Though the compact SUV market in Indonesia is fairly new, it has been dominated mostly by the Toyota Raize and Daihatsu Rocky. The twins to the Perodua Ativa seemed unbeatable but that all changed once the Honda WR-V entered the fray. In its first month of sales, the WR-V has overtaken the Raize as Indonesia’s best-selling compact SUV and that momentum seems to continue according to the latest sales data. While both SUVs are priced close to one another in Indonesia, the WR-V won’t be looking at

At a media event in Kuala Lumpur today, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) President, Ravindran K., says that the company has achieved 90,595 units sold in Malaysia to date. The figure includes sales from its Lexus division. Representing a 44% increase over November 2021, sales are led by the segment-leaders - the Toyota Hilux, Toyota Fortuner, and the popular Toyota Corolla Cross. In terms of what to expect, Ravindran also mentioned that 'several Toyota bZ4x' cars are here already to undergo testing, and

The partnership between Perodua and Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) to help local automotive parts vendors digitize their work processes is now yielding benefits in the form of improved efficiency, which in turn allows vendors to be more resilient in this volatile period of rising raw materials cost, said Perodua. Speaking at the launch of the MIDA-Perodua Digital Transformation Ecosystem Programme yesterday, President and CEO Dato’ Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad said “The MIDA-Perodu

Thinking outside the box is a trait usually appreciated, but there are times where staying within predefined confines are better – and parking is one, as the driver of this Toyota Prius c shows. In a truly bizzare incident, dashcam footage sees the driver park and nonchalantly leave his car at junction exit. And it wasn't all about 'act blur live longer' too; he still had the gall to direct the following car around his dainty hatchback. We can only imagine the face of the driver in the car behin

The Perodua Ativa has been a hit in Malaysia, much like its donor twins, the Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize in Japan and Indonesia. However, the models have been introduced in Japan back in 2019 and thus, it gets a slight update along with the addition of a hybrid variant. Back in June, we reported that Daihatsu was planning to expand its hybrid model range and this included the popular Rocky/Raize twins. Instead of sharing a similar hybrid system on existing models, the compact SUV utilises a

Mitsubishi Motors has issued a statement in response to a report by Nikkei Asia saying that Mitsubishi Motors will cease developing vehicle platforms for the Japanese market, and will only use Nissan platforms. The company’s statement to the press reads (translated): “In the morning edition of the Nikkei Asia dated September 14, it was reported that we have stopped developing platforms for domestic passenger cars, and will be co-developing platforms with Nissan Motor. This is just a speculation