The Bangkok International Motor Show is Thailand’s biggest and most important car sales event. Held between 29-March to 11-April, sales figures at the motor show are often used as an indicator of the pulse of Thai car buyers, thus setting expectations for the rest of the year. A total of 53,438 vehicles were sold (booked) during the two-week long event, according to figures released by the motor show organizer Grand Prix International. As expected, Toyota leads the sales chart, with 8,540 bookin

You might be aware that Malaysia prohibits the import of electric vehicles (EVs) priced below RM 100,000, and this is indeed accurate. The rationale behind this policy, driven by the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry (MITI), is actually sound when you consider their goal of attracting investments in the EV sector. In the world of technology, most of the valuable stuff is in the higher-end product range. Cheaper electric cars have minimal technological sophistication; they're kind of li

The RM 22,000 Perodua Axia is the cheapest new car currently on sale in Malaysia. With prices now slashed by RM 2,000, the updated Axia E is aimed at getting families of 3 or more riding dangerously on motorcycles off their two-wheelers and into a car. As a new car, the Axia E’s financing cost is also more favourable than a motorcycle, which typically carries a very high interest charge of around 10 percent or more. Monthly installment for the Axia E can be as low as between RM 300 to RM 400, on

The trifecta of the Perodua Axia-Toyota Agya-Daihatsu Ayla is complete with the unveiling of the all-new 2023 Daihatsu Ayla in Indonesia. Revealed mere days following its Toyota and Perodua derivatives, the all-new Ayla shares the same DNGA platform as the other two. Though both the Ayla and Agya are essentially twins, details on the powertrain are only revealed during the Ayla's launch. Two new engines are announced, a naturally-aspirated (NA) 1.2-litre WA-VE 3-cylinder engine and a 1.0-litre V

Very few cars invoke a sense of style, driving enjoyment and street cred like a MINI. Transcending three generations, the modern BMW-developed MINIs, or BINIs, as they’re sometimes called, have carved out a niche both among petrolheads and lifestyle-centric buyers alike. The Mini hatch is as much of a pop culture icon as it is a motor vehicle. In its third generation, the F56 Mini 3-dr Hatch, to give it its full name, brought about a new design - though still beautifully conveying its retrospect

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) has launched the 2020 Mercedes-AMG A45 S via online livestream. Yup, this is indeed the new normal. What we have here is the top-of-the-range S model in Edition 1 form, priced at RM 459,888 on-the-road without insurance. Mercedes AMG A45 Overview Against its more subdued sibling, the A35, there’s the more aggressive Panamericana front grille with vertical slats, canards on the front bumper, and quad exhaust tips. The Edition 1 package on the Mercedes-AMG A45 S adds t