Malaysia’s tax exemption (import and excise duty) for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will expire as planned on 31-December 2025, and BEV manufacturers are encouraged to invest in local production, said Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Minister of Investment, Trade & Industry, at the launch of the BYD Seal this morning. Tengku Zafrul said sales of BEVs have increased by more than four folds last year, from around 3,000 units in 2022 to 13,000 units in 2023. “I believe BYD’s brand registered the h

MINI has introduced the all-new fully electric 2024 MINI Cooper E, the entry-level variant of the fourth-generation (J01) MINI Cooper that was first introduced in September 2023. In terms of powertrain, the MINI Cooper E features a single electric motor driving the front wheels with an output of 184 PS and 290 Nm. Also read: All-new or facelift? 2024 MINI Cooper petrol debuts, up to 204 PS/300 Nm It's juiced by a 40.7 kWh battery, which propels it from 0-100 km/h in 7.3 seconds, and manages a WL

BYD sees Japan as a crucial test for its global market expansion, reports Nikkei Asia. Overcoming the challenges of a market known for being tough on imported cars will be a significant milestone for the company. Globally, BYD has experienced success with sales volume increasing by 75 percent in the first three quarters of the year, reaching 2.08 million vehicles. In the third quarter, the company was close to surpassing Tesla in global electric vehicle (EV) sales. This is despite BYD cars not b

Just a single Ora Good Cat is enough to catch anyone’s attention on the road. So, imagine a convoy of 11 driving from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur and ending up in Singapore. That’s precisely what the recently concluded Great Wall Motor (GWM) GWM EV Convoy Tour was about, with a 11 units of the Ora Good Cat EV traversing 15 cities in 3 countries over 8 days. Also Read: Review: Ora Good Cat – Affordable Porsche EV look-alike? Here’s what the Thai media says The battery electric vehicles (BEV) convoy w

During the launch of the Ora Good Cat today, the ASEAN Region President of Great Wall Motor (GWM), Elliot Zhang shared that the company will be commencing local production (CKD) in Malaysia beginning 2023, and we can expect more cars from them in the near future too. Zhang mentioned that the introduction of the CKD project will create more than 2,000 jobs. This plant will be run in partnership with GoAuto, and will be maintained at the company's Gurun, Kedah facility. He said that "EVs are in th

VinFast has been dubbed by the automotive media as Vietnam’s Tesla and it also has strong ambitions to turn the country into ASEAN’s electric vehicle (EV) hub. However, Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor (GWM) is aiming to turn Thailand into the region’s EV hub by 2023. At the ZEV Thailand Policy: Road to EV ASEAN Production Hub webinar that was held last week, GWM was among a few automotive players in the Kingdom invited to discuss the ways to upgrade and turn Thailand into Southeast Asia’s EV h