As of August 2023, the UMW Group saw a 16.3 percent increase in the combined, year-to-date sales of Toyota, Lexus, and Perodua vehicles in Malaysia, with 271,515 units vehicles registered. In August alone, 41,386 vehicles were registered, up 12.5 percent from July 2023. Toyota contributed deliveried of 10,275 units in August, up 23.1 percent from July. Cumulative sales from January to August totalled 67,283 units, up 9.2 percent from the same 8-month period in 2022. Toyota’s market share now sta

In conjunction with celebrating 125 years of rich heritage and tyre innovation, Goodyear has introduced four new tyres for the Asia Pacific region, in line with its commitment toward sustainably producing the best tyres in the world. Nathaniel Madarang, President of Goodyear Asia Pacific said, “Asia Pacific has emerged as one of the world’s largest automotive markets and holds incredible potential. Goodyear’s innovative spirit and drive for excellence puts us at the epicentre of the mobility rev

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

With Malaysia returning to some sort of normalcy, Kia’s newest distributor, Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn Bhd has announced at its latest press conference that it plans to make a comeback with 4 new locally-assembled (CKD) models planned to be launched over the next 3 years. Besides the all-new Carnival (to be launched as a CBU from Korea, CKD to start in April 2022) which was previewed at Carlist Drive Auto Fair 2021 last weekend, the other three models that are expected to arrive include the all-new

Camouflaged test vehicles of the Proton X50 and Proton Proton X70 have been spotted on the roads of Thailand. Though both the X50 and X70 have been spotted there before, this is the first time both models have been photographed alongside each other. The images that surfaced on the Civic FE Thailand 2021 Facebook page visibly show the Premium or Premium X variant of the X70 (judged by the 19-inch wheels) and Flagship X50 variant (by the dual-tone black roof and rear spoiler) are as per earlier si

Surprise, surprise - at the back of the facelifted 2021 Hyundai Kona reveal today, Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) confirmed that the hotter Kona N Line will be joining the line-up soon. But temper your expectations a bit as this isn't the full-on crazy Hyundai Kona N - this is a slightly tartier version of the naturally-aspirated Kona range we currently have here. As the tease shows (linked below), expect a racier exterior - complete with aggressive front and rear bumpers complemented with dua