BYD is leading Malaysia's adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), less than a year since it entered our markets, according to data sourced by RHB Research. The bank's recent report shared that BYD accounted for 37% of the total local EV sphere in Malaysia in 2023. In total, BYD sold 3,728 cars here last year. That number is more than one-thirds of the total units of BEVs sold in Malaysia last year, which stands at 10,159 units. In itself this represents a 286% rise compared to 2022, making

Great Wall Motors (GWM) has appointed Vudhigorn Suriyachantananont as the Vice President of Marketing Asean, effective from 1-June 2023. In his new role, Vudhigorn will be instrumental in growing Great Wall Motor's business in Thailand and the ASEAN region. He will be responsible for strategic marketing, brand awareness planning, introducing new products to the market, and driving sales. "I am deeply honored and excited to join GWM’s dynamic team and play a role in the company's expansion in the

Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia has confirmed that a new exterior colour will be offered for the Ora Good Cat EV. Currently, the single-tone selection of exterior colours for the Ora Good Cat includes Coral Blue, Hamilton White, and Sun Black. Dual-tone options include Mars Red and Hamilton White which get contrasting black roof. Exclusive colours for the 500 Ultra variant are Verdant Green with a white roof, and Hazel Wood Beige with a brown roof. While GWM Malaysia did not mention the specific

The Great Wall Motor’s (GWM) Ora Good Cat drove home with the Carlist.my Editors’ Choice Awards - Car of the Year for the “Most Anticipated Newcomer of the Year” at the award presentation held recently, pipping a number of other electric vehicles to take top honours in the category. “We are proud of the recognition from Carlist.my for awarding the Ora Good Cat as the ‘Most Anticipated Newcomer of the Year’. This means a lot to us considering the model is the first electric vehicle we have introd

Now that the Malaysian motoring market is finally turning its attention to electric cars, more and more manufacturers are announcing plans for which electric vehicle (EV) they will be launching here. One of the EVs that has already been previewed in Malaysia is the Ora Good Cat. Feast your eyes on 25 photos of the electrified cat! Ora is an EV-focused brand under Great Wall Motor (GWM), the brand is also said to be focused on women hence the more feminine and ‘cute’ image. The Ora Good Cat is th

Samsung SDI, the battery manufacturing arm of Samsung, might soon upgrade its plant in Seremban to produce 4680-type batteries for Tesla, claims Korean publication TheElec. Samsung has yet to make any official announcement on the matter but according to the Korean publication, Samsung SDI is preparing pilot production of 4680-type cylindrical batteries at the company’s Cheonan plant in Korea. It also said that once the pilot trial and the necessary technology verification is complete, mass produ