During the launch of the BYD Atto 3, Andrew Basham, Managing Director of Sime Darby Motors, announced that the first BYD showroom will be opened in Malaysia this month. The company expects the number to grow to 20 by end of 2023. Most of the showrooms will be 3S (sales, service, and spare parts) centres. The first showroom, located at TREC KL, is expected to come online as early as mid-December 2022. “I’m happy to announce that Sime Darby Motors will have their first BYD experience centre here i

Chevrolet and Saab’s presence in Malaysia might be gone with the latter very unlikely to make a return but the American bowtie has just announced a recall campaign to replace the Takata driver airbag inflators. 3,725 units are affected in the recall and it affects 5 models which are: Chevrolet Cruze (2010-15 models) Chevrolet Orlando (2013-15 models) Chevrolet Sonic (2013-14 models) Chevrolet Trax (2017 models) Saab 9-3 (2007 models) Interestingly, the Trax was never sold in Malaysia though a fe

While there have been rumours that the next-gen Toyota Innova could be front-wheel-drive (FWD) and offered a hybrid powertrain, Toyota went ahead and decided to showcase what an all-electric Innova could look like at the ongoing Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2022. For now, the Toyota Kijang Innova EV on display is still a concept and no, it doesn’t preview the next-gen Innova which has been spotted in Thailand and India. According to our colleagues at AutoFun ID, the Innova EV is bas

This is it – roughly a month after it was initially leaked, Toyota has introduced the all-new 2022 Toyota Avanza in Indonesia. Being a new-generation model, it brings with it a host of improvements, which we will dive into. The all-new Toyota Avanza, alongside its sportier Veloz sibling, will battle the equally-new Honda BR-V, Mitsubishi Xpander, and Suzuki Ertiga when it goes on sale. In Indonesia, the all-new Toyota Avanza is priced from IDR 206 million (~RM 60k) for the base variant, before t

A product of the glorious Bubble Era when Japanese spending power was one of the highest in the world, the Lexus brand is billed as Toyota’s challenger against established players like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Cadillac. Though the brand is a symbol of perfection and luxury around the world, it is shunned in Japan. According to sales data provided by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA), the Toyota Alphard sold 106,579 units between April 2020 and March 2021, placing 4th. Meanwhile, 86,

In the light of Covid-19 pandemic, it is not a surprise at all that Jaguar Land Rover has decided to delay the planned UK media drive of the all-important 2020 Land Rover Defender. But what surprised everyone was their decision to redeploy the media fleet to the Red Cross’ international to aid in their fight against the coronavirus. Land Rover announced their decision to hand over the fleet to the Red Cross on their official Twitter account. LR’s communications director, Richard Agnew, also foll