As Chery Malaysia celebrates its milestone achievement of producing the 10,000th locally assembled (CKD) unit at the Inokom plant in Kulim, Kedah, the Chinese carmaker also made a brief announcement of what is to come. With an increasing demand for its two current models, the Omoda 5 and Tiggo 8 Pro, Chery Malaysia announced that it is introducing a second assembly line at the Inokom plant. Its upcoming third model, the Tiggo 7 Pro has also commenced assembly at the plant in May while the Omoda

Vietnam's car market witnessed several sales upsets in 2023, most notably by way of Hyundai topping sales charts in their respective segments, reports Autopro.com.vn. Toyota Vios loses out to Hyundai Accent In the B-segment sedan segment, the Hyundai Accent recorded 17,452 units sold, enough to garner it a 34.2% market share in the class. It's a substantial lead of 3,931 units over the second-placed Toyota Vios (2022's segment winner). Point to note however is that their Vios isn't the all-new m

On the same day Perodua announced that bookings for the 2023 D74A Perodua Axia are open, the second Malaysian carmaker also just announced the tentative prices. The next-gen Axia is estimated to be priced between RM 38,600 and RM 49,500 (without insurance, OTR West Malaysia). 1.0 G - RM 38,600 1.0 X - RM 40,000 1.0 SE - RM 44,000 1.0 AV - RM 49,500 The D74A Axia is offered in four variants which are the G, X, SE, and AV. It is also two variants fewer compared to the outgoing generation. Prices s

The Omoda 5, the first product under Chery’s new global Omoda series, has proven its global standards of quality and reliability by passing the Tri-Extreme Tests, conducted in extreme environments of low temperatures (<-40°C), high temperatures (nearly 50°C) and high altitudes (5,200 metres). In the extreme cold environment of -43°C, the Omoda 5’s functions such as heating, defrosting and defogging, all worked normally, and the cold start time was controlled at between one and three seconds. Tem

Perhaps the biggest news surrounding the launch of the 2021 Toyota Harrier is the demise of the 8AR-FTS turbocharged power unit. One way or another, some will moan about this, but there are solid reasons why Toyota did this. At RM 249k, the Toyota Harrier asks quite a sizeable chunk of your hard-earned money. Interestingly, the Lexus UX occupies a similar price range to the Harrier (RM 236k - 290k). Will this cause some sort of cannibalisation within the brands? Let's delve further and have a lo

What you’re looking at is the Toyota Agya, or better known to us Malaysians as the Perodua Axia, showcased in its sportiest TRD trim. Toyota Indonesia has recently uploaded numerous pictures of the sporty Agya on their official Facebook page. The TRD version of the Toyota Agya isn't new. Toyota Indonesia first introduced the Agya TRD back in 2017 alongside the first facelift of the Agya. The model received yet another update in 2020, giving Indonesians the model shown here. The TRD-fied Agya fea