GWM Thailand is preparing to launch a new locally assembled (CKD) variant of the Ora Good Cat in January 2024, superseding the existing China-made model. The imported Ora Good Cat was first launched there in June 2022. The Thailand market CKD Ora Good Cat will be produced at the company’s Rayong manufacturing plant in Rayong. The plant was previously owned by GM Thailand to manufacture the Chevrolet Colorado. The American manufacturer pulled out of Thailand in 2020. The CKD variants expected to

The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) reported that the Chinese market sold 9.533 million new cars between January and June 2023. Out of these sales, a total of 2,093,000 cars were battery electric vehicles (BEVs), making China the world's largest EV market. While BYD retained its dominant position in the market with 524,184 BEVs sold, which accounted for 25.04% of the market share, Tesla’s Model Y was the best-selling model (not just BEV) in China for the first half of 2023 (H1 2023) with

Electric vehicles (EVs) are fast becoming the new trophy to have. Yes, it’s always nice to have a BMW 7 Series but combustion engine cars, regardless of their status, are now seen as kind of passé. The conversation starters at the golf club’s lounge have moved from V8 cars to high-end EVs, simply because spaceship-inspired EVs have a novelty factor that even flat-six turbocharged sports cars don’t have. If you run a business, especially a technology-related one, you will understand the need to m

After being on sale in Malaysia for about a year, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has discontinued the Mk8 Volkswagen Golf here. We received a tip from one of our readers who reached out to us and true enough, the Golf R-Line has vanished from VPCM’s site. When the Mk8 Golf R-Line was on sale, it was priced from RM 169,990, making it one of the pricier C-segment hatchbacks on sale. For comparison, the made-in-Japan (CBU) Mazda 3 Hatchback is priced between RM 143,320 to RM 161,059. Wit

If you have travelled to Bangkok recently, you would’ve noticed that the funky looking Ora Good Cat is everywhere in Thailand’s capital city. The funky looking China-made EV model by Great Wall Motors is currently Thailand’s No.1 selling battery EV (BEV) model, with a market share of nearly 50 percent, and it’s easy to understand why. With a starting price of THB 828,500 (~RM 105k), Thai buyers can buy either a Honda City e:HEV hybrid or the fully electric Ora Good Cat, which even in its cheapes

By now you would’ve read that Naza Eastern Motors, the new distributor for Suzuki cars in Malaysia, has launched the fourth generation Suzuki Swift Sport. Priced at RM 139,900, imported (CBU) from Japan, thus explains its higher price. Enthusiasts who prefer to row their own gears will be disappointed to know that only one powertrain is offered for the Malaysian market Suzuki Swift Sport – a 140 PS / 230 Nm 1.4-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder paired exclusively to a 6-speed automatic transmission.