In the aftermath of the Daihatsu safety scandal, one estimate pegs that company could suffer financial loses of up to USD 700 million taking into account plants stoppages, loss of sales and recently confirmed compensation to suppliers. According to a report by Nikkei Asia, the estimated losses also include expenses for investigations, additional safety tests, and other individual negotiations with suppliers. "Depending on the scale of the compensation, Daihatsu's losses could total JPY 100 billi

Continuing the barrage of news touching on all aspects of the all-new 2023 Honda WR-V, we’d like to focus your attention to the product video on the compact crossover although we understand that the presence of Malaysian singer and influencer Jestinna Kuan in it might be a distraction. Much like all Honda products, the WR-V appeals to a wide spectrum of buyers but as you can tell from the video, the carmaker is specifically targeting the younger buyer demographic. Also Read: Priced from RM 90k,

The Proton X70 is perhaps one of the Malaysian Tiger’s most successful models. Introduced in 2018 following the signing of Geely as their strategic partner, Proton went on to offer the X70 not just in Malaysia, but also in countries like South Africa, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan. Overview When the Proton X70 was launched here in 2018, the C-segment SUV was imported (CBU) from China. The CBU X70 offered a turbocharged 1.8-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine that does 184 PS and 285 Nm, mated to a

Last week, Mazda USA announced that it will be dropping the Mazda CX-3 and Mazda 6 from its local line-up, and didn’t announce any replacement models to fill the void. Mazda didn’t do give any reasons for the discontinuation of these two models, merely saying “As consumer interests continue to evolve, Mazda will discontinue CX-3 and Mazda 6 for the 2022 model year for the US market.” Naturally, this raised questions pertaining the two models’ future in Malaysia. We have now received confirmation

Earlier last month, the all-new fourth generation 2021 Toyota Harrier made its online debut. At that time, details were scarce and only few studio shot photos were available. Toyota has since released a brief product video for the Japanese market variant of the Toyota Harrier, revealing the Harrier for the first time under natural lighting and dynamic driving conditions. The Harrier will go on sale in Japan next month while exports to other countries are expected to commence in 2021. Unlike the

Earlier in the year, Perodua hinted that their brand-new Perodua D55L SUV is slated for a 2020 market launch. It’ll be based on the Toyota Raize/Daihatsu Rocky that are currently on sale in Japan. What about UMW Toyota Motor then? Will they offer the Raize similar to how they offer the Toyota Rush and Perodua Aruz side by side? Sources in UMW Toyota familiar to the matter gave a resounding no, the Raize will not be sold as a Toyota in Malaysia. This is largely due to the fact that UMW Toyota is