Kia’s distributor in Malaysia, Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn Bhd, has announced that the locally assembled (CKD) 2024 Kia Carnival is now available for booking at all authorised Kia dealers nationwide. While it isn’t the facelift that made its debut in Korea last year, the self-titled Grand Utility Vehicle receives some quality-of-life updates for 2024. Only 3 variants are offered with the 8-seater Mid variant being dropped though the powertrain option remains solely a 2.2-litre turbodiesel (199 PS/440

UMW Toyota Motor have put out a new bodykit for the 2023 Toyota Veloz, and the optional set goes for RM 3,300. The multi-piece set encapsulate a front bumper spoiler, side skirts, roof spoiler, and a rear bumper spoiler. The price list however doesn't list them as individual bits; but rather as a whole, one-set-for-all item. Also read: Who got the better specs Toyota Veloz? Indonesia or Malaysia? We don't get rear seat entertainment Other optional items you can get from UMW Toyota Motor is a rea

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

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

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 2020 Mitsubishi Xpander has been spotted in Malaysia, indicating that Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) is gearing up to introduce the new people mover here. From the looks of it, we will be receiving the facelifted model, which features a revised front grille and other small details. Back in 2019, MMM confirmed that the Xpander will be launched in Malaysia in 2020, but got delayed due to slow approvals by the then-government and the Covid-19 pandemic happened. To recap, the Xpander is powere