This week, our part of the world scored a triple whammy of new cars: Indonesia kicked things off with the all-new 2023 Toyota Agya, then Malaysia launched the 2023 D74A Perodua Axia, before passing the baton back to Indonesia for the unveiling of the 2023 Daihatsu Ayla. Inseperable as the trio are, the three of them are all-new models, sharing the same Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) platform, general look, and some performance metrics – how do they stack up? Exterior: Same-same but diff

25 percent of production capacity to be taken up by D74A 2023 Perodua Axia 330,000 units will be produced at Perodua’s two plants in Rawang Around 6,600 units of Toyota Veloz will be produced for 2023 Perodua has two vehicle manufacturing subsidiaries in Malaysia, operating two plants in Rawang - Perodua Global Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. (PGMSB) and Perodua Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. (PMSB). Both are managed by Daihatsu Motor via the holding company Perodua Auto Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (PCSB), itself 41

The partnership between Perodua and Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) to help local automotive parts vendors digitize their work processes is now yielding benefits in the form of improved efficiency, which in turn allows vendors to be more resilient in this volatile period of rising raw materials cost, said Perodua. Speaking at the launch of the MIDA-Perodua Digital Transformation Ecosystem Programme yesterday, President and CEO Dato’ Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad said “The MIDA-Perodu

GAC Trumpchi GS3 Power launching tomorrow WTC Automotif is the distributor Can this pull you away from the X50? Come tomorrow, GAC Motor will be making its debut in Malaysia and the first model that the Guangzhou-based company will launch is the Trumpchi GS3 Power. For Malaysia, GAC Motor will be represented by WTC Automotif – a new subsidiary set up by Warisan TC Holdings. The first GAC Motor showroom is located beside Tan Chong Motor’s headquarters along Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah (formerly Jalan

TC Subaru Sdn Bhd, the distributor of Subaru vehicles in Malaysia, introduces its new Subaru Connex telematics system. From 10-September-2021 onwards, the system will be offered on both the Subaru XV and Subaru Forester as an option for RM 1,900. The Subaru Connex telematics system consists of two parts, an onboard system as well as a mobile app. The onboard system will allow easy access to a dedicated 24/7 call centre to easily request for assistance when needed. Enhanced Roadside Assistance Th

There are three aspects to judge when it comes to comfort – suspension pliancy, noise level, and seat comfort. With that in mind, let’s compare the Honda HR-V and the Subaru XV in terms of comfort. To recap, the Honda HR-V is priced at RM 124,800 (OTR with SST) whereas the Subaru XV is priced at RM 133,788 (OTR with SST). Suspension Pliancy - Subaru XV rides more sophisticatedly Honda HR-V The Honda HR-V is based on the same platform that underpins the Honda City/Jazz, and has the same suspensio