Following the reveal of prices and variants of the 2023 Toyota Yaris Cross in Indonesia, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) announced that the DNGA-based B-segment SUV will be exported to at least 25 countries in Asia as well as Central and South America. Based on these recent photos taken by a Facebook user named Boom Dunyawat, it seems that Thailand will be the next market destination for the developing market-spec Yaris Cross. The set of photos was uploaded over the weekend and show

Bermaz Motor to launch its third CKD Mazda SUV for Malaysia Globally, Mazda MX-30 is available either as a battery EV or a mild hybrid 2.0L CKD Mazda CX-30 is also a possible candidate Bermaz Auto, the parent company of Mazda distributor Bermaz Motor, has confirmed that it will be launching a third locally-assembled (CKD) model soon. This was confirmed by CEO Dato’ Francis Lee in an interview with BFM radio earlier this month. Lee confirmed plans for a third CKD Mazda model when answering a ques

Reports out of Japan suggest that Honda is developing a new Toyota Corolla Cross competitor, and it’s due to be launched later this year, sometime around June to September 2022. Size-wise, the as-yet-unnamed SUV will slot between the all-new Honda HR-V and Honda CR-V. It will be platform mates with the Honda Civic, and is likely to be offered with a regular 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine or the e:HEV hybrid. Also read: Review: 2022 Honda Civic FE – Forget baby Accord, it’s on par wi

Remember that bold-looking Geely Boyue X? Well, it looks like Geely isn’t stopping at just the Boyue, as these patent images seemingly portray the Geely Binyue (sold here as the Proton X50) with the same X-inspired design. In China, the Geely Boyue X supersedes the Geely Boyue Pro as the range-topping variant. Could this Binyue be the new top-of-the-line variant? Also Read: Geely Boyue X launched in China, new flagship variant priced from RM 73k These photos, courtesy of Vanhoe Rage’s Facebook p

Production of vehicles around the world is affected by various supply disruptions from unrest in Guinea, which is the world’s second-biggest bauxite exporter, to the global chip shortage with semiconductor production affected in various countries including Malaysia. Numerous Japanese manufacturers have been reportedly affected by Malaysia’s chip supply disruption including Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. Adding to that list of affected carmakers is Daihatsu which has said that it will pause productio

Nissan says the new HR10DET engine – found in their all-new 2020 Nissan Almera is quite a good engine that offers ‘confidence-inspiring performance’ that makes it a ‘perfect modern sedan’. Don’t scoff yet, read on… Turbocharged power As you know, Nissan’s Honda City fighter comes with a 1.0-litre, turbocharged three-cylinder mill. The engine makes 100 PS and peak torque of 152 Nm at a rev band of 2,400 to 4,000 rpm. Early, accessible power means overtaking should be easier. Other tech in the eng