At the recently concluded 2023 Thailand International Motor Expo, which ended on 11-December, a total of 53,248 cars were sold, a massive 45% increase over last year’s figure. As expected, Toyota and Honda led the sales tally, making up 25 percent of total cars sold. What has become the talking point, is that Chinese brands – BYD, Aion, MG, Changan, GWM, and Neta – made up 43% of total cars sold. The Chinese invasion into Thailand, a stronghold of Japanese marques, is very real. BYD sold 6,119 u

Perodua has just released a statement regarding a safety compliance issue that was discovered earlier this week. According to Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad, "Daihatsu Co. Ltd issued a media statement on 28 April 2023 highlighting its “procedural irregularity” on the testing of four models, which include the new Perodua Axia." He added, "We wish to offer some background, insight and perspective on the nature of this announcement, especially in referen

The little Ora Good Cat. Pretty interesting character, this. It burst into Malaysia's electric vehicle (EV) scene with its sparkly cute looks, a not-quite-bad spec sheet, and prices that were relatively more attainable: RM 139,800 and RM 169,800. Performance and range figures seem good for the money, with both variants of the Good Cat driven by a 143 PS/210 Nm electric motor. Range is either 400 km or 500 km, depending on variant and their battery size – 48 kWh and 63 kWH, respectively. Also rea

The Toyota Prius had a rather short, fleeting stay here in Malaysia. It was on sale for only one generation, for about 5 years, between 2009 to 2014. As an imported model, coupled with higher cost of Toyota’s full-hybrid drivetrain, it would’ve been price at the level of a BMW 3 Series if not import and excise duty exemptions for hybrid vehicles then. So when that tax exemption expired, the Prius was pulled out of Malaysia. Unlike the Corolla Cross Hybrid (or even the Camry Hybrid before it), lo

The all-new 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk8 and Golf TSI R-Line are almost upon us, as the iconic hatchbacks will be launched in Malaysia later this month. Both models will be locally-assembled (CKD) at Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM)’s plant in Pekan, Pahang. According to a post in the VWClubMalaysia Facebook group, in conjunction with the launch of the all-new VW Golf, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) will be organizing a free track day for Golf owners at the Sepang Internation

The latest all-new 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Mk8 – one year later and still not launched? The most powerful Volkswagen Golf the world has ever seen was launched in late 2020, and the hype was real. Volkswagen’s latest all new Golf R Mk8 makes 320 PS and 420 Nm, and doubtless the pandemic delayed its arrival to our shores. At the moment, there is neither estimated time of arrival, nor projected price for the new Volkswagen Golf R, and god knows the superhatch’s fans are beside themselves with impati