After being spotted on Thai roads numerous times, Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co. Ltd. announced that it has started its first production line for the Honda e:N1 electric SUV at the company’s Parchin Buri plant. The fully electric (EV) twin of the Honda HR-V is the first EV from a major Japanese manufacturer to be produced in the Kingdom. In Europe, the e:N1 is called the e:Ny1 which is pronounced ‘anyone’ while in China, it is called e:NS1 or e:NP1 depending on the joint venture partner. At fir

MY LIFE WITH VOLVOS & THE XC40 By Mr Rational I woke up one fine morning and told myself I deserved a nice little petrol-powered SUV as another daily driver. A convenient excuse, I know. Nothing more than RM6,000 for monthly payments. So I went out to look at the Mazda CX30 and CX5, trying very hard to ignore their relatively anaemic engine options, having been dead spoilt by the joy of a Golf Mk6—when it did not break down. Way within my budget but they both spoke not to me. Not even a whisper

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

December’s downpour led to some of the worst floods faced by Malaysians in decades which in turn disrupted many industries, automotive included. Due to the floods, some plants’ production had to be put on hold and that included Proton’s Tanjung Malim plant. The state-of-the-art facility wasn’t directly affected by the floods but some of its parts suppliers were. As a result, production of the Proton X50 was put on pause but the Malaysian Tiger wasn’t just going to rest on its laurels and eat cak

It has been a little over 3 months since Hyundai Indonesia launched the pre-facelift Hyundai Kona Electric alongside the Ioniq Electric in the archipelago. However, we have found some spyshots that suggest the facelift might be heading there soon. Indra Fathan shared these photos via his Instagram, and the photos were allegedly taken at a Hyundai facility in Indonesia. Based on the info provided by the Indonesian sleuth, the Kona Electric facelift in Indonesia will be better equipped than the ou

The Honda HR-V has been the talk of town over the past week. Fair, since people are expecting an update. Doubly fair, seeing that the model's seven years old. Further fuelling speculations are pictures of a mysterious Honda SUV prowling Japanese streets decked in camouflage. At first, we heard grouses that it's not a Honda due to how different it looks but pay close attention - notice the LaneWatch camera? First model on a new platform? Months ago, we reported that the next-gen HR-V will be base