Here goes the all-new 2022 Toyota Vios on its worldwide adventure, and this week it landed in the hot scapes of Saudi Arabia (sold there as the Yaris); replacing its long-overdue predecessor and to refresh the fight against the Honda City and Nissan Almera. Though safety and creature comfort kits differ among the three variants (Y, Y Plus, YX), but what unifies the variants are the shared 1.3-litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder engine (1NR-VE, same as in our Perodua Myvi 1.3) – good for 97 P

Samsung SDI, the battery manufacturing arm of Samsung, might soon upgrade its plant in Seremban to produce 4680-type batteries for Tesla, claims Korean publication TheElec. Samsung has yet to make any official announcement on the matter but according to the Korean publication, Samsung SDI is preparing pilot production of 4680-type cylindrical batteries at the company’s Cheonan plant in Korea. It also said that once the pilot trial and the necessary technology verification is complete, mass produ

The Honda Civic FE is off to a flying start in Thailand after the company announced the new model has received over 3,500 bookings in just the first month of sales. Honda Thailand expects the new Civic FE to repeat the success of the predecessor Civic FC, by again becoming the best seller in its class. Thailand was the first market in this region to receive the Civic FE, which, like in Malaysia, competes with the Toyota Corolla Altis and Mazda 3. The Honda Civic FE was launched in Thailand early

Previously, we reported on leaked patent images of the 11th generation Honda Civic in both its sedan and hatchback form. Now more patent images have surfaced and we get our first look at the car’s interior and exterior details as well. From what we can make out on the dashboard, the next-generation Civic looks like there will be special trim running across the passenger side of the dashboard. The patent images also show that the new Civic's steering wheel will have toggle switches and a scroll r

Sad news for potentials sedan buyers in Japan, as Honda will be discontinuing the Civic Sedan and City (sold in Japan as the Grace) in Japan by August. In fact, Honda will also trim its Japanese line-up by axing the Jade – a station wagon based on the ninth-generation Honda Civic. The report from Creative Trend mentioned that sales and production of all three models will cease in August. Honda Civic – Once the de-facto icon of Japan’s automotive industry will be gone The Civic Sedan’s eventual d

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) no longer sells any Volkswagen Passat 1.8 TSI. All remaining units have been snapped up and the dealers now only carry the more powerful 2.0 TSI variant. This is most likely due to the fact that Volkswagen Malaysia is gearing up for the introduction of the updated Passat, which made it global debut earlier this year. Yes, we are confident that the new model will be much better than the current model, but expect prices to be a lot higher than the current