The Toyota Avanza is no longer in Malaysia and replacing it is the all-new 2022 Toyota Veloz. The twin to the newly-launched (and hotly sought-after) D27A Perodua Alza has yet to reveal its launch date but UMW Toyota (UMWT) recently uploaded another feature teaser on its social media channels. This time, the highlight is the 7-seater MPV/SUV/crossover’s ground clearance which is measured at 190 mm. That’s 30 mm higher than the Alza with variants bearing the 16-inch wheels (H and AV) having a mer

Ever since Perodua announced that bookings for the new 2022 Perodua Myvi facelift were opened last week, Malaysia’s No. 1 automaker has been busy on its social media. There seems to be a new teaser posted once a day and over the weekend, another short video was uploaded, this time showing off the bumper designs. In the 11-second clip, we get a clearer look at the grille design, the LED headlights, as well as the front and rear bumper designs. A couple of weeks ago, we had published spyshots of t

Recently, our colleagues from our sister site, AutoFun Indonesia had discovered design patents for the Toyota Yaris Cross in the country’s Intellectual and Property Database (PDKI). However, though the design has been patented in the archipelago, it doesn’t quite mean that the crossover will enter the Indo market. According to our esteemed Indonesian colleagues, the patent was registered in September 2020 under the Directorate of Copyright and Industrial Design. That directorate is under the pur

The Perodua Myvi is truly a Malaysian folk hero. Its popularity here could not be repeated in the few markets overseas where it is sold. That includes our neighbouring countries, including Indonesia. Sold as the Daihatsu Sirion, it and the Daihatsu Luxio (a passenger version of the Daihatsu Gran Max) are always ranked as Daihatsu’s poorest-selling models in the archipelago. However, things are turning on the up for the Sirion recently. According to data gathered by Autonetmagz, Daihatsu sold mor

When Nissan pulled off the covers for the all-new 2021 Nissan Rogue in June 2020, we were amazed at the bold design the Japanese brand is going for its popular SUV. Outside of North America (NA) though, this SUV goes by a name more familiar to Malaysians, the Nissan X-Trail. However, since then there has been very little news on the arrival of the next-gen X-Trail outside of the States until now. Based on these images found in Chinese publications, it appears that China could be one of the first

‘Sells like hotcakes’ is what every carmaker wants to hear about their models. This time, Toyota has done it with their newly launched Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid (PHEV) that has sold so well, they've had to suspend orders. Launched in Japan on June 8, Toyota originally planned to sell 300 units a month in Japan, but it soon racked up over 1,000 orders across both the Japanese and North American markets. Japanese media cites two limiting factors that have led to this news: battery supply constrai