Tesla need not worry too much about BYD, but everyone else should be gripped by panic, says author and Asia-focused automotive industry consultant Michael Dunne, of Dunne Insights. Dunne is the former managing director of J.D. Power China and author of the book ‘American Wheels, Chinese Roads,’ which chronicled GM’s entry into China. It’s considered the best English-language book explaining the inner workings of China’s 2000s era automotive industry. In his latest newsletter, Dunne explained tha

Mercedes-Benz has become the first car manufacturer worldwide to secure permits for special exterior marker lights dedicated to automated driving in California and Nevada. In California, the testing permit is initially valid for two years, while in Nevada, it applies to Mercedes-Benz Model Year 2026 production vehicles, remaining in force until statutory modifications are enacted. These permits enable Mercedes-Benz to gather insights into the dynamics between automated vehicles and other road us

Toyota and Tesla, the two big Ts of the automotive world cannot be any more different. Toyota is the antithesis of Tesla, and vice-versa. On one side of the extreme, Tesla sees nothing wrong with using their customers to test features with unproven safety - kudos to Elon Musk for convincing his fans to pay USD 15,000 for the privilege to be become a Tesla lab rat. Get the products out first, fix the problems later is Tesla's way of doing business. On the opposite end you have Toyota. There is a

EV ownership or adoption has its drawbacks but you can now experience the electrifying experience of it without the long-term commitment of a bank loan by leasing one of many EVs from Flux; a multi-brand vehicle subscription service. Also Read: Pros and Cons: 2022 Hyundai Kona Electric, possibly Malaysia's best value-for-money EV The service has charged up its fleet with the additions of some of the most exciting EV models in the market that comprise the BMW iX, BMW iX3, BMW i4, Hyundai Kona Ele

PT Mercedes-Benz Distribution Indonesia (MBDI), the distributors of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the country has revealed that the Mercedes-Benz EQS will be introduced there in 2022, as reported by our sister site Autofun.co.id. Choi Duk Jun, the Chief Executive Officer of MBDI confirmed the matter in a press conference last week. However, he stopped short of mentioning whether or not the model will be locally assembled (CKD) or fully imported (CBU). At present, several Mercedes-Benz models are ass

In a report by Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB), it has been revealed that Dinamikjaya Motors, Kia’s new distributor in Malaysia, is mulling to introduce the fully-electric Kia EV6 as soon as this year. The launch is subject to conditions or incentives outlined by Malaysia's upcoming EV promotion policy. And that’s not all, according to the report, Dinamikjaya is also planning to locally assemble (CKD) the EV6. If the distributor manages to CKD the EV6, the model will very well be one of the