Dealers have announced that bookings for the locally-assembled (CKD Kulim) 2023 Kia Carnival 11-seater are now open, signalling that the model's official launch should be happening sometime soon. Some of them have even given it a preliminary estimated pricetag of RM 218,000; and while that is slightly higher than the RM 200k the fully-imported variants of the 11-seater Carnival currently commands, this could spell a specs update too to bring it better in-line with the CKD 7- and 8-seater variant

Every once in a while, there’ll be a new vehicle that transcends the boundaries of contemporary design. The Hyundai Staria is definitely one of those and you’ll be seeing a while lot more of the futuristic-looking MPV on our roads as Hyundai-Sime Darby Motor Sdn Bhd (HSDM) has sold over 200 units of the 10-seater within a month of its launch. Sleek, spacious, innovative and eye-catching, the Staria is well suited for large families as well as a first-class ride for corporate executives. Also Rea

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has updated the prices of its models in Malaysia, now with the sale and service tax (SST) added back in. The following table shows the updated prices with SST. Toyota prices with SST Model Prices w/o SST (RM) Price with SST (RM) Yaris 1.5J 69,576 73,800 Yaris 1.5E 75,479 83,800 Yaris 1.5G 82,475 87,600 Vios 1.5J 74,623 77,600 Vios 1.5E 82,593 85,600 Vios 1.5G 87,584 90,400 Vios GR-S 95,284 98,100 Corolla Altis 1.8E 128,888 130,888 Corolla Altis 1.8G 139,888 141,888 Camry

Looking for a recond Toyota Vellfire? Well supply is going to get even tighter from now onwards as sales of the Vellfire is falling rapidly in Japan, as buyers are losing interest in the model. In contrast, demand for the Toyota Alphard is at an all-time high even though the model is already reaching the end of its model life, something that even Toyota dealers don’t really know why. So why are so many buyers falling out of love with the Vellfire? But before we get there, here’s a recap. The Toy

Fixing Kia’s broken after-sales support in Malaysia is the most important (and difficult) task for new Kia distributor Dinamikjaya, a subsidiary of Bermaz Auto, which has taken over the distributorship rights for Kia vehicles in Malaysia effective 1-April 2021. Although many Kia owners are looking forward to a better ownership experience, they have to keep in mind that it’s unrealistic to expect the new custodians of Kia to undo more than a decade of neglect and clean up the legacy issues left b

The 2020 Kia Grand Carnival 11-seater has just been introduced with a sole variant priced at RM 179,888 on-the-road without insurance. The previous 8-seater variants have been discontinued. As before, the Grand Carnival is powered by a 2.2-litre turbodiesel engine that makes 200 PS and 440 Nm of torque. Transmission duty is handled by an 8-speed automatic transmission. Kia Grand Carnival Dimensions wise it is identical to the 8-seater, measuring at 5,115 mm long, 1,985 mm wide, and 1,755 mm tall