To celebrate its first anniversary in Malaysia, Sime Darby Auto Beyond announced a 500-units only, BYD Atto 3 Limited Edition. All 500 units are based on the Extended Range variant, all 2023 manufacturing year cars. The regular Atto 3 Extended Range sells for RM 168,430. This new Limited Edition variant sells for RM 173,800. The additional RM 5,370 buys you a bodykit and exterior styling items, as listed below: Front bumper lip Front spoiler Front bumper panels Side mirror covers Rear spoiler Re

Neta Auto has entered the Indonesian market at this year's Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2023 exhibition, headlined by the Neta V, priced at IDR 379 million (~RM 115,311). The Neta V for the Indonesian market differs from ours slightly in that it has a slightly improved battery; the biggest change therein is a 40.7 kWh lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) battery that's claimed to give 401 km of range per the NEDC. In Malaysia, the Neta V is sold with a 38.5 kWh ternary lithium batte

Neta is jumping into Indonesia – the largest car market in the region, with 1,048,040 units sold last year – two feet in. Ahead of the Chinese EV marque’s Indonesian launch at this week’s Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS), the company announced that it has signed an MoU to appoint PT Handal Indonesia Motor (HIM) as its locally assembly (CKD) partner. CKD production will start in Q2 2024. No specific models were mentioned but Neta already sells the Neta V in Thailand and Malaysia

If you form your opinions on BYD based on what the English-speaking world say, then BYD is the gift from the heavens. BYD is a trusted world leader in EV battery technology, and it’s now in Malaysia, with the cheapest BYD Dolphin selling for RM 100,530. BYD’s lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry Blade battery is the safest in the world. Not even puncturing it with a nail or driving a heavy truck over one can make it burst into flames. Even when it does catch fire, BYD’s Blade battery design en

Come this Thursday and Chinese automotive brand BYD will be launching its range of electric vehicles (EVs) here in Malaysia. The Shenzhen-based automotive brand has already stepped foot in our northern and southern neighbours, namely Thailand and Singapore, respectively. The first model earmarked for the Malaysian market is the BYD Atto 3. Said model is an EV SUV that has dimensions that puts it between the Honda HR-V and Honda CR-V. In China, the Atto 3 is known as the Yuan Plus. BYD launched t

Previously, we reported that Chinese brand, BYD has plans to launch its business in Thailand. At the time of writing, it was only speculated that the car spearheading BYD’s Thailand sales is the BYD Atto 3 electric vehicle (EV), now spy shots of the car have surfaced confirming the news! The photos of the car testing in Thailand were circulating on Chinese social media sites. If the speculations are right, the BYD Atto 3, known as the Yuan Plus in China, will mirror the specifications of the mod