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Picture Indonesian traffic in your head and you would imagine it full of Toyotas with a smattering of Daihatsus and Suzukis as well as a sea of motorcycles. Despite that, compared with what we have in Malaysia, Indonesian buyers are a little more spoilt for choice for their cars. However, that doesn’t mean it’s easy for brands to penetrate the market. Chinese brands especially have a bit of clout in the country and even though Wuling is a success story in the archipelago, the same couldn’t be sa

Amidst growing electric vehicle (EV) adoption in Indonesia, Chinese carmaker Dongfeng Sokon (DFSK) is looking towards manufacturing their own EVs in the archipelago within the next two to three years. DFSK Indonesia's public relations and media manager, Ahmad Rofiqi mentioned that while the company is still exploring avanues, manufacturing EVs is in the company's long term plans. Speaking to the media at the Jakarta International Expo, Rofiqi said that "it's not impossible" for the company to bu

A new Chinese EV has been spotted in Malaysia – the DFSK Glory E3, known as the Seres 3 in Europe. With almost all badges covered, but barely camouflaged, the car was spotted charging at the DC Fast charger at ABB Sunway. These images have been shared by a member of the Malaysian Electric Vehicle Owners Cub (MyEVOC). The DFSK EV is left-hand-drive and was sporting trade plates, suggesting that this is most likely a training unit. Although the car has several names, this is most likely the Seres

DFSK Indonesia has announced that the production of the DFSK Glory 580 7-seater SUV has been halted at its Indonesian plant. According to a report posted by Otosia, the Glory 580 had in fact stopped production since June 2020. Alexander Barus, Co-CEO of DFSK Indonesia confirmed this in an interview with the Indonesian automotive site. However, he hasn’t explained the reason for the discontinuation of the model or whether a replacement is incoming. One possible reason for its demise could be due

For those looking for 7-seater cars, most minds will snap back to the 2020 Toyota Innova. It's a reasonably safe option in a safe space, but it seems that it suddenly has a rival in the 2021 DFSK Glory 580. Who or what is the DFSK Glory 580? DFSK is short for Dongfeng Sokon, and judging by the name you already know it's a Chinese carmaker. They're not new to Malaysia as their distributor - Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle (M) Sdn Bhd - has been selling the brand's commercial vehicles (lorries) here s