The effects of an industry-wide bottleneck to fill backlogged orders – stemming from the pandemic – saw precious raw materials and parts supply dry up, getting in the way of car production. That invariably lead to super long wait times (a problem that still persists today), and at one point, getting a Perodua Alza was a 13-month long wait, for instance. Over the past few months however, things have improved as 9- to 13-month waitlists have averaged down to around 2 to 8 months now across all mod

At long last, the 2023 Toyota Innova Zenix has just been launched in Malaysia via a virtual event. Two 2.0 variants are on offer, one of them is a hybrid, and both of them are fully imported (CBU) from Indonesia. Prices are as below: 2.0 V (Dynamic Force engine): RM 165,000 2.0 Hybrid (New 5th gen hybrid): RM 202,000 Prices above are on-the-road for Peninsular Malaysia, excluding insurance. As a CBU model taxes have thickened the prices somewhat, however price concious shoppers can note that UMW

7-seaters are not that big in Thailand which heavily favours pick-up trucks, SUVs, and sedans but for quite a while, the Mitsubishi Xpander was the most popular MPV in the Kingdom. That began to change in 2023 as the Toyota Veloz rose to snatch the crown from the Xpander in January and March of that year. The Xpander took back its crown in February but only with an advantage of 54 units according to sales data compiled by Autolife Thailand. Nevertheless, both the Veloz and Xpander dominate the B

Out of the three main protagonists of the boxy C-segment MPVs, only the Nissan Serena is officially sold in Malaysia with the Toyota Voxy/Noah and Honda Stepwgn offered through recond dealers. The Serena is also quite long in the tooth with the C27 having been introduced in 2016. Meanwhile, the Stepwgn and Voxy/Noah were given all-new generations earlier this year but Nissan hasn’t forgotten the memo. In fact, an all-new C28 Serena is expected to be launched in Japan in November 2022. Camouflage

Earlier this week, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) launched the Toyota Veloz, a sibling model to the D27A Perodua Alza. While UMWT did not exactly say this, but our Malaysian-spec Veloz is perhaps the highest-spec variant in this region, eclipsing the Indonesian-spec one that was launched earlier. But with all things in life, there is a trade-off in terms of features and the Malaysian-spec Veloz is no different. Exterior – Malaysian Veloz trades front fog lights for DRLs and adds dual-tone paint job Sta

Launch of the 2022 Perodua Alza set to happen on 20-July Watch the livestream on Perodua's Facebook page It’s time to mark your calendar, as Perodua has confirmed that the 2022 Perodua Alza will launch on this Wednesday, 20-July at 12pm. Similar to earlier Perodua launches, the launch of the all-new Perodua Alza will be livestreamed on various platforms, including Perodua’s own Facebook page. Bookings for the all-new 2022 Perodua Alza were opened since 23-June and Perodua has revealed some preli