Kia’s distributor in Malaysia, Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn Bhd, has announced that the locally assembled (CKD) 2024 Kia Carnival is now available for booking at all authorised Kia dealers nationwide. While it isn’t the facelift that made its debut in Korea last year, the self-titled Grand Utility Vehicle receives some quality-of-life updates for 2024. Only 3 variants are offered with the 8-seater Mid variant being dropped though the powertrain option remains solely a 2.2-litre turbodiesel (199 PS/440

Bigger and more advanced than ever before, the all-new 2023 Toyota Innova which made its global debut in Indonesia six months ago will be launching in Thailand as early as the middle of July according to a report by Headlight Mag. The TNGA-based Innova has been spotted in the Kingdom back in March and sources close to the Thai automotive publication revealed that Toyota Motor Thailand is preparing to launch the third-gen 7-seater by July 2023. Just like the Veloz, the Thai-spec Innova is expecte

First electrified Toyota in Indonesia Possible October 2022 roll-out Could make its way to our market Toyota has been rolling out its vehicles in Indonesia for a long time but this year marks a huge leap forward as it begins production of electrified vehicles across the straits; beginning with what could very well be the Toyota Kijang Hybrid that the Indonesian Minister of Industry let slip. The Kijang is sold here as the Innova. During a statement addressing Toyota’s export to Australia, Minist

CKD to start in Kulim with the Kia Carnival, April 2022 First year production volume at 10,000 units, including exports 4 CKD models - Carnival, Sorento, Sportage, Niro (CKD BEV mulled) Kia Malaysia, the local vehicle assemble joint venture between Kia Motor and Bermaz Auto, announced on Friday that it is aiming to hit a cumulative total of 100,000 locally-assembled Kia cars in Malaysia for both domestic sales and export by the end of 2026. Kia Malaysia did not mention its annual sales target fo

Coming alongside the 2021 Toyota Fortuner facelift is the 2021 Toyota Innova facelift, with bookings due to be open for booking in Malaysia later today. Customers are able to register their interest on Toyota Malaysia's website. Based on the Indonesian- and Thai-spec Innova, the teaser pic on Toyota Malaysia's social media pages and website depicts the slight nip-and-tuck the car gets - pretty much a smaller, trapezoidal grille, rear garnishes and different wheels. So far, no teasers of the inte

Kia is gearing up for an exciting year end, not only will they be launching the recently revealed facelifted Kia Stinger, but the fourth generation 2020 Kia Carnival has also officially made its global debut. The all-new Carnival not only offers more space and safety tech, but it is also more tech-laden than ever! Though not as sporty as before, the Kia Carnival does still offer an aggressive presence on the road. The new Kia tiger-nose design now spans the width of the vehicle while stylish LED