Following Honda Malaysia’s announcement as the No.1 non-national passenger car brand in 2022, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has released sales figures for the year. A total of 100,042 Toyota vehicles were sold which puts it as the best-selling non-national brand in Malaysia. Meanwhile, Honda sold over 80,200 units in Malaysia in 2022 which should place it behind Toyota. However, if you exclude the Hilux (27,198 units) and the Hiace (390 units) from Toyota’s numbers, Honda by technicality retains its n

If you’re travelling To Pattaya soon and are looking for a car to rent, why not skip the Toyota Yaris Ativ (Toyota Vios to us) and try out Toyota’s range of carbon-neutral models like the Toyota C-Pod, Toyota Mirai, or even the Toyota Prius Prime? Yes, as part of Toyota and Pattaya City’s experimental project to reduce pollution in this scenic Thai town, anyone interested can try out the aforementioned carbon-neutral vehicles. As financial advisors will advise you to spread your risks when inves

Hyundai Motor Group and Grab Holdings Inc. have announced that it will expand their partnership to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the ASEAN region. The partnership will further develop new solutions that will lower the barrier of entry for Grab drivers and delivery partners to adopt EVs. Based on the initial EV pilot in Singapore, some of the issues that are faced by the driver-partners from adopting EVs include high costs, lack of charging locations, and long waiting times fo

Like it or not, sports utility vehicles (SUVs) are here to stay - which means that the 2021 Toyota Corolla Cross is bound to be launched in Malaysia next year. So, before that happens, let's answer some burning questions and cross off (pun very much intended) any doubts you may have! First things first, how sure are you this is coming? A few months ago, the Corolla Cross made its world debut in Thailand and was subsequently launched in Indonesia and Vietnam. Somewhere along the line, it was spot

The Subaru WRX is one of those old-school four-door performance sedans that just refuses to give up. Even in an age where hot hatches are the in-thing. Subaru too isn’t giving up on an icon by slapping it on a crossover, unlike some other Japanese manufacturer. Just like the barrage of Mazda scoops yesterday, our Japanese media friends are also busy with another smaller Japanese carmaker. According to Best Car Web, Subaru is eyeing to unleash the next-gen WRX in August 2021. This will be the thi

To give credit where it’s due, the 2020 Peugeot 3008 1.6T CKD is a great car to be in. It rides fantastically well, has a beautiful interior, and comes with premium feel-good features price at RM 163,888 (OTR without insurance). Although Malaysians may not have the best impressions for the Peugeot brand, we can’t deny that this French SUV is not only on par than other popular SUVs in the class, in some areas it even betters them. The Peugeot 3008 is as dynamic as a Mazda CX-5, as practical as a