Less than a week after the Toyota Alphard and Vellfire celebrated their global debut, disguised units of these popular MPVs have already been spotted in neighbouring Thailand. Scooped pictures picked up by Headlightmag show a 2023 Alphard / Vellfire being unloaded from a trailer before being driven away. Also read: All-new 2023 Toyota Alphard makes global debut; TNGA, parks remotely via app! Though it is hard to make out which of the two models has been spotted, recent reports in Thailand sugges

Months of speculation, sleuthing, and spyshots draw to a close as UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has just launched the Toyota Veloz (W151) in Malaysia. Locally-assembled (CKD Rawang) at Perodua Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. alongside the D27A Perodua Alza, this 7-seater MPV in its sole variant is priced from RM 95,000 inclusive of sales tax exemptions. Its arrival here means the Toyota Avanza bows out of Malaysia, after 178,000 units sold since it was first introduced here in 2004. Exterior: Fresh with plent

In 2021, 294,639 vehicles were exported from Indonesia and according to the latest figures by Gaikindo, the first half of 2022 saw a massive jump in the number of exports with 393,151 units. That’s easily way more than the number produced in the whole 2021 calendar year and compared to the same period last year, it’s a 167% increase. For comparison, the first half of 2021 saw 147,203 vehicles exported from the archipelago. One of the main reasons for this massive jump is due to the number of bra

As popular as the Toyota Vellfire is in Malaysia, its time is running out. Based on the numerous scoops covered by various Japanese automotive media, the sportier-looking twin of the Toyota Alphard is likely to not continue in the next generation. The Vellfire has a sort of love-hate relationship among Malaysians. It is cheaper (RM 367,881) than the Alphard (RM 446,609) and though it's only available with a 2.5-litre inline-4 officially, 3.5-litre V6 options are available through recond dealers.

Just recently, we reported that the next-generation DNGA-based Toyota Avanza will ditch its current rear-wheel drive config in favour of a cheaper and less complicated front-wheel drive format. While it may appear that the Toyota Avanza's donor car, the Daihatsu Xenia, could also ditch the rear-wheel drive layout, a recent report from Indonesia has stated otherwise. According to OtoDriver, the next-generation Daihatsu Xenia will likely retain its rear-wheel drive configuration – a feature that h

Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM), the official distributor of Mitsubishi vehicles in Malaysia has announced that the upcoming Mitsubishi Xpander will be locally-assembled (CKD). The model will be launched in the near future. While the Mitsubishi ASX and Outlander are contract assembled by Tan Chong Motors Assembly in Segambut, the upcoming Xpander will be assembled in a new production facility in Pekan, Pahang. Tomoyuki Shinnishi, Chief Executive Officer of MMM said, “The Xpander is localized to