Since its global debut in Indonesia in May, the DNGA-based 2023 Toyota Yaris Cross has made its way to some of its neighbours in Southeast Asia including Cambodia and the Philippines. Thailand is its next destination as it was reported that the compact crossover would be launched on 5 October 2023. According to Autolife Thailand, the Yaris Cross would only be offered with a 1.5-litre hybrid engine. It seems the 1.5-litre petrol variants are not likely to make their way into the Kingdom for now.

Electric vehicles (EVs) are getting more popular in Thailand as the latest sales data from the Kingdom shows. According to Autolife Thailand, 5,498 units of EVs were sold in the country in February 2023. This is a rise from 3,017 units in January 2023. In total, 8,515 EVs were sold in the Kingdom in the first 2 months of the year. That figure is already close to the number of EVs sold in the entire 2022 calendar year which saw 9,729 units sold. Leading the way in both months is not the Ora Good

Perodua targets 11.3 percent increase in sales for year 2023, to 314,000 units TIV to stay above 700,000 units but economic headwinds remain a risk No increase in prices of existing models, as increase in raw materials cost is already absorbed by Perodua After ending 2022 with a record breaking 282,019 cars sold, Perodua is now the fourth largest car brand in the Southeast Asia’s ASEAN trade bloc’s five largest markets of Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam. Starting the new

After being on sale in Malaysia for slightly more than 2 years as a fully-imported (CBU) model, Bermaz Motor will soon introduce a locally-assembled (CKD) version of the Mazda CX-30. This development isn’t a big surprise, considering that Thailand currently assembles the CX-30 for their domestic market. Further lending credence to this is the fact that Bermaz Motor did hint that a third CKD model will be added this year, but stopped short of revealing more information. Also Read: Bermaz confirme

In a rather surprising u-turn, Geely will be dropping the turbocharged 1.5-litre 3-cylinder (JLH-3G15TD) in the Geely Binyue, opting for a 4-cylinder engine instead. This marks a departure from their earlier stand, as Geely was one of the few Chinese manufacturers that continued to stick to 3-cylinder engines while other brands dropped theirs. Also Read: Geely is developing next gen 3-cylinder engines, no reason to switch back to 4 The new engine is also a 1.5-litre unit, and it produces 3 PS mo

With only two SUVs in their current line-up in Japan (Honda CR-V, Honda HR-V), Honda does not have enough firepower to fend off rivals such as Toyota (7 SUVs) or Mazda (5 SUVs) in the ongoing SUV fight. Come March 2021, Honda is set to announce the all-new 2021 Honda HR-V (it is sold as the Vezel in Japan) – one that has been caught on Japanese roads several times now. It has also been digitally rendered, giving us an idea of how it could potentially look like. But that’s not all. If a recent re