"If you build it, they will sell," or so the adage goes. Perhaps no better quote describes the Toyota Corolla and its rousing reception. With 50-plus million units sold worldwide...clearly you can have your Corolla as long as it's a sedan, SUV, hatchback, wagon, or even as a roadgoing-racecar these days. Though in Malaysia, the official channel offers just two variants of it – either as the sedan Altis, or the SUV Corolla Cross. If the overseas-market Corolla Sport Hatchback is what you'd prefer

Honda Malaysia is expected to launch the 2022 Honda Civic Hybrid later this year, according to sources familiar with the matter. The forthcoming FE-generation 2022 Honda Civic will be locally-assembled (CKD) at Honda Malaysia’s Pegoh plant in Melaka, a first for a Civic in Malaysia. It will however, not be the first CKD hybrid from Honda. Far from it. Honda Malaysia have been assembling hybrid models here since 2013, the Honda Jazz Hybrid (IMA) – the first CKD hybrid car in Malaysia. Today, the

The Toyota Corolla Altis stands to see some updates in Thailand this year in an effort to keep up with the very hot-selling Honda Civic there. Despite being newer than the Civic, the Altis isn't doing very well in the Land of Smiles. In November 2020, Honda shifted 2,046 units of the Civic - almost triple what Toyota managed to do with the Altis (702 units) in the same period. Year-to-date, Honda sold 17,581 units of the Civic there, giving it a 61.4% market share. Toyota comes in second with 8,

We know the Toyota Corolla Altis is a car Adrian can fall asleep in. It's feels like a giant mattress, and nobody is mistaking it for a racecar anytime soon. Especially one that's tackling the Nürburgring. But Toyota Gazoo Racing Motorsport Thailand (TGRMT) aren't any 'nobody', so they thought that the Altis would make for a good race car. And would you believe it, it actually is! For one, it looks fantastic. All manner of strakes, canards and little aero bits shape air around the car, and it's

The recent launch of the Geely Preface sedan, coupled with the teaser of two mystery sedan models in Proton’s new product pipeline, has got Malaysians excited over the possible return of the Proton Perdana. Not only could the return of the coolest and most beloved nameplates bring back memories of Proton’s halcyon days, but there is also a chance it could revitalise the flatlining D-segment market. It is no secret that the once de facto choice of uncles has seen better days. Though it is hard to

TNGA is short for Toyota New Global Architecture. It’s a much bandied about term by Toyota’s marketers and sales staff alike. The most recent model to use TNGA is the all-new Toyota Corolla Altis 2019. So what does TNGA really mean? Depending on which Toyota personnel that you ask, you will get a slightly different answer. To a Toyota marketer, TNGA is a about creating vehicles with superior ride and handling, better looking designs and better safety. It’s a set of basic building blocks of a car