Fully imported (CBU) from Japan, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) launched both the all-new Toyota Alphard and Toyota Vellfire back in October. Even if there are allocations of several hundred units for Malaysia, the number of orders has been quite overwhelming. In fact, if you reserved your brand-new official Alphard/Vellfire with Toyota, you may only receive it within a year or two. Those looking at the recond route might also see a similar situation as the AH40 Alphard and Vellfire see similar long wa

Since UMW Toyota Motor has dropped the Avanza from its website here, that could only point to the imminent arrival of its replacement. The all-new 2022 Toyota Veloz; as the Avanza's much more modern successor will be called in Malaysia, will need to be priced competitively to reclaim the seven-seater compact MPV segment. We whip out our abacus to try and estimate the price in Malaysia with some educated guessing. In Thailand, the Veloz is available in two trims; the base Smart and the flagship P

Perodua aims to sell 240,000 vehicles in 2021 - a 9% increase from the impressive 220,163 units sold last year. The company cites sustained strong demand for existing models and the sales tax (SST) exemption as key factors in achieving this goal. Perodua's sales figures last year netted them 41.6% market share of the 529,434 new cars sold in Malaysia (better known as Total Industry Volume, TIV) in 2020. Here's how each model performed for them: 2020 Perodua Sales Breakdown Car Units Perodua Myvi

Bookings for the 2020 Mitsubishi Xpander is now open. The 1.5-litre naturally aspirated MIVEC engine Xpander is locally-assembled in Pekan but a common question that consumers have is, is it an MPV or an SUV? The short answer is that it’s neither, but if we have to pick one, it will be an SUV, and that’s how we refer to it in all our articles on the Xpander. Yes, we recognize that there’s an even more SUV-like derivative model known as the Xpander Cross, currently on sale in Thailand, Indonesia,

Mitsubishi Motors Thailand has just introduced the 2020 Mitsubishi Xpander facelift in the Kingdom, roughly 7 months after the facelifted model was first introduced in Indonesia. New addition to the Thai-spec Xpander facelift include a restyle front grille, new 16-inch dual-tone alloy wheels, as well as a shark-fin antenna. The rest of the SUV remain unchanged. As before, power is derived from a 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated MIVEC petrol engine that does 105 PS and 141 Nm – not exactly ground-br

Sitting in the MPV segment, Honda Odyssey has always been the pronoun of elegance, fuel-efficiency and family-loved roomy interior. Today, 25 candles are lighted up on the birthday cake for Odyssey, and Honda launched a special minivan Odyssey with extra updates for the entire lineup. In the previous version of Odyssey, only Touring and Elite trims gains the 10-speed automatic transmission. As for the LX, EX, EX-L trims, the drivetrain only have a 9 as standard. Now all trims can enjoy number 10