Following the announcement of a new Thailand plant, Hyundai Mobility Thailand, formerly known as Hyundai Motor Thailand, officially launched the high-performance Hyundai Ioniq 5 N battery electric vehicle (BEV) in the Kingdom. Hyundai’s most powerful BEV to date, the Ioniq 5 N is priced at THB 3,790,000 (~RM 480k) which is double the price of the highest variant of the standard Ioniq 5 in the Kingdom. Equipped with a pair of electric motors on each axle (AWD), the Ioniq 5 N produces 650 PS and 7

CY Foong

Sep 27, 2024

There's no denying the appeal of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) but for all the benefits they are receiving, BEVs are still more of a toy for the early adopters who would use it as a third car just to drive around the city. Not everyone gets to have the luxury of owning more than two cars let alone have easy access to charge a BEV overnight. However, the Nissan Kicks e-Power provides a convenient solution that not only reduces range anxiety but also combines the BEV experience with the ease of

CY Foong

Sep 27, 2024

There’s a saying among petrolheads: “You can sleep in your car, but you can't drive a house,” suggesting that if you had to choose, go for your dream car. But jokes aside, with housing prices soaring, cars might now be the most expensive purchase many Malaysians will make. Naturally, buyers want a vehicle that retains value, ensuring they can recoup as much money as possible when it’s time to sell. While it’s true that cars generally depreciate, several misconceptions often scare buyers away fro

Arvind

Sep 27, 2024

Hyundai Mobility Thailand (HMT), formerly known as Hyundai Motor Thailand, has just confirmed that it will be investing over 1 billion Baht (~RM 127.2 million) to build a new plant to locally produce electric vehicles there. The plant will be operated with an unnamed local partner, which Thai daily The Nation says is Thonburi Automotive Assembly. The plant will have a capacity to produce 5,000 EVs per year, supported by Thailand’s EV.35 incentives. EV3.5 incentives by Thailand’s Board of Investm

Hans

Sep 26, 2024

Volvo Car has abandoned its target of selling 1.2 million cars by 2025, confirms CEO Jim Rowan in an interview with Automotive News Europe. “The China market has changed dramatically in the last two or three years,” said Rowan. “The new car market there has diminished because there is now a big second-hand car market, which China never really had before”. This comes after the company slashed its 2024 full-year sales growth forecast by 3 percent. Volvo had initially forecast a 15% growth in retai

Hans

Sep 26, 2024