UMW Toyota Motor registered 6,767 units in April 2023. The figure is down 25.9 percent from March 2023 but it’s much lower than the 41 percent reduction experienced across the industry. The reduction in April’s sales after the spike in March is to be expected, as March’s numbers were unusually high due to the rush to fulfill outstanding orders before the vehicle registration cutoff date to qualify for sales (SST) exemption. The government’s post-pandemic economic stimulus package allowed for loc

Now that 2 out of every 5 new cars sold in Malaysia is a Perodua, and the number is set to rise to nearly 1 in every 2 by the end of 2023, Perodua is reaching close to the peak of what more it can do to expand its business locally. Perodua ended 2022 with 282,019 units sold, and is targeting an 11.3 percent increase in sales for 2023, reaching 314,000 units, with a 44.5 percent market share, up 5.4 percent from 2022. To seek new avenues of growth, Perodua will have to go beyond our national bord

Its looks might be divisive but there’s no denying its performance and purity on the road. That’s the new BMW M2 and BMW Malaysia today announced its arrival here, coinciding with BMW M GmbH’s 50th anniversary. As their line-up has grown in girth, the M2 now fills the gap of a compact, high-performance coupe, an area that was once the domain of the now-beefier M3/M4. While it does divide opinion on its design, all grovels about its looks will ceases once that nuclear powerplant of an engine fire

President Director of PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN), Warih Andang Tjahjono, said that Toyota Indonesia will produce hybrid vehicles starting next year in 2022. One of the speculated hybrid models is the Toyota Avanza. “The assembly process will be carried out by Toyota's facilities in Karawang, West Java,” said Warih. “This hybrid car is not only present for the domestic market, but is also targeted for export,” he added. Bob Azam, TMMIN's Director of Administration, Corporatio

Introduced at the tail end of 2013, the current generation W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is approaching the end of its lifecycle and its replacement, the W206, will be due soon. Russian automotive site, Kolesa, generated a rendering based on the spyshots and footages we’ve seen so far. The next-generation W206 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is expected to ride on a revised version of the Modular Rear Architecture (MRA) platform that made its debut in the current W205 generation C-Class. Improvement to the p

The 2020 Volvo S90 facelift, which is already confirmed for Malaysia, has just been revealed with a tweaked exterior design, 48-volt mild hybrid powertrain options, and a redeveloped Bowers & Wilkins sound system. Starting from the exterior, there are new fog lights, a new spoiler design, new design elements in the taillamps and new bumpers. Inside, the upgraded Bowers and Wilkins audio system gets a new amplifier, automatic vehicle noise cancellation and a new setting that alters the ambience.