Neta is jumping into Indonesia – the largest car market in the region, with 1,048,040 units sold last year – two feet in. Ahead of the Chinese EV marque’s Indonesian launch at this week’s Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS), the company announced that it has signed an MoU to appoint PT Handal Indonesia Motor (HIM) as its locally assembly (CKD) partner. CKD production will start in Q2 2024. No specific models were mentioned but Neta already sells the Neta V in Thailand and Malaysia

Honda has collected over 32,000 orders in Japan for the all-new 2021 Honda Vezel (Honda HR-V) within one month since order books are open. The higher-grade variants equipped with the e:HEV hybrid proved to be the most popular engine choice for Japanese consumers. Among the total bookings collected, 81% are front-wheel drive variants while 19% of customers opt for all-wheel drive in their HR-V. Interestingly, the range-topping Play variant is not the most popular choice, instead, it’s the Z varia

Earlier this year, Honda Malaysia updated the 2021 Honda HR-V with a few goodies, chief among them is the new 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system that supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The new infotainment system is standard across all variants of the Honda HR-V, starting from the E variant, all the way to the RS. Apart from the new infotainment system, the USB ports are relocated to the centre console. To recap, the E, V and RS variants of the HR-V are powered by a 1.8-litre, naturall

It feels quite like the end of The Lord of The Rings, doesn’t? After a long Saga (pun intended) of spyshots and all sorts of fake leaks, the war is over, Sauron is slayed, and the locally-assembled (CKD) Proton X50 finally breaks cover. One does not simply wait for a new Proton only to receive a copy-and-paste job. It's not. The Proton X50 is properly all-new - there’s two engine choices, one of them new to the X50 and is not available even in the Chinese market Geely Binyue. There's also rear a

There are three aspects to judge when it comes to comfort – suspension pliancy, noise level, and seat comfort. With that in mind, let’s compare the Honda HR-V and the Subaru XV in terms of comfort. To recap, the Honda HR-V is priced at RM 124,800 (OTR with SST) whereas the Subaru XV is priced at RM 133,788 (OTR with SST). Suspension Pliancy - Subaru XV rides more sophisticatedly Honda HR-V The Honda HR-V is based on the same platform that underpins the Honda City/Jazz, and has the same suspensio

Earlier in the year, Perodua hinted that their brand-new Perodua D55L SUV is slated for a 2020 market launch. It’ll be based on the Toyota Raize/Daihatsu Rocky that are currently on sale in Japan. What about UMW Toyota Motor then? Will they offer the Raize similar to how they offer the Toyota Rush and Perodua Aruz side by side? Sources in UMW Toyota familiar to the matter gave a resounding no, the Raize will not be sold as a Toyota in Malaysia. This is largely due to the fact that UMW Toyota is