After ending the first half of 2023 with healthy order banks for both Perodua and Toyota, the UMW Group is upbeat about its associate companies meeting their respective 2023 targets – 314,000 units for Perodua and 93,000 units for Toyota. Toyota ended the first half of 2023 with 48,659 units registered, up 6 percent from the same 6-month period last year. Toyota and Lexus ended the month of June with 8,004 units registered, up 8 percent from May. The Toyota Vios, Corolla Cross, and Hilux are the

Small product update concerning the 2023 Proton Saga in Malaysia, and it's to do with it getting a new gearbox – gone is the old Hyundai-sourced 4-speed automatic (4AT), and in place is another 4AT from Toyota's affiliate Aisin. WapCar understands this update started in cars produced since May, though it is unclear if Proton will make an announcement since specs remain the same. Prices have remained unchanged too, likely because it's still a 4AT and this is just a change in supplier. Also read:

Toyota and Lexus have topped the reliability charts, yet again, according to a comprehensive study conducted by US-based Consumer Reports. Alongside, Toyota also took top honours for the most reliable hybrid on sale in the US. Consumer Reports, a non-profit consumer advocacy organisation gathered data over the last 12 months for over 300,000 vehicles, produced between 2000 to 2022. The comprehensive survey ranks vehicles across 17 problem areas including engine, transmission, and in-car electron

The current Nissan Almera (N18) is a brilliant B-segment sedan with unfortunate baggage thanks to the name. The City/Vios rival is a favourite at the WapCar office and over in the U.S. of A, a facelift has been unveiled. Sold as the Nissan Versa, the 2023 facelift will go on sale by the end of the year and the American public can get their first look at this weekend’s 2022 Miami Auto Show. Being a facelift, only the front gets a major change in the shape of a new front fascia with the trademark

The new Hyundai Elantra offers an alternative option if you’re shopping for a C-segment saloon. Being a CBU import from Korea, it is a bit tougher for the Elantra to compete with the CKD Honda Civic. A CBU rival of the Hyundai Elantra would be the Japan-made Mazda 3 Sedan 1.5. The Hyundai Elantra is now open for booking, but prices are yet to be announced. We expect the price to be around the price of the Mazda 3 sedan 1.5, which is around RM 137,660. One Korean and the other Japanese, we figure

The new Nissan Almera 2020 garnered lots of interest when it was first shown to the world in the United States (known as the Nissan Versa). Thailand was the first market in ASEAN to launch this all-new Almera 2020 and the car presented itself at the 36th Thailand International Motor Expo. If you think the new Nissan Almera 2020 looks great in person, believe me when I say it looks even better in the metal. The proportions and styling come into full effect when you’re looking at it in person. Nis