Previous UN R95 (side-impact with movable barrier) issue with Toyota Vios and Perodua Axia is already cleared, sales has resumed in Thailand after brief suspension, no impact to Malaysia Sales of Daihatsu Rocky hybrid / Toyota Raize hybrid suspended in Japan following issues with UN R135 certification for pole side-impact UN certification for the Perodua Ativa remain intact, Malaysians want to know why On 19-May, Daihatsu admitted that it had improperly conducted a mandatory safety certification

At yesterday’s opening of the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show, Chery has confirmed that it will be launching its first battery EV model in Malaysia – the Chery Omoda 5 EV – sometime between end-2023 and Q1 2024. The battery EV variant will complete the Omoda 5’s trio of powertrain offerings, will include regular internal combustion engine, plug-in hybrid, and battery EV. Currently, the Omoda 5 is available in China with either a: 156 PS / 230 Nm 1.5-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder engine paired to a CVT-t

As of October 2022, Honda has sold 67,190 cars in Thailand, giving it a 23.5 percent market share of the passenger car market (including SUVs). The figure places Honda in second place behind Toyota’s 29.4 percent. The figure above does not include commercial vehicles like the Hilux, Hiace, and pick-up truck-based SUVs like the Fortuner, segments which Honda are not present in. Honda sells 7 models in Thailand, out of which 5 are available as hybrids. Only the Honda BR-V and Honda CR-V are not av

South East Asia is a region where Toyota dominates. Not only that, Toyota models are so ubiquitous in this part of the world that they define the region’s urban landscape. Bangkok will not be complete without bright pink Toyota Corolla taxis, Hiace tourist vans, and of course, overloaded Toyota Hiluxes. Jakarta has its Blue Bird Toyota Vios taxis (sold as the Toyota Limo), Manila has white Vios taxi fleets, Ho Chi Mih city is moved by the Toyota Innova, while Singapore’s SMRT has its purple Toyo

The upcoming Perodua D55L is a curious one. For starters, we know that it will be based on Japan market Toyota Raize/Daihatsu Rocky. However, spyshots aren’t generally associated with a company as strict as Perodua. As such, when it comes to upcoming Perodua models, instead of relying on spyshots, this is where render guru Theophilus Chin steps in. In his latest iteration of the Perodua D55L, he gave the upcoming B-segment SUV the Kembara nameplate – one of the few names we speculated that could

We have reported a few spyshots of the next generation 2021 Honda HR-V but so far, they’re all exterior shots. There has been no news on what the interior will look like but based on this scoop, the 2021 HR-V might be gearing up for a change. According to Japanese media, there might be some clues as to what’s in store for the 2021 HR-V based on the Honda SUV e:concept that was unveiled at Auto China 2020 in Beijing back in September. We found the overall design as a modern interpretation of the