Thai car buyers are quick to accept electric vehicles (EV) that one has become the preferred choice over its internal combustion engine (ICE) peers in a similar segment. According to sales data compiled by Headlight Mag, the BYD Dolphin is Thailand’s most popular sub-compact hatchback (Eco and B-segment combined) in November 2023. With 2,825 units sold that month, it outsold both the Honda City Hatchback and Toyota Yaris combined – 980 units and 800 units respectively. This was not the first tim

EV variant of VW Golf to enter series production in 2025 as VW ID.2all To be priced at VW Polo’s level, under 25,000 Euros. Current Mk8 Golf starts at 31,145 Euros 450 km driving range, riding on MEB platform VW’s cheapest EV model is the e-Up! It starts from 29,995 Euros in Germany but not enough people are buying it. The reason is obvious. For reference, the cheapest 1.5-litre TSI Golf (130 PS tune) costs 33,625 Euros. The irony is that the VW Group sells more Porsche Taycan last year (17,400

Proton has just posted its best sales performance since 2013 with 141,432 units sold in 2022. This makes it the fourth consecutive year that Malaysia’s first carmaker saw sales growth. However, despite the pair of Proton SUVs getting all the attention, the best-selling Proton car is a lot humbler and basic. 55,878 units of the Saga were sold in 2022 and the total figure includes both domestic and export numbers. This was an increase of 31.1% over the previous year and yet, it only achieved secon

Alongside its regular TSI variant, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has also launched the new 2022 Volkswagen GTI Mk8 in Malaysia. The new hot hatch is priced from RM 211,698. The reduction in price was possible as the Mk8 Golf GTI is now locally-assembled (CKD) at DRB-Hicom's facility in Pekan, Pahang. Malaysia is the first country outside of Germany and China to produce the Golf GTI. Previous generations of the iconic GTI were imported (CBU) from Germany. Also Read: This is proof that

Like it or not, BMW drive towards its electric ambitions is only accelerating. As production of the BMW iX and i4 commences, the company pumps more than €500 million into its Dingolfing plant to expanding its E-Drive drivetrains production capacity for electrified cars. According to the BMW Group, this investment will enable them to produce E-Drives for 500,000 electrified cars annually from 2022. To give you an idea of how big of an expansion this is, in 2019, the Group sold 2.5 million cars, 1

It'll be a double dose of the all-new 2022 Honda Civic (FE) next year, as e:HEV (hybrid) variants and the Civic Type R model are due to be launched then. Theoretically, the e:HEV powertrain should be like what's in our Honda City RS' i-MMD system. It's a dual-motor setup, with its electric motor driving the car most of the time. The petrol engine - a naturally aspirated 1.5-litre four-cylinder in the City RS - only kicks in to drive the generator to provide additional power for the traction moto