Mercedes-Benz has become the first car manufacturer worldwide to secure permits for special exterior marker lights dedicated to automated driving in California and Nevada. In California, the testing permit is initially valid for two years, while in Nevada, it applies to Mercedes-Benz Model Year 2026 production vehicles, remaining in force until statutory modifications are enacted. These permits enable Mercedes-Benz to gather insights into the dynamics between automated vehicles and other road us

It was a record-setting month for Chery in June 2022 as they sold 35,818 vehicles outside of China, marking a phenomenal increase of 50.3 percent year-on-year. All in, their total exports for H1 2022 now stands at 148,000 units, a 24.9 percent rise. Impressively, 112,000 units of their first half exports were new energy vehicles. Of particular interest was Chery’s Brazil sales performance in H1 2022 that sees them ranked ninth overall among carmakers and their Arrizo 6 ranked fourth in cumulativ

A product of the glorious Bubble Era when Japanese spending power was one of the highest in the world, the Lexus brand is billed as Toyota’s challenger against established players like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Cadillac. Though the brand is a symbol of perfection and luxury around the world, it is shunned in Japan. According to sales data provided by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA), the Toyota Alphard sold 106,579 units between April 2020 and March 2021, placing 4th. Meanwhile, 86,

Daihatsu and Toyota have always shared models with each other for years. Malaysians would even recognise this seeing how many first-gen Perodua Myvis being rebadged as a Toyota Passo or a Daihatsu Boon. But did you know Daihatsu also sells a rebadged Toyota Camry in Japan? In spite of sharing the name with the Toyota Corolla Altis, the Daihatsu Altis has been used on the Toyota Camry since 2000. Following the launch of the updated Camry in the land of the rising sun, Daihatsu also offered an upd

Toyota has just unveiled the 2021 Venza for the North American market, which is essentially a rebadged fourth-generation Toyota Harrier. Like the Toyota Harrier, the 2021 Venza will be assembled at the Takaoka plant. For the North American market, the 2021 Venza is only available with a 2.5-litre Toyota Hybrid II system that does a combined system output of 218 PS, identical to the Japanese market Harrier. The 2.0-litre naturally-aspirated Dynamic Force petrol engine (171 PS, 207 Nm) isn’t avail

The 2020 Honda Accord entered its tenth generation with a brand-new turbocharged engine and only 2 variants for the pickings. The 1.5L TC (RM 185,900) and the 1.5L TC-P (RM 195,900) are separated by RM 10,000 difference, so which variant should you get? There are very little variations between the 2 options, the add-ons include larger 18-inch wheels and a whole suite of safety features. You might think: are the safety features worth paying RM 10,000 more? The answer is yes! For RM 195,900, the 1