An electric Honda HR-V in all but name, the Japanese carmaker has unveiled the e:Ny1 in Offenbach, Germany earlier this week. It's the brand's second pure electric vehicle (EV) after the Honda E. The battery-electric vehicle looks almost exactly like the HR-V, save for a few cues that showcase its electric ambitions: white 'H' badges and a new typeface that spells out 'H o n d a ' on the tailgate; touches that will also appear in future Honda EVs. Also read: Review: 2022 Honda HR-V RS e:HEV; thr

The 2022 Perodua Ativa Hybrid is now official, and the 300 units imported (CBU) by Perodua will be finding their new homes real soon. Earlier, we’ve established that the Ativa Hybrid is essentially a JDM Daihatsu Rocky e-Smart Hybrid, just with its Daihatsu badges swapped out for Perodua ones. Perodua even highlighted some of the differences in their presentation slides, but we’ll dive even deeper in, highlighting the difference that were not mentioned. Also Read: Over 600 Malaysians applied for

As Japan says sayonara to the poor-selling Honda CR-V, its replacement, the Civic-based Honda ZR-V has been gaining quite a lot of attention among buyers in the land of the rising sun. Pre-orders for the ZR-V began on 8-September 2022 while prices are expected to be announced on 17-November 2022. According to Honda Japan’s website, deliveries for the Civic-based crossover will begin in the second quarter of 2023. Even with the long wait, the ZR-V has been overwhelmingly well-received in Japan. T

If there’s one word to describe the Proton X50, that word would be hype. So much so that even before the model was launched here in Malaysia, hype was already in full gear. By the time it was launched in Malaysia in late-2020, it rocketed up to Proton’s sales charts, overtaking the Proton X70 in the process. Fast forward to February 2021, Proton sold 3,345 units of the X50, achieving the title as the highest monthly sales for any SUV in Malaysian history in the process. Also Read: Proton X50 set

Kia Motor can now resume its business in Malaysia with greater clarity. The company has confirmed today that it has appointed Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn. Bhd. (a subsidiary of Bermaz Auto) as its new distributor for Malaysia, replacing Naza Kia Malaysia, effective today. With this, Kia will become the fifth brand to be represented by Bermaz and its affiliated companies: Mazda (Bermaz Auto, Bermaz Auto Philippines) Peugeot (Berjaya Auto Alliance, Malaysia), Ssangyong (Berjaya Motor Philippines), and

Just last week we spotted a mysterious Daihatsu SUV sitting quietly at a corner of Daihatsu’s Tokyo Motor Show exhibition. There was no name to it but we were pretty sure that the SUV was meant for the South East Asia market. It looks like something that's better suited for our local market than Japan (even though it will still be sold in Japan). Now Instagram user mr.t.tani in Japan has reportedly spotted the same SUV on trailers out in the open along with the Rocky nameplate clearly visible. S