Customers of the Japan-market 2024 Honda WR-V, which is set to go on sale in the country beginning 22-March 2024, will be facing long wait times stretching up to eight months, reports portal Creative311. The eight-month timeline is across all variants of the WR-V, though the site also says that it could stretch up to 1 year, owing to a 'perfect storm' of situations that the model finds itself in. The good news is most of the interest comes from customers who previously looked at the Toyota Raize

When the Honda WR-V was launched in Indonesia at a more premium price than its rival, the Toyota Raize, many were quick to stifle a chuckle but as it turns out in the end, Honda had the last laugh as the WR-V continues to outsell the Raize, according to AutoFun. Competition is tight in the compact SUV segment across the Straits of Malacca but PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM), the distributor for the marque there, has had several clever strategies in marketing the car. Prior to its launch there, Hon

At long last, the highly anticipated Honda WR-V has officially been launched. The entry-level SUV will now take its place just under the Honda HR-V and is offered in Malaysia in four variants starting from RM 89,900. The locally-assembled (CKD Pegoh, Melaka) Honda WR-V competes against the Perodua Ativa (albeit with a higher price) and features the same L15 i-VTEC engine as the B-segment Honda City (and City Hatchback) and borrows bits of its platform from the current 7-seater BR-V (which is not

The Honda WR-V has been tearing up the Indonesian market since its debut back in November 2022. According to the latest sales data by GAIKINDO, 1,765 units of the WR-V have been sold in April 2023. Of the total sales figures for that month, the most popular variant is the WR-V RS which saw 890 units sold. The Honda WR-V is offered in Indonesia in 3 variants – E, RS, and RS with Honda Sensing. The trio of variants are equipped with the same powertrain – a naturally-aspirated 1.5-litre i-VTEC (121

Honda is planning to move its Indian production facility to Indonesia and the Japanese carmaker is committed to invest around Rp. 5.2 trillion (RM 1.48 billion) in the archipelago as well as developing a brand-new model that will be solely built in the country. Also read: Honda to move India plant to Indonesia; New model coming soon Though it is still uncertain what that model could be, it will be exported to 31 countries, including Malaysia. Although Honda has yet to confirm the model, we think

It looks like Honda is setting up quite a competitor for the Perodua D55L. There are plans for the 2022 Honda WR-V to be launched in Indonesia to spice up the B-segment SUV market. The current-gen WR-V is sold in a few developing markets including Brazil, South Africa, and India. As such, this 5-seater BR-V/jacked-up Jazz could work for the Indonesian market. We have reported previously on Daihatsu planning to launch the Rocky in Indonesia. The Rocky is, of course, the basis for the upcoming Per