7-seaters are not that big in Thailand which heavily favours pick-up trucks, SUVs, and sedans but for quite a while, the Mitsubishi Xpander was the most popular MPV in the Kingdom. That began to change in 2023 as the Toyota Veloz rose to snatch the crown from the Xpander in January and March of that year. The Xpander took back its crown in February but only with an advantage of 54 units according to sales data compiled by Autolife Thailand. Nevertheless, both the Veloz and Xpander dominate the B

Hyundai-Sime Darby Motor (HSDM) has just dropped another teaser of the Hyundai Creta, roughly 3 months after the initial teaser was released back in January. While the Facebook post by HSDM did not mention the model’s name, the photo provides a valuable hint, as it distinctly shows the Creta’s recognizable tail lights. Sharing its platform with the Kia Seltos, the Hyundai Creta is also a B-segment SUV, one that has its sights set on similarly-sized rivals like the Honda HR-V and Proton X50. Also

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

Proton has just posted its best sales performance since 2013 with 141,432 units sold in 2022. This makes it the fourth consecutive year that Malaysia’s first carmaker saw sales growth. However, despite the pair of Proton SUVs getting all the attention, the best-selling Proton car is a lot humbler and basic. 55,878 units of the Saga were sold in 2022 and the total figure includes both domestic and export numbers. This was an increase of 31.1% over the previous year and yet, it only achieved secon

The Toyota Corolla has just recently celebrated a new milestone as the world’s most popular car reached its 50 millionth unit sold. Part of the reason for the Corolla achieving this quite possibly unbeatable feat is through local assembly almost around the world, including Malaysia. To date, there are some 300,000 units of the Corolla sold in Malaysia ever since it was introduced in 1968. UMW Toyota even has a restored KE10 Corolla which was shown to the media in 2018 in conjunction with the 50t

Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. has announced that it will suspend operations at one of its plants for a couple of days next month, citing an expected parts shortage. The affected facility is the company's second plant in Shiga (Ryuo), and it will be closed for two days, on 12-July and 19-July 2021. Other factories are unaffected. The plant manufactures the Perodua Ativa's Japanese cousins, the Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize. Other than that, it also assembles the Daihatsu Tanto, Chiffon, and Move Can