At the recently concluded 2023 Thailand International Motor Expo, which ended on 11-December, a total of 53,248 cars were sold, a massive 45% increase over last year’s figure. As expected, Toyota and Honda led the sales tally, making up 25 percent of total cars sold. What has become the talking point, is that Chinese brands – BYD, Aion, MG, Changan, GWM, and Neta – made up 43% of total cars sold. The Chinese invasion into Thailand, a stronghold of Japanese marques, is very real. BYD sold 6,119 u

As Thailand ramps up its electric vehicle (EV) industry, the country will be producing batteries as well as assembling EVs for the domestic and regional markets. Most of them are from Chinese companies with battery producer, Svolt recently holding the first battery pack offline ceremony at its plant in Sriracha Chonburi. The battery pack that was taken offline that day was a 60-kWh lithium iron phosphate (LCTP) battery pack with a range of over 500 km. It uses Svolt’s L600 series cell products a

Malaysia is witnessing a remarkable surge in battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales, with over 12,000 units since 2011. This growth is particularly notable in 2023, with BEV registrations surpassing 9,000 units. According to a report by Bernama, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz highlighted this trend at the soft launch of the Malaysia Autoshow 2024 yesterday. The Minister added that EVs are an important catalyst to Malaysia’s manufacturing exports, especi

Returning for the fifth time, the Carlist.my Drive Auto Fair will once again return to the Setia Alam Convention Centre. This year’s event will run from 1 – 3 September 2023, Friday to Sunday, from 10am to 8pm. No less than 12 brands will be participating. The tech-heavy EV space will be represented by Smart, BMW, Kia, and Great Wall Motor (Ora). Those looking for a more regular family car – from compact SUVs like the budget-friendly Honda WR-V and Honda HR-V, to seven seaters like the Proton X9

Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia has begun delivering the first batch of Ora Good Cat electric vehicles (EV) to its customers. As part of the festive season, the car was dressed in a giant transparent 'gift box' that made its way around Klang Valley. First batch Ora Good Cat owners who pre-ordered the car prior to the official launch on 28 November 2022 received a surprise personal door-to-door delivery from GWM. Just in time for the holidays, Ora Good Cat customers get to enjoy and drive their E

VinFast has been dubbed by the automotive media as Vietnam’s Tesla and it also has strong ambitions to turn the country into ASEAN’s electric vehicle (EV) hub. However, Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor (GWM) is aiming to turn Thailand into the region’s EV hub by 2023. At the ZEV Thailand Policy: Road to EV ASEAN Production Hub webinar that was held last week, GWM was among a few automotive players in the Kingdom invited to discuss the ways to upgrade and turn Thailand into Southeast Asia’s EV h