The all-new 2023 Toyota Vios (D92A) is bound to enter Malaysia sooner rather than later, in a bid to upstage the current GN-series Honda City. The question remains: how soon? We'll take a look of previous UMWT locally-assembled (CKD) launches here, notably the previous-gen Vios and the Toyota Corolla Cross to hypothesise. Previous-gen Vios and Corolla Cross The Vios as is currently sold in Malaysia – NSP 151 – dates back to 2017. Its pre-facelift model debuted in Thailand as the Yaris Ativ in Au

The Toyota Vios might be leading the B-segment sedan sales in Malaysia in 2021 but up north in Thailand, the title is being held by its arch-rival, the Honda City. During the first two months of the year, the City sold 4,213 units in total, capturing 24 percent market share. In the data compiled by Autolife Thailand, the Toyota Vios’ Thai Eco Car twin, the Toyota Yaris Ativ sold 3,752 units which puts it at second place. The Yaris Ativ did, however, outsold the City in February 2022 with 1,871 u

The Toyota Yaris Ativ (or Toyota Vios as it's known to Malaysians) has topped Thailand's May 2021 B-segment sedan sales category by overtaking its nearest rival, the Honda City. Sales data compiled by headlightmag.com shows sales of the Yaris Ativ in May 2021 totalled 1,550 units, while the Honda City managed 1,402 units. Rounding up the top three is the Nissan Almera, with 1,128 units sold in the same month. Model/units sold May 2021 YTD 2021 Honda City 1,402 9,330 Nissan Almera 1,128 7,827 Toy

As someone who enjoys the process of driving very much, one of the features that interact with the driver is the instrument cluster. Pointing out the obvious, instrument clusters have evolved so much that they are now more than just a collection of fonts and needles. So why did such a change happen? Was there something wrong with the existing layout and design, or is it just change for change’s sake? As the old adage goes, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", right? Analogue Dials in the instrumen

Now that Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia has introduced the 2020 Mitsubishi Xpander in Malaysia, the question on some people’s mind is: should you get the Xpander over a B-segment sedan like the Honda City, Nissan Almera, or Toyota Vios? Before you point out that they don't compete with each other as they belong to different segments, keep in mind that potential buyers will end up cross shopping as these models are priced very close together. Let’s dive in and see which model suits your needs better.

Earlier this year, we reported that Perodua will become Daihatsu's regional R&D hub, and that it will be developing a new sedan for the South East Asia region. Where it got interesting was the part of the presentation slides that showed four silhouettes of unknown cars of various body types. While Perodua’s CEO Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad cautioned us against reading too much into it, he did confirm that one of it is a sedan and it would be a big project. Fast forward to today we now know that the