Another big weekend for Toyota in Thailand, as the carmaker will once again be fielding entrants in the annual Idemitsu Super Endurance Southeast Asia Trophy 2023 10-hour race that takes place on 23-December 2023 at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram. Just like last year, the Toyota cars entering are split between the Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Thailand (TGRTT) and ORC Rookie Racing, a privateer team owned by Toyota Motor Corporation's Chairman, Akio Toyoda. Think of TGRTT as the team that

In November, Chery Group’s sales volume reached 100,531 units, making it the sixth consecutive month in which sales exceeded 100,000 units. In the first 11 months of 2022, Chery has sold 1,127,289 units (+32.6 percent year-on-year), achieving the best performance in its history, and with export volume having increased by 70.9 percent, Chery has set a new export record for Chinese brand passenger vehicles. Also read: SUVs launching in Malaysia in 2023; from Omoda 5, to the new CR-V, and all the w

Following its debut in Taiwan, the Toyota Corolla Cross GR Sport’s (GR-S) next stop is Thailand. The Kingdom is also the market that debuted Toyota’s crossover bearing the long-running Corolla name. Ever since its launch, the Corolla Cross has been topping the sales chart in its segment in Thailand with 27,794 units sold. The hybrid version of the Corolla Cross is also among the most popular hybrid SUVs in the country and it is that variant that is given the GR Sport treatment in Thailand. Offic

Just recently, Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM), the official distributor of Hyundai vehicles in Malaysia, organized a media preview of the 2020 Hyundai Kona ahead of the model's introduction. Let's take a look at how well the Hyundai Kona fares in Malaysia, as we've driven the Kona in New Zealand a couple of years ago. Exterior – Handsome looks, unlike anything else Despite being a three-year-old model (Hyundai also just introduced the facelifted model overseas), the Hyundai Kona still looks fr

Suzuki has just introduced the 2020 Suzuki Across, its latest plug-in hybrid SUV based on the Toyota RAV4. The Suzuki Across is the second model to be introduced following Toyota and Suzuki’s announcement for their plans for collaboration back in 2017. The first model that came to fruition is the Toyota Glanza, which is essentially a rebadged Suzuki Baleno. Design-wise, the Suzuki Across gets slim LED headlights (which looks identical to the China market Toyota Wildlander) and a rounder-looking

Ahead of the all-new 2021 Toyota Harrier’s Japan debut next month, it looks like photos of kitted-up versions of the new SUV have leaked out, as reported by Japanese media outlets. Toyota Harrier gallery GR Parts – As aggressive as the Harrier gets The first of the trio is the sporty, kitted-up GR version of the all-new Harrier. This styling package is called GR Parts, and the all-new Harrier receives aggressive looking black skirting all-round the SUV, as well as quad muffler tips. It also gets