PT Hyundai Motors Indonesia (PT HMID) is considering the possibility of locally producing the Hyundai Ioniq 6 on the back of its current sky-high fully-imported prices. Fransiscus Soerjopranoto, COO of PT HMID told Indonesian auto website Otodriver, “It all depends on the results of our surveys with consumers. Because it is related to production, production capacity, and so on.” Also read: Review: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Max AWD - There is a price for beauty, but is it too much? "If the government reque

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) has just released its production data for export markets in the first half of 2023 (H1 2023) which saw 139,581 units being made at its plants all over the archipelago. Toyota alone contributed 52.6% of the total figure of export production models in Indonesia during H1 2023. Based on Gaikindo’s data, a total of 248,004 units of completely built-up (CBU) vehicles were exported from Indonesia. TMMIN doesn’t have the data for individual models but the mo

Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz has announced, at the launch of the Chery brand in Malaysia, that the upcoming New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP2030) will leverage the growing ASEAN electric vehicle (EV) market, which is valued at USD 2.7 billion (RM 12.6 billion). The plan aims to capitalise on this opportunity and drive strategic sectoral growth to support Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP). As part of this strategy, Chery Malaysia will inv

Should things go as planned, the next Japanese-make car that's launching in Malaysia will be the 2022 Honda HR-V. This is slated to happen sometime in the middle of this year (H2 2022), and under the new skin it's possible that we'll get up to three – turbo, naturally-aspirated (NA), and hybrid (HEV) – engine options. The question is, which is best for Malaysia? The powerful turbo Indonesia debuted the most powerful version of the compact SUV in the ASEAN region yesterday, a title held by their

You’ve probably heard of it by now – there will be 100% tax exemptions for EVs in Malaysia. Zero import, excise, and road tax for EVs. You would’ve also likely Googled EVs for sale in Malaysia to see if you can get your hands on one, and found out that the most affordable EV in Malaysia (until the Hyundai Kona Electric arrives) is currently the Nissan Leaf. At the moment, the Nissan Leaf is priced at RM 181,263, before duty exemptions outlined in Budget 2022. The new price will only be announced

Keyboards have been chattering ever since a mystery model was teased on Honda Indonesia's Facebook page a few days ago. All we know about it thus far is that they'll be hosting a world premiere of said new model this coming Monday, 3-May 2021. The rumour mill has been working overtime following the announcement. Now, the page further sends things into hyperdrive with this second photo, showing off the upcoming car's tail lights. Adjusting the picture still doesn't give away too much, apart from