UMW Toyota Motor will be launching the all-new 2023 Toyota Innova Zenix later tonight. A countdown timer to its online launch and a registration of interest page is already up on its website. Usually, the introduction of a new generation model would also mean the discontinuation / replacement of the previous generation model. The Toyota Innova could be an exemption to this, if product line ups in Indonesia and India – the two biggest markets for the Innova – is a reliable indication of what’s co

Hyundai Sime Darby Malaysia (HSDM) is expected to launch two new models by this year – the Hyundai Creta and the 10-seater Hyundai Staria. Previously, a 10-seater Hyundai Staria was spotted at an undisclosed location in Malaysia, showing us a simpler version of the current, luxury-oriented 7-seater offered here. Also read: Possibly your cheaper Kia Carnival alternative: 10-seater Hyundai Staria spied in Malaysia Having 10 seats means the Hyundai Staria qualifies as a commercial vehicle in Malays

Following the launch of the 2022 Perodua Alza, one would of course expect Proton to make a response, however minor, to defend the ageing Proton Exora, which was last updated in 2019. Apart from the Alza, Toyota too is expected to launch the all-new Toyota Veloz very soon, followed by the all-new Honda BR-V early next year. The Proton Exora was first launched in 2009, and this is its 13th year on the market. You would expect that Geely would have at least have a replacement model planned but unfo

The topic of electrification is dominated by battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and rightly so, but it is also important to note that as of April 2021, there are only 2,769 BEVs in Thailand – the region’s leading market for electrified vehicles. Never mind tiny Malaysia’s 500 plus BEV population. There are however 194,789 hybrids on Thai roads. Today, one in every five new passenger cars sold in Thailand is a hybrid, a fact that is often overlooked. It’s a quiet revolution of sorts. A quiet revolu

By now, you would’ve learned that the initial allocation of 750 units of the imported (CBU, Thailand) 2021 Toyota Corolla Cross 1.8G are already sold out. Deliveries will commence immediately. Dealers are still taking order for the higher range 1.8V variant, but deliveries for 1.8V will only commence in July (thus losing out on the Penjana sales tax discount). Buyers can still place a booking for the entry-variant 1.8G, but dealers will manage customers’ expectations as the next batch of 1.8G mo

Toyota is working on a new small SUV positioned below the Toyota RAV4, sharing the same TNGA-C platform as the Toyota C-HR. Recall also that Toyota is working on a Toyota Corolla Cross, which is also based on a Toyota C-HR’s TNGA-C platform but minus the expensive and bulky double wishbone rear suspension, replaced by a cheaper torsion beam that also frees up more interior space. Toyota RAV4 Thanks to Mag-X, we now know that Toyota is working on another C-segment SUV, which according to Japanese