Renault is terminating its common purchasing agreements with Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors, to pursue a different project-based approach, which Renault says is more agile and will allow Alliance members to better tailor their products to the unique needs of each region. Formed in 2001 during the Carlos Ghosn era, the Renault-Nissan Purchasing Organization (later expanded to include Mitsubishi Motors) was created with the goal of extracting greater savings by combining the volumes of all three All

The electric SUV was also the region’s best-seller for H1 2023 First time a BEV was the region’s best-seller over 6 months The humble Dacia Sandero was second with the VW T-Roc third The Volkswagen Golf was to Europe as what the Toyota Corolla was to Asia, that being the best-selling nameplate for decades. That’s all in the history books for now though as the Tesla Model Y SUV topped the charts in the continent for not only June 2023 but the first half of the year as well. This marked the first

Along the lines of El Clásico, the Manchester Derby, and everything else competitive you'll find one more battle that's heating up: the 2022 Honda HR-V vs Toyota Corolla Cross. Time was on Toyota's side; beating the HR-V to showrooms meant that it is a runaway sales success – but oh boy, is Honda out for blood now. It's not quite here here yet (though dealer previews are available), so we drove the Thailand-market HR-V RS e:HEV, which Honda tells us will be quite close to what we’ll be getting.

After Japan, Indonesia is the second country to sell both the Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize following their launch last week. We'll see later whether the SUV will be a big hit there much like the Perodua Ativa is in Malaysia. More than that, the archipelago is also set to be the main production hub of the Rocky and Raize, with plans to launch the SUV to 50 markets overseas. To be specific, the export models will be assembled at Astra Daihatsu Motor’s (ADM) plant in Karawang. Also read: Daihats

A couple of weeks ago, the all-new 2021 Honda HR-V made its global debut in Japan. It will supersede the predecessor model that has been on sale since late-2013. Compared to the model it replaces, the all-new Honda HR-V looks far more imposing, with a prominent front grille flanked by slim LED headlights. It also gets a sleeker-looking rear-end that sees both LED tail lights connected via a light strip. Honda has also revamped the HR-V’s interior, giving its new SUV a free-standing infotainment

Like any organization experiencing rapid growth and change, there will be growing pains. Proton is experiencing this first hand, not just with supply issues of the very high in demand Proton X50, but also shortage in spare parts supply for its service centres. To Proton’s credit, the company has taken a very brave move to publically acknowledge the shortcomings in its after-sales services. At today’s announcement of Proton’s February 2021 sales performance, Proton said it recorded its highest ev