Tesla need not worry too much about BYD, but everyone else should be gripped by panic, says author and Asia-focused automotive industry consultant Michael Dunne, of Dunne Insights. Dunne is the former managing director of J.D. Power China and author of the book ‘American Wheels, Chinese Roads,’ which chronicled GM’s entry into China. It’s considered the best English-language book explaining the inner workings of China’s 2000s era automotive industry. In his latest newsletter, Dunne explained tha

A few years back the Honda Jazz plied its trade alongside the City, catering to Malaysians who didn't quite fancy the analogous Toyota Yaris or Vios duo. That changed late last year, when the City Hatchback took the mantle where the Jazz once sat. Though its Bulbasaur looks and super-duper-ultra minimalist interior definitely had something to do with its non-appearance here, things like degree of parts commonality and buyer behaviour also play their part. All in, this means Singapore is the only

It takes a pair of sizable ball… bearings to ditch a popular nameplate in place of an all-new model in a market but that’s precisely what Honda Malaysia has done with the All-New Honda City Hatchback and given their track record, it’s a foregone conclusion that it’ll shut the hatch on any competition. Once the previous Honda Jazz left the building; and showrooms in the region, the City Hatchback was set to take its place. The latter has some huge shoes to fill seeing that the Jazz called it a da

The Honda Jazz, which is sold as the Fit in Japan, is now stuck in a rut. Sales has been in a free fall for most of 2021, while arch-rival Toyota Yaris, despite being a smaller, less practical car, is firmly entrenched as Japan’s No.1 selling car. Yes, the Yaris’ numbers include the Yaris Cross and GR Yaris (Toyota doesn’t separate sales numbers for the Yaris family), but given that the Yaris family sells 5x more than the Jazz, it is safe to say that however you choose to dissect the numbers, th

The Honda City Hatchback is only on sale in Indonesia for a little over 2 months but it has managed to overtake the Toyota Yaris to become Indonesia’s best-selling B-segment hatchback in April 2021. With 788 units sold in April, sales of the City Hatchback far exceeded that of the Toyota Yaris with only 241 units sold. Those figures made the Yaris slipped to third that month with the Suzuki Baleno inching ahead with 462 units. Also read: Suzuki's return to Malaysia: what other models could be la

** This article is the personal experience of a 2018 Perodua Myvi 1.5L Advance owner and does not necessarily reflect the views of WapCar. Facebook: William Fui About my Perodua Myvi My car is a 2018 Perodua Myvi 1.5L Advance version, the purchased price was at RM53, 904.60 with insurance during the GST tax holiday. That time I was trading in a 2006 Honda City 1.5L VTEC for the Myvi. After trading in, the price was only RM40, 100. (I am buying a full spec 1.5L Myvi with a monthly instalment of a