Since July 2023, dealers across Malaysia have shared their concern that order taking for new cars has slowed down considerably. This is despite the fact that data compiled by the Malaysia Automotive Association showed that August and October were among its best ever months this year. However, those figures are fulfillment of orders made months earlier, and are not a reliable indicator of present demand. RHB Research is projecting a sharp 14 percent decrease in 2024’s total industry volume – the

The outgoing GAC GS3 Power may be a rather forgettable model (when was the last time you actually saw one?), but WTC Automotif, the official distributor of GAC-badged vehicles in Malaysia wants to remedy that with the second-generation model. Now redesigned from the ground-up as a completely new model, the second-generation GAC GS3 just went on sale in China in early March, with prices starting from CNY 85,800 (~RM 55k) and tops out at CNY 111,800 (~RM 72k). Also Read: Tan Chong to soon launch C

What we know as the all-new 2022 Honda HR-V has made its official debut in China however, it will be known by its Japanese name, the Honda Vezel instead. The model will be sold by Guangqi Honda, one of two joint ventures Honda has in China. In case you get confused, in China, the HR-V and the Vezel are marketed as different models as they are sold by different JVs, the HR-V namesake is sold by Dongfeng Honda and is based on the Honda Civic. But we’re focused on the Vezel in this article, so we w

Once the playground of the Toyota Hilux, Thailand’s pick-up truck segment has now shifted towards being a playground for the new Isuzu D-Max, with the latter commanding a whopping 51.1 percent market share for June 2022 and an equally impressive 46.6 percent share for the first half of 2022 according to a report by Headlight Mag. The Thai market saw pick-up sales culminate in a total of 33,433 units for the month of June 2022. From that, the D-Max accounted for 17,076 units, or the aforementione

Following the global debut of the all-new turbocharged 2022 Honda HR-V in Indonesia, its next destination is the Philippines which is also the first left-hand-drive (LHD) market to offer the turbo VTEC in Honda’s popular crossover. The third-generation HR-V is offered in the Philippines with two variants and two engine options. Besides the 1.5-litre VTEC Turbo (177 PS/240 Nm) on the V variant, the PH-spec HR-V is offered with a naturally-aspirated (NA) 1.5-litre i-VTEC (121 PS/145 Nm) on the bas

As carmakers work towards creating environmentally-friendly models, each of them has put all their free-range eggs in one basket by going with a one approach to the problem. Mazda has committed itself to a multi-solution approach by making available various drivetrain options that now includes the Mazda 2 Hybrid. The issue with that is development costs. A solution to that is rebadging, which they’ve done. Mazda will be launching a hybrid version of the Mazda 2 supermini but it won’t look anythi