UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) began accepting orders for the imported (CBU), Japan-made AH40 generation 2023 Toyota Alphard and Vellfire models on July 3, one month after the pair’s global debut in Japan. Despite its rather high price of RM 538,000 and RM 438,000 respectively, the reception was tremendous, with the number of orders quickly exceeding the initial allocation of several hundred units for Malaysia. Officially, UMWT said the waiting period is now “more than 1 year.” Checks with local Toyota

Due to historical reservations Koreans hold towards Japanese products—stemming from Japan's brutal occupation of Korea during World War 2 and the decades leading up to it—Japanese cars have traditionally received a lukewarm reception in Korea. For example, Honda is largely ignored there. However, Korean buyers rank among the most discerning when it comes to high-end luxury products. They make exceptions for Japanese luxury brands like Lexus. In fact, Korea is probably the only country where Lexu

SUVs are among the hottest commodity in the market with almost every manufacturer offering at least one model. But say you earn RM 5,000 a month, your new car choices are only limited to local B-segment crossovers or 7-seaters like the Mitsubishi Xpander. If you wish to get something bigger, the used car market has plenty. As tempting as prices for a used Volvo XC60 or even a Toyota Harrier can be, buying a used car is a little bit different from buying a new one. Also read: New or used car, whi

With Mitsubishi Motors planning to strngthen its electrification strategy in ASEAN, the groundwork has been laid out with the production of the newly-launched Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV in Thailand. The Outlander PHEV was unveiled to the public at the 37th Thailand International Motor Expo (TIME) earlier this month and came in two trim levels, the GT and the GT Premium. The Thai production of the Outlander PHEV signifies the Japanese company’s support for Thailand’s electrification efforts. Mitsu

The Mitsubishi Outlander might be an aging SUV but that doesn’t stop it from getting a 5-star ASEAN NCAP safety rating. The safety body has previously tested the Outlander, but that model was the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant. It is interesting to note that the Outlander PHEV scored higher than the non-hybrid variant (86.75 points versus 83.54 points). The Proton X70 still gets a higher score than both the hybrid and non-hybrid variants of the Outlander with 89.24 points. The petrol-powered Outl

The new locally-assembled (CKD) Proton X70 has many great things going for it. Prices have been lowered, there are more features, and the engine has been updated to deliver better driving performance, paired to a new, more fuel efficient transmission. You can read a summary of what’s new with the Proton X70 CKD here. Being a popular new car, there’s also a lot of hype surrounding the new Proton X70 CKD’s launch. That hype might give the impression that it’s a perfect car but it is not because th