At the recent Perodua media conference, the second Malaysian carmaker revealed that it has 220,000 backlog orders remaining. Around 15,000 of those orders were made during the sales tax (SST) exemption which ended on 30-June 2022. Perodua CEO Dato' Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad told the media that some of the cars might not be able to meet the registration cutoff time which ends on 31-March 2023. However, the carmaker said it will absorb the SST for those cars that would not be delivered in time for t

Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co. Ltd. announced on Thailand that it finished 2022 as Thailand’s No.1 seller of electrified (xEV) vehicles, with 26,660 units of hybrids (HEVs) sold. Honda says it now has a 30 percent market share of Thailand’s xEV market. Thailand is probably the only market where Honda sells more hybrids than world-leader and hybrid pioneer Toyota. The reason is quite simple, Honda sells a wider range of affordable hybrids than Toyota, at least in Thailand. Honda Thailand sells 5

High praise unanimously follows the 2022 Honda Civic in Malaysia, but as it is, there's many detractors of it on social media. No matter though, as much as we likened it to a 'front-wheel drive BMW' with an interior to match Mazda's, it seems we have a supporter in the Drift King himself, Keiichi Tsuchiya. He's driving the Civic Hatchback (FL) in Japan – a bodystyle we don't get but it's all the same with the sedan (FE) underneath – and has plenty of praise for it. Tsuchiya remarks that he's hap

Occupying the highest variant of the all-new Honda Civic (FE) in Thailand is the Civic e:HEV. The Civic Hybrid sedan made its global debut in the Kingdom back in March but Singaporeans might need to wait until 2023 for its arrival there. CarBuyer reported that the delay in its launch is due to production issues that are partially caused by the semiconductor chip shortage. The Singaporean-spec Civic is fully-imported from Thailand and the upcoming hybrid version is likely to also be brought over

After a 6-month wait, Honda Malaysia has finally revealed the price of the 2021 Honda City RS e:HEV hybrid variant. The range-topping City is priced at RM 105,950. Also Read: 2021 Honda City RS e:HEV, price confirmed from RM 106K You read that right – prices of the top-spec Honda City have breached the RM 100k mark, almost touching the larger C-segment Honda Civic 1.8 S' price (RM 109k). Why is the City RS so expensive? The earlier City Hybrid was much cheaper The main reason is that City RS e:H

This week, we're moving on to D-segment sedans in the WapCar Ratings. Starting with the 2020 Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TSI Elegance, we'll evaluate all aspects from driving performance to purchase and cost. Volkswagen Passat Driving Performance – 37/50 pts, torquey engine and agile handling 2020 Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TSI Elegance - Facts and Figures Engine 2.0L 4-cylinder turbo Transmission 7-speed dual-clutch automatic Power 190 PS @ 4,180 - 6,000 rpm Torque 320 Nm @ 1,500 - 4,180 rpm Weight 1,455