Our time with the Perodua Ativa Hybrid was flawless and quite an eye-opener as well regarding what to expect from a potential affordable hybrid in the Malaysian market. You can’t buy an Ativa Hybrid… yet, but that was precisely the reasoning on why Perodua did what they did. Essentially, the SUV was rebadged from a CBU Daihatsu Rocky from Japan and leased on a subscription basis in Malaysia to assess the feasibility of producing an affordable hybrid locally. Only 300 units were brought in and le

Despite the price disparity between the Toyota Veloz (W151) and 2022 Perodua Alza (D27A), UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has seen "positive acceptance" for their model, with over 6,000 bookings collected in the four months since June 2022. "Since the all-new Toyota Veloz was made available for bookings in June this year, the order-taking rate shows positive acceptance and we are committed to giving our best effort and going the extra mile to ensure delivery to SST exempted customers before March 2023.

Perodua collected some 24,265 orders in the month of July, which is a healthy sign that demand for its vehicles remain strong notwithstanding the sales tax reinstatement on 1 July 2022. The compact carmaker also reported higher year-to-date (YTD) sales numbers with a 48.7% jump to 145,689 units sold between January and July 2022 compared with 97,945 units sold in the same period last year. “The sales increase can be attributed to two main reasons, the first is due to the strong demand for our ve

Should things go as planned, the next Japanese-make car that's launching in Malaysia will be the 2022 Honda HR-V. This is slated to happen sometime in the middle of this year (H2 2022), and under the new skin it's possible that we'll get up to three – turbo, naturally-aspirated (NA), and hybrid (HEV) – engine options. The question is, which is best for Malaysia? The powerful turbo Indonesia debuted the most powerful version of the compact SUV in the ASEAN region yesterday, a title held by their

Honda Indonesia has just dropped a teaser ahead of this Thursday’s Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (2021 GIIAS), hinting that a brand-new model will premiere. Not much is known about this model, but a couple of weeks back, during the reveal of the seven-seater all-new 2022 Honda BR-V, the company did tease a mysterious model covered under a red cloth, which is most likely a five-seater SUV positioned below the BR-V. All that was visible was the headlight’s signature lighting and roof

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