Governments in the US and the Europe Union claim that China is subsidizing the production of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to the point that there is no production excess capacity, leading to ‘dumping’ of Chinese BEVs in export markets. There is some truth in that claim, but like many complex subjects, a bit more nuances is required to give an honest answer. Despite accusations of dumping cheap BEVs overseas, world No.1 BEV and PHEV manufacturer BYD is selling its cars in export markets at fa

Currently, the cheapest battery EV (BEV) on sale in Malaysia is the Neta V, priced at RM 99,800. The next closest BEV is Great Wall Motors' Ora Good Cat, priced at RM 139,800. Beyond our borders, the cheapest BEV on sale in Southeast Asia is the Indonesia-made Wuling Air, prices start from THB 395k (~RM 52k) and IDR 243,000,000 (~RM 76k) in Thailand and Indonesia respectively, for the standard 17.3 kWh / 200 km variant. At the same time, a screenshot of a MITI (Ministry of Investment, Trade and

Honda Malaysia has officially opened the order books for the 2023 Honda WR-V in Malaysia, bringing greater clarity to its specifications to expect for our market. The company's site lists the upcoming compact SUV to run on a 1.5-litre DOHC naturally-aspirated engine, shared with the City and City Hatchback, with a 121 PS/145 Nm output from the four-cylinder mill paired to a CVT automatic transmission. The model will be available with an RS variant that sports a newly designed RS emblem, unique F

Honda Indonesia has just dropped a teaser ahead of this Thursday’s Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (2021 GIIAS), hinting that a brand-new model will premiere. Not much is known about this model, but a couple of weeks back, during the reveal of the seven-seater all-new 2022 Honda BR-V, the company did tease a mysterious model covered under a red cloth, which is most likely a five-seater SUV positioned below the BR-V. All that was visible was the headlight’s signature lighting and roof

Previously, there was the Toyota Agya TRD to give Indonesians a chance to make their Agyas look sportier, now Toyota Indonesia has the Toyota Agya GR Sport to take its place! The Agya GR Sport 1.2L is priced starting from 154.5 million Rupiah (around RM 45k). In case you don’t already know, the Toyota Agya GR Sport is the Perodua Axia’s sportier Toyota twin, so we’ll let your creative mind run wild. Also read: Check out Perodua Axia's Indo cousin, the Toyota Agya TRD As explained in the earlier

It is no surprise that I am a strong believer of Android Auto – it encompasses everything you could possibly ask for in an infotainment system, including voice command, navigation, and music streaming. There's no need to fawn over the Proton X70's voice command, which we have to add, doesn't come with Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. With Android Auto, you use voice control to read/reply WhatsApp messages and enter a destination to Google Maps or Waze, as well as selecting your playlist on Spotify