Hyundai Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) has opened its order books for the 2022 Hyundai Staria 10-seater, confirming our earlier hunch that a cheaper entry-level variant was on the horizon. The new 10-seater Staria will be made available in three variants, namely Lite, Plus and Max. Pricing is estimated to start from 'RM 17x,xxx' with a booking fee of RM 1,000. Also read: Possibly your cheaper Kia Carnival alternative: 10-seater Hyundai Staria spied in Malaysia The Staria 10-seater has been slated for

Following the launch of the 2022 Perodua Alza, one would of course expect Proton to make a response, however minor, to defend the ageing Proton Exora, which was last updated in 2019. Apart from the Alza, Toyota too is expected to launch the all-new Toyota Veloz very soon, followed by the all-new Honda BR-V early next year. The Proton Exora was first launched in 2009, and this is its 13th year on the market. You would expect that Geely would have at least have a replacement model planned but unfo

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has launched the 2022 Mercedes-AMG GLA 35 in Malaysia, almost 3 years since the model made its global debut. The new performance SUV is locally-assembled (CKD) at the Pekan facility. For bookings made before 30-June 2022, the 2022 Mercedes-AMG GLA 35 is priced from RM 345,048. From 1-July onwards, this performance SUV is priced from RM 363,888. Alongside this performance SUV, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia also introduced the 2022 Mercedes-AMG A35 Sedan. Also Read: CKD 2022 Merced

As we have mentioned before, the Perodua D55L will be sold in Indonesia as the Daihatsu Rocky and it might be one of the most anticipated model there too. According to Otodriver, the Daihatsu SUV will be launched in the island archipelago in May. That’s two months after the scheduled Malaysian debut. However, that is not the only significant month revealed by the Indonesian automotive site. Sources revealed that the Rocky could be exported to other markets in August. Does this mean that the Indo

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic causing the automotive industry to come to a halt in 2020, Geely Philippines' market performance has still been very strong. According to CarGuide.ph, the Geely Binyue, sold as the Coolray in the Philippines (which is essentially the upcoming Proton X50 in Malaysia) has emerged as the top-selling 5-seater sub-compact SUV, selling 154 units in June. Cumulatively, Geely Philippines ranks 10th in overall sales for the month with 184 units combined sales of the Coolray,

The first-ever Toyota Corolla Cross has made its global debut in Thailand. All preliminary speculations of Toyota’s latest C-segment SUV have all turned out to be correct, except for its price. More on that later. Toyota has confirmed that the Corolla Cross is built on the Toyota Corolla Altis’ (and C-HR’s) TNGA-C platform, but with a different rear suspension. While the Corolla Altis/C-HR uses a more complex double wishbone setup for superior ride and handling, the Corolla Cross uses a simpler,