Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) has just released its production data for export markets in the first half of 2023 (H1 2023) which saw 139,581 units being made at its plants all over the archipelago. Toyota alone contributed 52.6% of the total figure of export production models in Indonesia during H1 2023. Based on Gaikindo’s data, a total of 248,004 units of completely built-up (CBU) vehicles were exported from Indonesia. TMMIN doesn’t have the data for individual models but the mo

UMW Toyota Motor will be launching the all-new 2023 Toyota Innova Zenix later tonight. A countdown timer to its online launch and a registration of interest page is already up on its website. Usually, the introduction of a new generation model would also mean the discontinuation / replacement of the previous generation model. The Toyota Innova could be an exemption to this, if product line ups in Indonesia and India – the two biggest markets for the Innova – is a reliable indication of what’s co

Six months after it's made its world debut in Indonesia, the all-new 2023 Toyota Innova has finally arrived in Malaysia. These photos were shared by Facebook page RiderAth, who spotted a carrier with six units of the lightly-masked SUV-esque MPV. The blocky stature, wheels, and silhoutte clearly mark it out as the TNGA-C platform Innova which in itself is shared with the Toyota Corolla Cross and is a departure of the outgoing model's IMV ladder-frame chassis. This next-gen Innova will also switc

The all-new C28 2023 Nissan Serena has been spotted testing at Genting Highlands. Despite being camouflaged, the boxy exterior, distinctly angular design cues, and wheel design point to the C28 Nissan Serena. As seen in the global reveal, the C28 Serena’s front-end features a prominent grille with integrated headlights. There are angular trim pieces on each end of the front bumper, while the front fog lights are incorporated into the lower air intake. Also read: All-new C28 2023 Nissan Serena la

Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has confirmed that it will be launching a new 2022 Nissan Serena S-Hybrid in Malaysia soon. Bookings are now open (minimum RM 1,000). Prices have yet to be announced but it is estimated to start from just under RM 150,000 for the base model, and under RM 165,000 for the Premium variant. As before, all Serena models sold in Malaysia come with the highest Highway Star trim. Deliveries will take begin in July 2022, so no SST-exempted priced (assuming that there is no f

Fans of the Fast franchise (yes, they exist) were devastated when Han; played by Sung Kang, purportedly died in the fiery wreck of his Veilside-kitted Mazda RX-7 in Tokyo Drift. Those frowns turned upside down when he returned from the dead in Fast 9 but seeing that his favourite car is a Toyota Sienna, some might be wishing he stayed dead. Although his character made a return in Fast 9 behind the wheel of a Toyota Supra that paid homage to his RX-7, in real life the man behind Han proudly decla