Tesla need not worry too much about BYD, but everyone else should be gripped by panic, says author and Asia-focused automotive industry consultant Michael Dunne, of Dunne Insights. Dunne is the former managing director of J.D. Power China and author of the book ‘American Wheels, Chinese Roads,’ which chronicled GM’s entry into China. It’s considered the best English-language book explaining the inner workings of China’s 2000s era automotive industry. In his latest newsletter, Dunne explained tha

Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia celebrates its one-year anniversary in the Malaysian market and is commemorating the occasion with a limited-time offer that gives a RM 20,000 rebate to customers that book the Ora Good Cat in a selected colour in November 2023. Additionally, customers will stand a chance to win a grand prize of RM 18,888 and other exciting prizes, such as the newly launched Honor X9b smartphone and Lubar Camping Packages, upon successful booking in November and registration of th

Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia has opened its first flagship 4S center in USJ Subang. The 3-acre facility, in collaboration with Superhub Auto, aims to offer an all-in-one experience for the Chinese brand in our country. The facility encompasses sales, service, spare parts, and body & paint facilities, and was officiated by Mike Cui, the Managing Director of GWM Malaysia. As part of their ongoing expansion plans, GWM is also in the process of actively seeking for more dealers. The carmaker is a

Great Wall Motor (GWM) has presented an Ora Good Cat electric vehicle to YB Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul bin Tengku Abdul Aziz at the office of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) for an extended test drive. It’s hoped that with all the relevant departments under MITI studying the electric vehicle’s daily usage pattern, development of EVs will be expedited. In his recent plans to push for the EV market, Tengku Zafrul said that the government aims to attract RM 20 bi

UK is the first market in Europe to launch the 2022 Ora Funky Cat. The Funky Cat is essentially the same as the Good Cat, but with some tweaks for Europe. Folks in the UK have to fork out GBP 30,495 (~RM 168k) for the Funky Cat, and that’s after the UK government’s Plug-In Car Grant. Also Read: Review: Ora Good Cat – Affordable Porsche EV look-alike? Here’s what the Thai media says Power comes from a front-mounted electric motor that does 171 PS and 250 Nm – more powerful than its Thai counterpa

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 look The 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 mounted t