ORA Good Cat

Thailand buyers seem to be very accepting of the 2022 Ora Good Cat with it netting over 10,000 bookings in just a week. The cool electric cat car is poised to snatch the best-selling EV title in the Kingdom in 2022 from the MG ZS EV but it seems to hit a snag thanks to a selfish war happening thousands of kilometres away.Ora’s parent company, Great Wall Motors (GWM) Thailand has announced on its website that it will be pausing further reservations for the Good Cat indefinitely starting tod

Sometimes, carmakers come up with the most interesting of names when it comes to their models. Names like the Geely Okavango, Mazda Laputa, and Perodua Nippa spring to mind but no matter how funny the Ora Good Cat’s name is, it might be the electric vehicle widely accepted by Malaysians.It’s still too early to speculate the success of the Ora Good Cat in Malaysia but up north in Thailand, the Good Cat has been the talk of the Kingdom with more than 10,000 bookings received in just a

CKD Ora EVs to go on sale in Thailand by 2024 Exports to neighbouring ASEAN countries planned More than 10,000 bookings for Ora Good Cat in just 7 daysGreat Wall Motor has confirmed that it will be commencing local assembly (CKD) of battery electric vehicle (BEV) Ora-brand models at its Rayong plant in Thailand, which will also serve as the company’s forward base for the Chinese brand’s assault into the Japan-dominated South East Asia.Elliott Zhang, chairman of Great Wall Motors ASEA

2022 is here and it will be an interesting year, as multiple car companies have lined out their plans for a host of electric vehicle (EV) launches in Malaysia.As announced during the 2022 Budget, sales of electric vehicles will be exempted from both import and excise tax. The tax-free period is only for a very short time, specifically 2 years, between 1-January 2022 and 31-December 2023 for fully imported (CBU) models.Charge up and strap in.Chery eQ1 –Soon-to-be Malaysia’s cheapest E

Months after we first spied it in a nondescript Shah Alam showroom, heres the full-electric (EV) Ora Good Cat in public, displayed at the launch of the Tindakan Pembangunan Bumiputera event held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).A crowd puller at the event, the Good Cat displayed here isnt quite Malaysian-spec yet, with it being left-hand drive (imported from China).However, a source within Go Auto Sdn. Bhd. – representatives of the Great Wall Motor brand here, which also includ

While Malaysian debut of the Ora Good Cat is uncertain, Thailand will be launching the EV soon and our colleague, Pisan, over at AutoFun has had a go at it.Exterior – Retro-yet-futuristic lookThe Ora Good Cat attributes its good looks to former Porsche designer Emanuel Derta, which explains the Porsche-inspired look and feel of the overall car. Pisan from AutoFun adores the retro yet futuristic design.However, he pointed out that the indicator lights as well as the reverse light are mounte