Indonesia is Hyundai’s Southeast Asian hub as the Korean carmaker invested heavily in a plant that assembles the Hyundai Creta, Ioniq 5 as well as the Indo-focused Hyundai Stargazer 7-seater crossover. It might even be the first right-hand drive (RHD) market to debut the all-new Hyundai Santa Fe. A heavily camouflaged unit of the all-new MX generation Santa Fe was recently spotted in Jakarta. According to OtoDriver, the new-gen Santa Fe is probably being used for internal testing but it could be

The Proton X90 has sailed into Bangladesh, and with it comes a new local partner there for Proton, as well as plans on furthering the automaker's business in the country, reports The Financial Express Bangladesh. Proton Holdings now partners Rancon Cars Limited, which serves as the exclusive distributor and assembler of the marque's models there. Prior to this, it was PHP Automobiles, which also assembled the Proton Saga, X70, and Persona at their Chittagong plant. On this new partnership with R

Leading the charge as Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia's (VPCM) all-conquering seller, the 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace has been given its mandatory midlife refresh in a sleeker façade for the 2 variants; a Tiguan Allspace Elegance and a Tiguan R-Line 4Motion. If you're wondering where the previous Tiguan Allspace Highline went, it's been reincarnated as the Elegance pictured here. Both models will be locally-assembled CKD units from VPCMs plant in Pekan, Pahang, and be priced as follows (e

Last week, when we reported that Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) dropped hints that they are looking to launch another SUV in the Malaysian market, we suggested that this could mean 1 of 3 SUVs could be launched here. But why did we only suggest 3 SUVs when VW has a dizzying number of SUVs on sale worldwide? While there are many other SUVs on the list but not all of them comes with the driver’s seat on the right side. Also read: VPCM confirms new SUV model to expand its lineup; T-Cross

Honda Malaysia today announced a product recall involving 55,354 units of Honda vehicles to replace its fuel pump as a precautionary measure, in line with the Honda global fuel pump recall. Honda Malaysia truly apologises for the inconvenience caused to the affected customers and reassures that all its year 2020 production models are not affected in this product recall. As of today, there are no incidences of crashes or injuries caused by this issue reported in Malaysia. The replacement of the a

The Proton X70 and Mazda CX-5 set the benchmark for build quality in the segment. Now, we’ll dissect the locally assembled Nissan X-Trail in terms of build quality and its features through the WapCar Ratings system. 2019 Nissan X-Trail Paint Thickness (unit: μm) Location Driver Side Passenger Side Front Bonnet 109 - Front Fender 119 121 Front Doors 107 94 Rear Doors 109 100 C-Pillar 115 102 Tailgate - - Roof 98 - Average Paint Thickness: 107.4 μm 2019 Nissan X-Trail Panel Gaps (unit: mm) Locatio