After being spotted on Thai roads numerous times, Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co. Ltd. announced that it has started its first production line for the Honda e:N1 electric SUV at the company’s Parchin Buri plant. The fully electric (EV) twin of the Honda HR-V is the first EV from a major Japanese manufacturer to be produced in the Kingdom. In Europe, the e:N1 is called the e:Ny1 which is pronounced ‘anyone’ while in China, it is called e:NS1 or e:NP1 depending on the joint venture partner. At fir

Just 3 months after its global debut in Thailand on 9-August 2022, Toyota Motor Thailand has collected 45,802 bookings (as of 28-November) for the D92A generation all-new 2023 Toyota Vios. Of these, 12,972 units have already been delivered to customers, said Surasak Suthongwan, Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Thailand at yesterday’s opening of the 2022 Thailand International Motor Expo in Bangkok. The Vios is sold in Thailand under the Yaris Ativ name, with a smaller 1.2-litre naturally

If you have been shopping around for a recond car from Japan, you would have come across cars with the Yanase sticker pasted on its rear windscreen. The Yanase sticker is especially common on recond BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche models from Japan. Yanase is as you would have guessed it, a car dealer in Japan. It is however, not just any car dealer. Yanase is one of the oldest car dealers in Japan, tracing its history back to 1915, founded by Jiro Yanase. Before the practice of car manufacturer

October is about to be the hottest month yet - not in terms of weather, but in new car launches. The B-segment will be particularly busy, since we'll see the all-new Honda City and Nissan Almera coming into play. This leaves the Toyota Vios (alongside the VW Vento) as the only ones without the shiny 'all-new' tag then. Two words that seemingly make a ton of difference, but is that really the case? Pros - Drives better than you think Say what you want, but the Vios is a nice car to drive. Gentle

Allow me to begin by saying this isn’t about condemning the 2019 Proton Saga facelift because I genuinely adore it. So much in fact, I have one sitting right at home. At under RM 40k, there are no other cars that pack quite as much value as the Proton Saga. It drives well, has decent refinement, and a bonus would be the touchscreen infotainment system that is slick to use. Proton Saga But after living with it for a good month, I’ve come to notice a few niggles with the car and these may not be i

One is a C-segment family sedan. Another is a go-anywhere pick-up truck. At a glance, you would think that the Honda Civic will be easier to park, simply because it’s smaller and will be less of a handful in tight parking than the big and tall Mitsubishi Triton Well that it is still true. The Mitsubishi Triton, being a pick-up truck, is of course longer and wider than the Honda Civic, but you will be surprised to know that the difference in maneuverability isn't as much as you think. Here’s why: