It looks like the Mazda CX-60 isn’t the only model to make its Southeast Asian debut in the Philippines. Hyundai’s all-electric (EV) sedan, the Ioniq 6 has just been launched in the country over the weekend by Hyundai Motor Philippines Inc (HMPH). The Ioniq 6 was previously shown at the 2023 Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) a couple of months ago to gauge public interest. Eventually, bookings for the second Ioniq model after the Ioniq 5 opened this week and only one variant is offered, the

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has been in production (CKD) in Indonesia since March 2022 at Hyundai’s Cikarang plant and was Indonesia’s first locally-assembled electric vehicle (EV). Hyundai’s most successful EV has been making waves in the archipelago, even outselling the Honda CR-V at one point, but it is lacking in some Indonesian identity. That might change following Indonesia’s Minister of State Owned Enterprises (BUMN), Erick Thohir recent visit to South Korea. The minister recently shared on his s

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

The Kia EV6 has been taking Malaysia's electric vehicle (EV) space by storm – the order books are strong, and crowds thronged around it at our Auto Show a couple of months back. However, a certain Mr. Tan will have the bragging rights of being the first to own a unit here. And it being in bright Runway Red will definitely attract some gazes too. It's certainly very different from the usual Moonscape we're used to seeing that's for sure. Also read: Kia EV6 launched in Malaysia - Priced from RM 30

In early 2020, before Covid-19 hit and Russia hadn’t attacked Ukraine, makers of electric vehicles (EVs) were optimistic that prices of batteries will come down and reach cost parity of with combustion engine cars by 2025. Today, no one believes in that message anymore. In the near-term, prices of EVs will go up, not down. Consulting firm AlixPartners say that between 2020 to 2022, the cost of raw materials to build an EV has gone up by 144 percent. Yes, inflationary pressure, higher energy cost

Dinamikjaya Motors, the subsidiary of Bermaz Auto and official distributor of Kia vehicles in Malaysia hosted its first public preview of the Kia EV6 today at the Glenmarie Golf & Country Club. The preview is in conjunction with the PGM Kia Championship golf tournament. The battery electric Kia SUV is a sister-car of Hyundai’s Ioniq 5, riding on the same E-GMP battery electric drive-only platform. The display car is a right-hand drive model, so it’s likely to be very close to the forthcoming Mal