At the recently concluded 2023 Thailand International Motor Expo, which ended on 11-December, a total of 53,248 cars were sold, a massive 45% increase over last year’s figure. As expected, Toyota and Honda led the sales tally, making up 25 percent of total cars sold. What has become the talking point, is that Chinese brands – BYD, Aion, MG, Changan, GWM, and Neta – made up 43% of total cars sold. The Chinese invasion into Thailand, a stronghold of Japanese marques, is very real. BYD sold 6,119 u

Vantage Automotive, the official distributor for BYD cars in Singapore, has launched the BYD Dolphin EV. Priced at SGD 156,888 inclusive of COE and launch promotions worth up to SGD 3,000, the BYD Dolphin is currently the most affordable EV in the country. Compared to the entry variant of BYD Atto 3, the Dolphin is SGD 14,000 (which is around 9 percent) cheaper, taking the prices without promotion for the Dolphin and Atto 3 (SGD 159,888 vs. SGD 173,888). BYD's Dolphin was previously showcased at

GWM Malaysia announced that Elliot Zhang, President of Great Wall Motor ASEAN Region presented an Ora Good Cat 500 Ultra to YBhg. Datuk Seri Isham Ishak, Secretary General, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), to conduct a series of test drives over the next few months to learn more about electric vehicles. This demonstrates GWM’s commitment to promote sustainable transportation solutions, and assist the Malaysian Government in its efforts and plans for Malaysia to become a carbo

Months of spyshots and conversations come to a head today as the fully-imported (CBU China) 2022 BYD Atto 3 has just been launched in Malaysia, making it the 19th EV officially sold here thus far in 2022. Prices start from RM 149,800 for the Standard variant, and RM 167,800 for the Extended variant. Performance and range The cheaper of the pair, the Standard variant, is equipped with a 49.92 kWh battery, while the Extended range gets a 60.48 kWh one. Both are BYD's in-house 'Blade' batteries; ma

2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS now on MBM's site EQS 580 could be offered here Priced higher than the S580e? About a month ago, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) announced that they will be launching two electric vehicles (EVs) this year. The first EV to be launched by Mercedes-Benz Malaysia is the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQA, which made its debut here exactly a week ago, priced from RM 278,201. Also Read: Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 launched in Malaysia – RM 278k, 190 PS/370 Nm, 429 km range As for the second EV, it c

Within just 2 days since the order books for the BMW iX3 opened, BMW Malaysia revealed today in a virtual media roundtable that they have received almost 30 bookings for the fully-electric SUV. To recap, the BMW iX3 is priced at RM 335,800 for the Inspiring variant and RM 354,800 for the Impressive variant – both of which include the BMW Service & Repair Inclusive: 5-Year Extended Warranty and 6-Year Service Package, as well as the Power Package which comes with the BMW i Wallbox and BMW Standar