PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM), an Indonesian subsidiary of Daihatsu Motor, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new assembly plant in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia, marking the start of its construction. The new plant (Plant Line 2) is being built in the area adjacent to the site of the first Karawang Assembly Plant (Plant Line 1) in West Java, and will replace the plant in Sunter which has been in operation for 27 years. The Sunter plant produces the Multi Purpose Vehicles (MPV) and Sport Ut

At the time of inception, many current examples of what we affectionately refer to as “modern classics” were likely considered “ahead of its time.” They broke the mould, didn’t fit in or weren’t like the others. Again, these terms are often reserved for sports cars or luxury offerings, such as the all-new Toyota Crown, and not your run-of-the-mill mini MPV like a Toyota Sienta which we're about to do so now. You see, back in August 2016 when the second-generation Sienta was launched here, many w

The D27A all-new 2022 Perodua Alza may be launching soon as a glitzy new model, relegating the model it replaces into a distant memory. But we reckon that the older Alza still has some life left in it, as Perodua should still offer it as a panel van. Remember the old Perodua Rusa? Here’s why. Without the second- and third-row seats in place (remember that this is a commercial van), the Alza’s cabin space would then be rather cavernous. Perodua only mentioned that boot space is 83 litres with the

One day after Perodua opened bookings for the D27A all-new 2022 Perodua Alza, Toyota has followed suit with the equally-new 2022 Toyota Veloz, the Alza’s sister model. Estimated price for the 2022 Toyota Veloz is RM 95k, with SST. Bookings made this month for the 2022 Toyota Veloz are entitled to SST exemptions, as the model is now locally-assembled (CKD), but UMW Toyota Motor chose to include SST anyway, presumably to deter non-serious buyers from clogging up the order bank. SST exempted prices

The Toyota Veloz and Avanza continue to make strides across Southeast Asia as Vietnam will be the next country to launch both models later tonight, at 8.30 pm Malaysian time. Photos of both models – silhouettes, at least – have emerged on the company's social media pages, teasing their imminent launch. Now front-wheel drive (FWD), both models sit on the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA). According to prior reports, the Veloz Cross (sitting one rung higher than the Avanza) will come with au

The Toyota Sienta is one of the quirkiest MPVs sold in Malaysia but it was due to said quirkiness that it became a flop here. Over in Japan though, where it is primarily developed for, the Sienta has been quite successful, having been on sale in its current generation since 2015. Still, it couldn’t match its biggest rival, the Honda Freed in sales. Consistently, the Freed has been outselling the Sienta in Japan and in 2021, the Freed and Nissan Note were the only non-Toyota models to make it in