Vietnam’s trade ministry announced yesterday that China’s Chery has signed a joint venture agreement with Vietnamese company Geleximco to build a USD 800 million (~RM 3.8 billion) plant to manufacture electric vehicles. The plant will be costal province of Thai Binh, and will produce battery EVs (BEVs) for Chery’s Omoda and Jaecoo brands. Phase one of the plant’s construction will be completed by Q1 2026. The Omoda 5 EV is already on sale in neighbouring Thailand as the Omoda C5 EV. The upscale

Though SUVs are gaining popularity in Southeast Asia, there is still a demand for sedans, albeit with diminishing sales (and choices). The all-new 11th-generation Honda Accord made its debut in the United States of America but this latest spyshot in Thailand proves that it might also be launched in the region. Taken by the Thai automotive YouTube channel, Tech Hangout Auto, the camouflaged Accord is spotted in the open in the middle of a traffic jam. Like any spied development car, it is devoid

After 53 years of being a reliable mode of transport for 77-year old Asada Shogo, this 1969 Toyota Corolla will soon retire to the Toyota City Museum. The one-owner Toyota Corolla was purchased by Shogo-san back in 1969, who spent 2 full years’ salary on the car. The KE10 Corolla was also there with Shogo-san when he started dating, met his future wife Mitsuko, and even ferrying their baby daughter back from the hospital. Also Read: The Toyota Corolla Cross isn’t the only special Corolla, meet i

When you think of an atomic bomb, you imagine a mushroom cloud that releases enormous amount of destructive energy. Now imagine that 1.5 Hiroshima atomic bombs have been going off every second under the sea, for the last 150 years - that’s the amount of heat energy that our planet’s massive oceans have absorbed, which has now resulted in the warming of our oceans, which in turn leads to extreme weather patterns seen today, not to mention the threat to marine life and our supply of seafood. Ocean

The all-new 2020 Nissan Kicks e-Power has just made its global debut in Thailand. It is here to challenge the likes of Honda HR-V, Mazda CX-3, and Proton X50. This is the first time the Thai market received the Kicks crossover and is the first country outside of Japan to offer the e-Power hybrid electric drive powertrain. The Kicks e-Power will be produced locally in Thailand and will be exported to other countries. Nissan Thailand offers four variants of the Kicks e-Power with prices ranging fr

At RM 43,190, the Perodua Axia Advance is the cheapest car to come equipped with Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB). Most of us have been there, maybe something caught our attention away from the road momentarily, or we mispressed the accelerator pedal, or maybe we were too busy on *coughs* Facebook. A split second later and bam! But one feature that won’t be distracted or too busy is AEB. It is a system that detects an impending collision ahead and warns the driver. If the driver does not respo