now confirm that no new Subaru has been produced in Malaysia since June 2023. Local distributor TC Subaru’s sole CKD model in Malaysia is the Subaru XV. The model is assembled at contract manufacturer Tan Chong Motor Assemblies’ (TCMA) plant in Segambut. Checks with production data com

At the ongoing Auto China 2024 held in Beijing, Honda launched its second set of Honda e:N Series battery electric vehicles (BEV) for the Chinese market. The Honda e:NP2 produced by GAC Honda goes on sale with a CNY 159,800 (~RM 105k) price tag. Meanwhile, its twin produced by Dongfeng Honda, the Honda e:NS2 will begin sales in June. Honda has two joint ventures in China with both brands offering twin models of each other like the Honda CR-V/Breeze and the Honda Civic/Integra. The Big H is targe

Honda Malaysia has confirmed that it will not be launching the all-new 11th generation 2024 Honda Accord. This is in response to the change in Malaysia’s competitive landscape for new cars, and increased preference among customers for SUVs like the Honda CR-V over traditional 3-box sedans like the Honda Accord. The current, outgoing 10th generation Honda Accord will bow out from showrooms by the end of this year. It will not only be the last Accord sold in Malaysia, putting an end to a nearly 50

UMW Toyota Motor, the Malaysian distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, ended the month with their highest-ever sales for a first quarter. In March 2023, the company registered 9,026 units for Toyota and 110 units for Lexus, totaling 9,136 units sold, compared to February's 9,297 units. Total year-to-date sales registered for March 2023 stood at 25,219 units, a positive increase of 12% from this time last year (22,447 units in March 2022). This comes off the back of the launch of the all new 2

Nearly 3 months after making its world debut, the 2022 Honda Civic (FE4) e:HEV hybrid sedan is launched in Thailand with two variants that now occupy the highest trim of the Civic range in the Kingdom. The two variants are the EL+ which starts from THB 1,129,000 (~RM 142k) and the RS which starts from THB 1,259,000 (~RM 158k). Note that the e:HEV RS essentially replaces the VTEC Turbo RS variant in Thailand. Still, the Toyota Corolla Altis Hybrid undercuts the price of the Civic e:HEV with price

Set to launch at the end of 2020, the facelifted Toyota Yaris is already generating tremendous interest among new car buyers. Available in three colours, the facelifted Yaris sports a more aggressive bumper with the black accents now extending to the grill. As of most Toyota-Honda rivalry, this segment sees the Toyota Yaris going up against the Honda Jazz. How do they stack up against each other? Let’s a have a showdown of these two B-segment hatchbacks. Price - The Jazz is cheaper Prices of the