Toyota celebrated a winning 2022 in Indonesia, as the carmaker sold 331,410 units of their vehicles in the archipelago last year. That translates to a scintillating 31.6% market share of the total industry volume (TIV) of 1,048,000 units. In other words, 1 in every 3 cars sold there last year is a Toyota. MPVs were, unsurprisingly, their sales champions. The Toyota Avanza accounted for 60,619 units, while 32,022 units of the Toyota Veloz (treated as a seperate model) found new homes. In total, t

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

The Perodua Ativa is certainly getting all the attention in Malaysia but over in Indonesia, things are getting a bit more exciting for one of the Ativa’s donor twins. Apart from getting both the Daihatsu Rocky and the Toyota Raize, Indonesians will also able to get a kitted-up version for the latter in the form of the Toyota Raize GR Sport (GR-S). According to our friends over at AutoFun Indonesia, photos of the Raize GR-S have leaked online ahead of its launch on 30-April 2021. This model will

Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has collected over 9,300 bookings for the Mitsubishi Xpander since its launch in November 2020, of which 2,742 units have been delivered. “Due to the overwhelming positive response for the new Xpander, we are progressing to increase our production volume to cater for higher production capacity to fulfil all booking demands,” said Tomoyuki Shinnishi, Chief Executive Officer of MMM. The 7-seater Mitsubishi Xpander is locally-assembled (CKD) in Pekan by a joint vent

Although spare wheels are no longer offered in many premium cars (replaced with either run-flat tyres or tyre repair kits), spare wheels are still important for consumers shopping at the lower-end of the price spectrum. Prior to the Perodua Ativa’s (D55L) local launch, many Facebook users were saying that the Perodua Ativa doesn’t come with a spare wheel. This is not true. All variants of the Perodua Ativa come with a spare wheel. Full sized ones too, not those skinny 60 – 80 km/h speed limit sp

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