In what seems like a blink of an eye, another year has passed and 2022 is now behind us. While we took a look at what SUVs and MPVs that will be coming soon (sedan to follow next), let’s take a look and see which cars were axed last year. Compared to 2021, last year witnessed fewer cars that were discontinued. Regardless, the departure of some of these models leave a void that may or may not be filled in the near future. BMW X2 The F39 BMW X2 was launched in Malaysia back in 2018 as an imported

Is the Perodua Alza and its sister-car the Toyota Veloz an MPV or an SUV? Of course, most people will still see these two cars as an MPV but that’s because of the product image created by their predecessors, the first generation Perodua Alza and the Toyota Avanza respectively. If you are to approach these two products from a fresh perspective, dropping their respective models’ heritage, then the answer is not so simple. Afterall, none of the Alza and Veloz’s rivals are MPVs in a traditional sens

The Honda City is leading in sales in Thailand’s B-segment sedan market. Given its success, surely the City Hatchback would replicate its sedan twin by grabbing the title of its respective segment, right? Well, not quite because the Toyota Yaris is blocking the City Hatchback’s chances of winning by a mile. Or two as the Toyota Yaris sold 4,755 units in the Kingdom in January and February 2022 which is nearly twice as many Honda City Hatchbacks (2,578 units) that were sold in the same period acc

In case you were living in another planet, the wraps came off from the 2022 Perodua Myvi facelift. The earth is round, Malaysia is a tropical country, the Myvi will continue to be exceedingly popular in showrooms. So far, it's business as usual on every front. 16 years on, the Myvi remains on of the most enduring nameplates with the Malaysian car buying public. Why? Easy, the Myvi was a car that was easy to maintain, idiot-proof to drive, nippy around town, and best of all, had an affordable sti

Now this is a big surprise. The Indonesian government has more or less confirmed that the Daihatsu Sirion, which is a Perodua Myvi imported from Malaysia, will be getting a new CVT-type automatic transmission by 2022, replacing the current model’s 4-speed automatic. According to Indonesia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs announcement No.40 for Year 2021 regarding adjustments on vehicle tax calculation, two unnamed models with the model code M804RS and suffix 1.3 CVT have been added to the list of

We might not be seeing the good old Honda Jazz in Malaysia anymore come next year. In 2019, the name “City Hatchback” popped up, indicating a new Honda to arrive in Malaysia soon. With such an obvious name as the Honda City Hatchback, the car is derived from one of the most popular B-segment saloons in Malaysia. Q: So, what about the Honda Jazz then? A: The Honda Jazz will likely be replaced by the City Hatchback in Malaysia. It will still be available for the European and Japanese markets. The