Rounding off UMW Toyota Motor's party today is this, the all-new 2023 2023 Toyota Vellfire (AGH40) that's just been launched in Malaysia. Like its dearer Alphard sibling (details here), it's also fully-imported (CBU Japan) and available in just one variant, priced from RM 438,000 sans insurance. Exterior: Distinctive new look The new Vellfire is slightly larger than the previous generation. That also means it benefits from a roomier cabin as well, but first, these are the measurements: 2023 Vell

Provisional data from the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA) say that South Korea’s domestic car manufacturers sold a total of 1,395,297 vehicles in 2022. The figure excludes sales of imported foreign brand cars, which is compiled separately by the Korea Automotive Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA). Automotive imports for Korea in 2022 is estimated to be at around 300,000 units, led by Mercedes-Benz. Of the 1,395,297 domestic vehicles sold by Hyundai, Kia, GM Korea (f

Toyota has been teasing the arrival of the all-new 2023 Toyota Innova Zenix for the past couple of weeks now but it has not revealed the launch date. Perhaps the due date is inching closer as Indonesian news sites have recently published spyshots of the hotly anticipated MPV. First reported by Kompas Otomotif, the undisguised Innova Zenix was spotted around Karawang which is where Toyota’s Indonesian plant is located. Only the front-quarter shots were taken and it seems that the next-gen Innova

Kia distributor for Malaysia and Bermaz subsidiary Dinamikjaya Motors has sold out most of its allocation of the fully imported (CBU) from Korea 11-seater Kia Carnival. The locally-assembled (CKD) Kia Carnival will be launched in Malaysia after May 2022, said sources familiar with the matter. Checks with dealers show that most of their allocation - said to be in the mid hundreds range - were snapped up within the first month of its launch in January 2022. The CBU Kia Carnival is currently sold a

For a select few who dare to be different, the Honda Odyssey is what pops in their mind if someone says '7-seater Japanese MPV'. As we start the new year and look towards welcoming the Odyssey here in Malaysia sometime in 2021, let's take a look at the differences between the Japan- and American-spec Odyssey. Same name, different cars Yes they share the same name, but both cars are actually rather different. You have customer choices to thank for that. The first-generation Odyssey was launched i

Some say that it’s quite possibly the best homologation car in recent years, some say it’s probably the best Toyota in the world. All we know is, the Toyota GR Yaris has been awarded Hot Hatch of the Year by Top Gear Magazine (TGM). The sprightly, mighty rally car for the streets received its third major award in three weeks since its UK launch. Talk about being perfect on your debut! According to the magazine’s editor, Jack Rix, everything about the GR Yaris seemed right. “From its bespoke, inf