The 2024 Chery Omoda E5 battery electric vehicle (BEV) has launched in Indonesia, marking its first official introduction in an ASEAN market; and as a locally-assembled (CKD Bekasi) product no less. Prices for the all-electric SUV are as follows: IDR 498 million (~RM 151,449) on the road IDR 488 million (~RM 148,407) exclusively for the first 1,000 buyers These prices set the Omoda E5 as the range-topper of them all, which includes the base Omoda 5 Z and RZ (IDR 335 million and IDR 405 million,

The trifecta of the Perodua Axia-Toyota Agya-Daihatsu Ayla is complete with the unveiling of the all-new 2023 Daihatsu Ayla in Indonesia. Revealed mere days following its Toyota and Perodua derivatives, the all-new Ayla shares the same DNGA platform as the other two. Though both the Ayla and Agya are essentially twins, details on the powertrain are only revealed during the Ayla's launch. Two new engines are announced, a naturally-aspirated (NA) 1.2-litre WA-VE 3-cylinder engine and a 1.0-litre V

The Hyundai Creta is due to be launched later this year, as hinted in the teaser video posted on Hyundai Malaysia’s Facebook page. The Hyundai Creta shares the same platform as the Kia Seltos, making it a B-segment SUV that goes against the likes of the Proton X50 and Honda HR-V. Powertrain option will likely be the naturally-aspirated, all-aluminium Smartstream 1.5-litre petrol engine making 115 PS/144 Nm, paired to a CVT that Hyundai calls the iVT. Design-wise, the Creta features the new param

Daihatsu Ayla EV is rumoured to be developed by PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM) Early indications of it showing up at GIIAS 2022 Will it make it to the mass market? The Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (2022) is set to happen in three days (from 11- to 21-Aug 2022), and if early indications are correct, the Daihatsu Ayla EV will be one of the biggest news of the event according to Autofun.co.id's report. Nothing much about the supposed electric Ayla has been made public yet, and the firm

Tonight at 8.30 pm, UMW Toyota Motor will be live streaming (in 8D audio, a first for a local car launch) the launch of its Toyota Corolla Cross, the company’s most important new model for 2021. To be priced not too far away from a Corolla Altis, the Corolla Cross will fill the void left behind by the now-discontinued (in Malaysia) Toyota C-HR. UPDATE: Toyota Corolla Cross has been launched, priced from RM 124k, details here. Curiously, the Corolla Cross’s mechanicals are almost identical to the

ESC stands for Electronic Stability Control. It's computer-controlled feature that prevents the car from skidding. ESC is proven to be the most successful active safety device since it’s introduction, with research data showing a 50 percent of road accidents on cars with ESC. Initially only available in high-end cars, ESC is now available in even the cheapest Perodua, with the Bezza being the first. But the Bezza is not the only affordable car in our market with ESC. Here are 5 of the most affor