If you've been eyeing a new car, then Honda Malaysia's 'One Spirit, Triple Rewards' promo for August is one you should pay attention too. The base promotion is valid while stocks last, and entitles customers up to RM 8,000 in rebates. To be clear though, certain models can get an extra RM 2k - RM 3k rebate under the Merdeka Jiwa Madani Reward, but these cars need to be registered before 31-August 2024. For example, with full rebates this allows the Honda Civic to start at RM 123,900 (1.5 E), and

Chinese battery electric vehicle (BEV) giant BYD is opening its first Southeast Asian factory in Rayong, Thailand, a $486 million (~RM 2.3 billion) facility, reports Nikkei Asia. To celebrate, BYD is cutting prices on its Atto 3 and Dolphin models, highlighting the intense competition in Thailand's EV market amid economic challenges and a rise in loan rejections is dampening car sales. The discount is across the board, but 2023 model year cars see the biggest price cuts. A 2023 Atto 3 Extended R

As BYD gets ready to officially open its Thai assembly (CKD) plant this week, the Chinese battery electric vehicle (BEV) maker is offering massive discounts for most of its models. Looking at BYD Thailand’s social media, many users expressed frustration over these price reductions. One of the biggest discounts offered is for the 2023 Atto 3 models which saw a 28% reduction. Prices for the updated 2024 Atto 3 were already reduced in Thailand by 18% but it too saw up to a further THB 100,000 (~RM

Sime Darby Beyond Auto, the distributor of BYD cars in Malaysia, has hit a new monthly sales record, with 1,045 units sold in May 2024. This is the first time BYD has crossed 1,000 units monthly sales milestone in Malaysia. May’s sales were 62.3% higher than April 2024, making BYD one of the biggest winners last month, albeit from a low-base sub-1,000 units sales figure. For comparison, May 2024’s total new car sales in Malaysia were 18% higher than April, as normal business operations resumed f

Among Southeast Asians, Malaysians are most supportive of China, according to a survey of 1,994 Southeast Asians by Singapore’s ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute. When asked if a situation forces them to choose between USA and China, 75.1% of Malaysians answered China – the highest in the region. Is there a correlation between results of a political opinion survey and the rapid rise of Chinese car brands launching in Southeast Asia? The short answer is ‘Yes’. Of course, there are other factors that de

On display at the Mazda booth at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show (TMS) is the all-new 2020 Mazda CX-30, the brand’s new compact SUV that slots between the Mazda CX-3 and Mazda CX-5. The stylish CX-3, while marketed as a crossover/SUV, is actually not as practical as one would expect from cars of this segment. Essentially a jacked-up Mazda 2, the CX-3 has quite a tight cabin that doesn’t fare well in family duties. To fill in the gap for customers looking for a compact SUV that can accommodate the fami