China’s Global Times, a newspaper owned by the Chinese Communist Party’s main newspaper People’s Daily, recently published an op-ed that says Tesla’s intention to invest in India will struggle to succeed because of the South Asian country’s poor charging infrastructure, adding that its weak supplier base cannot support Tesla cars. Since the article was published by a government-owned newspaper, the article is a reflection of China’s opinion on Tesla’s attempt to forge closer ties with India, a c

With a wave of affordably priced Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) launching in Malaysia, all eyes are certainly on the dreamers and the big-eyed felines. However, there is one pioneer from an established marque that was given an update not so long ago that many people have somehow overlooked – the 2023 Renault Zoe. Indeed, the Renault Zoe along with the Nissan Leaf are among the first mass-produced EVs from a mainstream carmaker. While the Leaf received a second generation in 2017 and an update w

The electric SUV was also the region’s best-seller for H1 2023 First time a BEV was the region’s best-seller over 6 months The humble Dacia Sandero was second with the VW T-Roc third The Volkswagen Golf was to Europe as what the Toyota Corolla was to Asia, that being the best-selling nameplate for decades. That’s all in the history books for now though as the Tesla Model Y SUV topped the charts in the continent for not only June 2023 but the first half of the year as well. This marked the first

BMW Group Malaysia ended 2022 with 14,466 vehicles delivered, including 1,233 MINI cars and 1,378 BMW Motorrad bikes. Managing Director Hans de Visser said the figures has kept BMW Group Malaysia ahead as Malaysia’s No.1 premium automotive company, for the third time in a row, now with a market share of over 50 percent. For its namesake BMW brand vehicles alone, the company has delivered 11,855 vehicles, up 37.8 percent from the year before, giving it a 45 percent market share. “Of course the re

Under the current tax structure, CBU EVs are exempted from import and excise duties till the end of 2023, whilst CKD EVs will enjoy the same tax cuts until end-2025. Though these tax cuts are already proving to be effective and will definitely spur further EV adoption, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) says that more time is needed, if the Government is serious about boosting CKD production of EVs. To recap, these are the current tax incentives for BEVs: Tax incentive for BEVs in Malaysia CKD CBU Imp

While Kia is still keeping mum about the all-new second-generation 2022 Kia Niro’s powertrain, they’ve now dropped a few hints while telling us about the eco car’s design concept. Like before, the Niro will come with three powertrain offerings: a hybrid, plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and an electric vehicle (EV) version. But the powertrains will not be the only part of the car working to keep fuel consumption low, designers and engineers have specifically penned every line to aerodynamically reduce dra