Perodua has just released a statement regarding a safety compliance issue that was discovered earlier this week. According to Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad, "Daihatsu Co. Ltd issued a media statement on 28 April 2023 highlighting its “procedural irregularity” on the testing of four models, which include the new Perodua Axia." He added, "We wish to offer some background, insight and perspective on the nature of this announcement, especially in referen

The latest 11th-generation of the Honda Accord made its global debut in the United States of America in November 2022 but the D-segment sedan could be making its way to Southeast Asia. This is evident with a recent spyshot from Thailand and official patent documents from Indonesia. Our colleagues from AutoFun ID reported that there is a possibility for the all-new Accord to be launched in Indonesia based on the latest documents published by the Indonesian Directorate General of Intellectual Prop

Thailand gets the 2022 Civic FE hybrid first but ours isn’t far behind Most powerful yet with 184 PS / 315 Nm of torque Possible replacement for the VTEC Turbo RS variant here Our northern neighbours always get the good stuff before us and it’s a trend that continues with the 2022 Honda Civic (FE) e:HEV hybrid. Simultaneous global debuts for the new powertrain saw the sedan unveiled in Thailand while Europe and it’s love affair with hatches saw them get the shorter rump body. Also Read: The 2022

At yesterday’s launch of the Toyota GR Yaris and Toyota Vios GR Sport, UMW Toyota Motor also announced its plans for the 2021 season 4 of its Vios one-make race series Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Festival. The highlight of yesterday’s announcement was the inclusion of the Sepang 1,000 km (S1K) into its racing calendar. The 9-hour endurance race will be known as the Vios Endurance Cup. This is not the first time UMW Toyota Motor has fielded a factory-backed team in S1K. Last year, the company’s Dep

It's been a long time coming - since KL International Motor Show (KLIMS) 2018 - but the Korean contender to the Proton X50, the Hyundai Kona, launches tomorrow. What do we know about the Kona? We've been charting it around its trips, from a first drive in New Zealand and closer to home, a preview and quick review in Malaysia. To recap, the B-segment SUV will have three variants at launch, with the range-topper having a different engine from the rest and also a host of advanced driver assistance

‘Sells like hotcakes’ is what every carmaker wants to hear about their models. This time, Toyota has done it with their newly launched Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid (PHEV) that has sold so well, they've had to suspend orders. Launched in Japan on June 8, Toyota originally planned to sell 300 units a month in Japan, but it soon racked up over 1,000 orders across both the Japanese and North American markets. Japanese media cites two limiting factors that have led to this news: battery supply constrai