Our time with the Perodua Ativa Hybrid was flawless and quite an eye-opener as well regarding what to expect from a potential affordable hybrid in the Malaysian market. You can’t buy an Ativa Hybrid… yet, but that was precisely the reasoning on why Perodua did what they did. Essentially, the SUV was rebadged from a CBU Daihatsu Rocky from Japan and leased on a subscription basis in Malaysia to assess the feasibility of producing an affordable hybrid locally. Only 300 units were brought in and le

Perhaps one of the more exciting cars in Malaysia recently is the Perodua Ativa Hybrid, and it's finally our turn to use one as our daily driver for the next few months. And just like all the other units on the road today, ours is one of the 300 leased too - we didn't buy it! Perodua's first electrified model, as you know, is a rebadge of the Daihatsu Rocky e:Smart and as such is fully imported (CBU Japan). As such there are differences between it and the regular turbocharged Ativa sold here, ch

The launch of the all-new 2022 Honda HR-V appears imminent in Indonesia as a dealership has begun collecting orders for the 2022 Honda HR-V, reports AutoFun. "The second-generation HR-V has now stopped production. We have opened orders for the latest Honda HR-V, with a booking fee of Rp. 10 million," said Indah, a sales representative of Honda Kalimalang. Indah added that the 2022 Honda HR-V will be sold within an estimated price range of between IDR 380 million (around RM 111k) to IDR 480 milli

In the past, Chinese SUVs sold in Malaysia barely made a dent in the market share of well-established rivals. I mean, when was the last time you actually saw a Chery Tiggo or Borgward BX5 on the streets? It wasn't until the Proton X50 and X70 came along and people began to take Chinese SUVs more seriously, and that's a good thing. Seeing the success of the X50 and X70 in Malaysia has prompted other Chinese manufacturers to hop onto the bandwagon, with their sights set on the lucrative SUV segmen

If you've sat inside the Perodua Ativa, one thing must've stuck out to you - the placement of the central locking buttons. Unlike most cars that you might be familiar with, the Ativa's central locking buttons are situated on the centre tunnel, right next to the handbrake lever. This is vastly different from the arrangement in its donor car, the JDM Daihatsu Rocky which has no buttons - not even on the driver's door. Actually, that's one of Daihatsu's steps to further 'Malaysianise' the Ativa fro

Honda Malaysia has sold their 1 millionth car! To celebrate the achievement the company kick-started their 1 Million Dreams Campaign with a contest where the grand prize is 7 Special Edition one-of-a-kind models, one of each model the company has on sale. It seemed not too long ago that Honda celebrated selling their 900,000th car, but it’s been 2 years since the company reached its sales record milestone. The 1 Million Dreams Campaign is part of Honda Malaysia’s initiative to thank customers fo