Since July 2023, dealers across Malaysia have shared their concern that order taking for new cars has slowed down considerably. This is despite the fact that data compiled by the Malaysia Automotive Association showed that August and October were among its best ever months this year. However, those figures are fulfillment of orders made months earlier, and are not a reliable indicator of present demand. RHB Research is projecting a sharp 14 percent decrease in 2024’s total industry volume – the

Last week, several Indonesian automotive websites reported that Mitsubishi’s upcoming SUV could be called the Mitsubishi Destinator. As it turns out, the SUV won’t be given that bold name as confirmed by the Three Diamonds’ representatives. In an interview with our colleagues over at AutoFun ID, the Destinator name will not be used on the HR-V rival. “We can’t reveal the name just yet but what we can reveal is that the new model will not be called Destinator,” said PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Sal

Hyundai Sime Darby Malaysia (HSDM) is expected to launch two new models by this year – the Hyundai Creta and the 10-seater Hyundai Staria. Previously, a 10-seater Hyundai Staria was spotted at an undisclosed location in Malaysia, showing us a simpler version of the current, luxury-oriented 7-seater offered here. Also read: Possibly your cheaper Kia Carnival alternative: 10-seater Hyundai Staria spied in Malaysia Having 10 seats means the Hyundai Staria qualifies as a commercial vehicle in Malays

UMW Toyota Motor recently welcomed a JDM VIP guest to their latest manufacturing plant in Bukit Raja. How JDM was their visitor? Well, he was none other than former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe and his delegates. Also Read: Yours for RM 137k, Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid launched in Malaysia The former Japanese Prime Minister visited Malaysia as a special government envoy of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, commemorating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations betwee

Congratulations for reading past the headline but before we delve in a bit more on the maintenance cost, perhaps you might be thinking of getting the all-new 2022 Honda Civic FE that was launched mere days ago. With three variants available, starting from RM 125,634, the all-new FE is notably pricier than its predecessor, the Civic FC which started from RM 109k. That’s because this is an entirely new and more feature-packed Civic with features like the brilliant Honda Sensing ADAS suite being av

Discontinued due to poor sales of previous gen Sedan outsold hatchback in Thailand by 10:1 Also affects Australian-market cars This is it, the end of the line for the Honda Civic Hatchback in Thailand: reports suggest that the all-new, 2022 model (codenamed FL) won't make it there, owing to poor sales figures of the previous generation hatch compared to the sedan. Volume makes or breaks a car, and looking at the numbers of the previous-gen Civic FC (sedan) and FK (hatchback), the former outsells