Making its left-hand drive (LHD) market debut, the Mitsubishi Xforce was just launched in Vietnam. The Three Diamonds brand sees the socialist republic as a key market with the Mitsubishi Xpander crowned the country’s most popular car of 2023. Unlike the Xpander which is locally assembled (CKD) there, the Vietnamese-spec Xforce is fully imported (CBU) from Indonesia and is offered with 4 variants, 2 more than in the archipelago. Prices of the VN-spec Xforce are as follows: GLX – VND 620 million

The T33 generation 2023 Nissan X-Trail will make its Southeast Asian regional debut at this weekend’s Singapore Motor Show. Singapore distributor Tan Chong Motor Sales will be the first Nissan distributor in the region to launch the latest T33 generation X-Trail. Tan Chong Motor Sales is a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-listed Tan Chong International Limited (TCIL). It also owns TC Subaru, the Subaru distributor in Malaysia. Not to be confused with Malaysia’s Nissan distributor Edaran Tan Chong Mot

The Toyota Veloz, the successor to the trusted Avanza nameplate, risks being overshadowed by its overachieving, fantastically good value-for-money twin the Perodua Alza. Making the sales pitch even harder is the fact that the Veloz is built in the same plant as the Alza. Being a Toyota, the Veloz will of course have a bit more features than the Alza – wireless Apple CarPlay for seamless smartphone connectivity, LED ambient lighting so the cabin looks classier at night, 17-inch wheels, and two-to

Chery Automobile is sticking its finger in many pies as it enters new markets with a range of vehicles that look impressive. Some are markets that it’s making a return to, such as Australia with the new Omoda 5 NEV (new energy vehicle). A press release sighted by GoAuto this week mentions the Chinese carmaker is “preparing to bring its safe and high-quality new models to the Australian market.” The first of those will be the Omoda 5 crossover that sports dual motor drive and a direct hybrid tran

Soon, 1 in every 3 new cars sold in Malaysia will be an SUV Sedans dropped from 78 to 64 percent MPVs dropped from 16 to 7 percent By the end of 2022, it is projected that one in every 3 new cars sold in Malaysia will be an SUV. As for June 2021, the market share of SUVs now stand at 29 percent, according to data by the Malaysia Automotive Association. The figure is compared against passenger carrying vehicles, excluding commercial vehicles like pick-up trucks, prime movers, buses, or panel vans

If you’ve been following our website or YouTube channel, you would know that we have just bought a Perodua Ativa. We’re not the first customer to receive the car but we’ve got it early enough to still be able to turn heads at the traffic light. The head-turning effect will wear out eventually, so we’re enjoying its as much as we can for the time being. In our earlier post and YouTube video, there’s one thing we forgot to mention as pointed out by one of our readers – the chronology of booking, p