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

Yesterday, Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia hosted the groundbreaking ceremony of EPMB's CKD production plant in Pegoh, Melaka. The RM 100 million plant, located in the same Pegoh Industrial Park as Honda Malaysia’s plant, will produce future GWM models including SUVs, pickups, and electric vehicles. By 2028, the plant will operate with a 20,000 units annual capacity, with the potential to hit 30,000 units. Earlier on 18th October, GWM and EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB) signed a Memorandum of Und

Here it is, the BYD Dolphin is now launched in Malaysia. The EV is available in two different variants, the Dynamic Standard and the Premium Extended, priced at RM 100,530 and RM 125,730 respectively (OTR without insurance). The Dolphin claims the title of the second most affordable EV in Malaysia, following the Neta V, which is priced at RM 99,800 (OTR without insurance). Performance-wise, the Dynamic Standard variant is equipped with a single electric motor that generates 94 PS and 180 Nm of t

During the launch of the Ora Good Cat today, the ASEAN Region President of Great Wall Motor (GWM), Elliot Zhang shared that the company will be commencing local production (CKD) in Malaysia beginning 2023, and we can expect more cars from them in the near future too. Zhang mentioned that the introduction of the CKD project will create more than 2,000 jobs. This plant will be run in partnership with GoAuto, and will be maintained at the company's Gurun, Kedah facility. He said that "EVs are in th

Fresh from our test drive experience of the Ora Good Cat just a couple of weeks ago, we've caught the rotund electric vehicle (EV) again at the Malaysia Motor Expo 2022 that's going on at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. The event - taking place from today, 11-Nov to Sunday 13-Nov, 10 am to 10 pm - pits all kind of cars, new and old, stock and modified, under one roof. More can be read below. Also read: Feast your eyes and score deals at the Malaysia Motor Expo, happening from 11- to 13-Nov 2

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