Though the compact SUV market in Indonesia is fairly new, it has been dominated mostly by the Toyota Raize and Daihatsu Rocky. The twins to the Perodua Ativa seemed unbeatable but that all changed once the Honda WR-V entered the fray. In its first month of sales, the WR-V has overtaken the Raize as Indonesia’s best-selling compact SUV and that momentum seems to continue according to the latest sales data. While both SUVs are priced close to one another in Indonesia, the WR-V won’t be looking at

At the recent Perodua media conference, the second Malaysian carmaker revealed that it has 220,000 backlog orders remaining. Around 15,000 of those orders were made during the sales tax (SST) exemption which ended on 30-June 2022. Perodua CEO Dato' Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad told the media that some of the cars might not be able to meet the registration cutoff time which ends on 31-March 2023. However, the carmaker said it will absorb the SST for those cars that would not be delivered in time for t

Two new range-topping "Ignite Edition" variants Prices up by around RM 1k Range-toppers now get 360-degree camera and lane-centering system Bermaz Motor, the distributor of Mazda vehicles in Malaysia, has announced the updated 2022 Mazda CX-30. As reported previously, the model remains fully-imported (CBU from Japan) and prices have gone up by around RM 1k across the range. 2022 Mazda CX-30 - Prices in Malaysia 2.0G Core RM 145,759* 2.0G High RM 160,109* 1.8D High RM 168,673* 2022 Mazda CX-30 Ig

The global semiconductor shortage has seen the Perodua Myvi losing the April 2021 sales crown to the Proton Saga, but that may not be for long. According to Careta's report, sources close to Perodua say that the chip shortage issue faced by the carmaker "will be settled in a month or two." Also read: Longer waiting period for Perodua Myvi, Aruz, and Alza as chip shortage slows production Despite the semiconductor shortage being a global problem, Perodua should be able to address it relatively qu

As part of the ongoing partnership between Toyota and Daihatsu, Indonesia will be witnessing the launch of the Toyota Raize and Daihatsu Rocky in the archipelago later this week. For the Indonesian market, the Raize and Rocky duo will get two engine choices. The first is a familiar-to-us turbocharged 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine (1KR-VET) that does 98 PS and 140 Nm. As for the second engine, it is a new naturally-aspirated 1.2-litre three-cylinder. The new engine does 88 PS and 112 Nm.

Bermaz Auto, the authorized distributor of Mazda vehicles in Malaysia has confirmed that there will not be any new locally-assembled (CKD) Mazda models for financial year 2020 (FY2020), putting aside speculations that a CKD Mazda CX-30 (currently imported from Japan) will be launched later this year. Speaking to The Edge, CEO Datuk Francis Lee said there will be no new CKD projects for FY2020. “If anything, that would be FY2021. If we do, it will be another. Ideally, if we can get the pricing ri