As of October 2022, Honda has sold 67,190 cars in Thailand, giving it a 23.5 percent market share of the passenger car market (including SUVs). The figure places Honda in second place behind Toyota’s 29.4 percent. The figure above does not include commercial vehicles like the Hilux, Hiace, and pick-up truck-based SUVs like the Fortuner, segments which Honda are not present in. Honda sells 7 models in Thailand, out of which 5 are available as hybrids. Only the Honda BR-V and Honda CR-V are not av

Well, technically you can, just not in the conventional sense. Perodua president and CEO Dato’ Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad has just confirmed that the 2022 Perodua Ativa hybrid will be available to Malaysians only through a leasing programme. The leasing programme is a feasibility study conducted by Perodua to gauge Malaysian users’ real-world use case and acceptability of hybrid vehicles. Only 300 units of the Ativa hybrid will be made available to the public and are all fully imported (CBU) from J

We know what the all-new second-generation 2022 Kia Niro looks like, now here are the specs but only for the hybrid (HEV) version. The Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) and Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) will only be revealed closer to the market launch date. As you know, the all-new Niro is redesigned from the ground up to prioritise fuel efficiency. Design cues are all aimed at achieving an impressively low drag coefficient (Cd) value of 0.29, such as the Aero C-Pillar. Don’t be mistaken, the low Cd is fo

Base cars of the 2021 Perodua Ativa - the Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize - are reportedly getting facelifts for the Japanese market come November 2021. With that, the Rocky is set to add a hybrid model to its line-up called the Rocky e:smart, according to these leaks. New hybrid powertrain The e:smart powertrain mates a newly-developed 1.2-litre, three-cylinder engine (codenamed WA-VEX) to an electric motor. Descriptions point to it being a full-hybrid system, which means it can accelerate from

After Japan, Indonesia is the second country to sell both the Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize following their launch last week. We'll see later whether the SUV will be a big hit there much like the Perodua Ativa is in Malaysia. More than that, the archipelago is also set to be the main production hub of the Rocky and Raize, with plans to launch the SUV to 50 markets overseas. To be specific, the export models will be assembled at Astra Daihatsu Motor’s (ADM) plant in Karawang. Also read: Daihats

The all-new 2020 Nissan Almera has been sighted on Malaysian soil, hinting that Nissan’s latest B-segment sedan could be introduced here sooner than expected. Despite the front-end being covered in copious amount of camouflage, it’s not difficult to identify the model as the side profile and wheels are unmistakably from the all-new Almera. Judging from its two-tone wheels, it appears that this particular car could be the range-topping variant. The tiny bump on the side mirror points to a 360-deg