To say it was a success for Toyota’s sales department during the recently held Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show or GIIAS 2023 event would be an understatement. PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM), the holders of the brand across the Straits of Malacca, claims to have collected 5,796 bookings. However, the highlight would have to be that over 80 percent of Toyota Yaris Cross and Kijang Innova Zenix buyers opted for the hybrid variants. GIIAS 2023 was held from 10-20 August 2023 and many of Toyo

Distributor of Maxus vehicles in Malaysia, Weststar Motors, let out a shock drop over the weekend by teasing the 2023 Maxus Mifa 9 EV MPV over on social media. The video shows glimpses of a China-spec car (watch it here), so final specifications are as yet announced for our market. Regardless, the same car in Thailand perhaps affords us a better look at what to expect. In Thailand – where it's sold as the MG Maxus 9 as both brands are under the SAIC umbrella – the 7-seater is powered by a 90 kWh

Electrified cars in Indonesia are not that quite in demand but data has shown that sales are increasing though hybrid vehicles are a more favourable choice over electric vehicles (EVs) among buyers. Just like Malaysia, Indonesia’s EV infrastructure is more concentrated in urban areas so individual EV model sales rarely breach 1,000 units a month. According to Gaikindo, Indonesia’s best-selling EV in May is the Ioniq 5 which saw 918 units sold and is followed by the Wuling Air with 455 units sold

Hybrid cars are not new to Malaysians, seeing that they have been available in Malaysia for roughly 15 years with the introduction of the FD-generation Honda Civic Hybrid. And today, hybrids are even more popular, as manufacturers like Honda, Toyota, and Nissan all offer at least one hybrid model in their line-up here in Malaysia. More recently, Perodua has thrown their hat in the ring with the 2022 Perodua Ativa Hybrid. On one of the presentation slides that Perodua showed, the second national

Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has confirmed that it will be launching a new 2022 Nissan Serena S-Hybrid in Malaysia soon. Bookings are now open (minimum RM 1,000). Prices have yet to be announced but it is estimated to start from just under RM 150,000 for the base model, and under RM 165,000 for the Premium variant. As before, all Serena models sold in Malaysia come with the highest Highway Star trim. Deliveries will take begin in July 2022, so no SST-exempted priced (assuming that there is no f

You can get these 7-seaters for less than RM100k For most of us, the ‘endgame’ 7-seater is the Toyota Alphard (or Toyota Vellfire), but at around RM450k, this big MPV is out of reach for most Malaysians. In fact, this is the price of mid-level property, and it makes much more sense to spend your hard earned cash in an asset instead. So can you get a 7-seater for less than RM100k? In short, yes, you can. Here are 5 examples of excellent 7-seaters for your family for under RM100k. Honda BR-V – an