Though Japan's thinning sedan market has witnessed the discontinuation of the Toyota Camry due to slow sales, its rival, the Honda Accord will soldier on, reports website Creative 311 through information gathered through its dealer contacts. Earmarked for a February 2024 launch, the all-new 11th-gen Accord is said to be sold there in just a single hybrid variant that pairs a 2.0-litre inline-four to the e:HEV dual-motor setup. More notable is that Japan is now in the running to be car's first-ev

Electricity generation - more than 80 percent of it coming from fossil fuels – are the biggest source of carbon emissions in Malaysia, responsible for 39 percent of total carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. Cars and other land transport vehicles emit just slightly more than half as much CO2 as power plants. So the argument about phasing out internal combustion engines and skipping hybrids - which critics say still use combustion engines and therefore delay BEV migration – is the best way to reduce ca

The Toyota Corolla Cross has been quite the dominant force in Thailand, with over 22,500 units sold within a year since its debut in July 2020. Hybrid variants make up 85% of those, and in turn it's also the best-selling hybrid SUV there. To celebrate, Toyota Motor Thailand has introduced a limited-run Modellista special edition. One for the sporty soul Modellista's sporty touches on the Corolla Cross focuses on the exterior with a multi-piece bodykit and different wheels. Available only on the

Toyota authorized dealer Laser Motor’s outlet in Seksyen 19 Petaling Jaya has a quite a good reputation as a friendly neighbourhood dealer that PJ folks trust. For various reasons, this particular Toyota dealer sees an unusually high number of old Toyota cars being sent there for maintenance work, even if the cars are well past (sometimes decades past) their warranty period. It’s something that even the people at UMW Toyota Motor’s headquarters find difficult to explain (because only then can th

After a 7-year hiatus, Mazda is set to reintroduce a hotter, performance-oriented Mazda 3. The Hiroshima-based company didn’t say much, only going to as far as saying “Power comes to those who wait” on Twitter, in addition to a short 13-second video posted on YouTube. The video hints that the model will be launched on 8-July. Earlier this month, leaked dealer information revealed that Mazda is planning for a “Mazda3 HP PP Turbo”, hinting that the turbocharged mill is only destined for the sleeke

Slightly over a month ago, we reported that the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will be replacing the ageing Proton Wira and Waja models with the Toyota Corolla Altis and Honda Civic FC. Courtesy of the Honda Civic FC Facebook group, we now know that these police cars will be fitted with Viofo A129 Pro 4K digital video recorders (DVRs), recording both the front and rear of the car. For those in the dark, the Viofo A129 Pro is a dual DVR solution that shoots native 4K videos up front, and 1080p vid