The Bangkok International Motor Show is Thailand’s biggest and most important car sales event. Held between 29-March to 11-April, sales figures at the motor show are often used as an indicator of the pulse of Thai car buyers, thus setting expectations for the rest of the year. A total of 53,438 vehicles were sold (booked) during the two-week long event, according to figures released by the motor show organizer Grand Prix International. As expected, Toyota leads the sales chart, with 8,540 bookin

Tesla has reclaimed its position as the global leader in Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) sales after BYD's first-quarter sales saw a significant drop of 43 percent in Q1 2024, versus the previous quarter, according to official filings. BYD reported sales of 300,114 BEVs in Q1 2024, a sharp decrease from its record quarterly high of 526,409 units in the previous quarter. Also read: Tesla again teases ASEAN region expansion plans to chase BYD's lead Tesla, on the other hand, delivered 386,810 units

In conjunction with the launch of the Tesla Model 3 Highland in Malaysia, the event also marks the opening of the first Tesla experience centre in Malaysia, where visitors can explore the full Tesla vehicle line-up, including Model 3 and Model Y. The new Tesla Experience Centre is located at the recently opened Pavilion Damansara Heights, located on the western side of Kuala Lumpur, surrounded by popular residential and commercial buildings. This flagship centre, spanning approximately 3,000 squ

Thailand is clearly leading the way in terms of electric vehicle (EV) sales in Southeast Asia as 43,472 units were sold in the first 8 months of 2023, accounting for 9.58% of total vehicle sales in the Kingdom so far (453,748 units). In fact, the number of EVs sold so far this year in the Kingdom far exceeded that of the previous 3 years combined (12,270 units)! Still, EV sales have been progressively increasing in the Kingdom as the government offers incentives and corporations continue to buil

While Malaysian debut of the Ora Good Cat is uncertain, Thailand will be launching the EV soon and our colleague, Pisan, over at AutoFun has had a go at it. Exterior – Retro-yet-futuristic look The Ora Good Cat attributes its good looks to former Porsche designer Emanuel Derta, which explains the Porsche-inspired look and feel of the overall car. Pisan from AutoFun adores the retro yet futuristic design. However, he pointed out that the indicator lights as well as the reverse light are mounted t

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