Volvo Car has abandoned its target of selling 1.2 million cars by 2025, confirms CEO Jim Rowan in an interview with Automotive News Europe. “The China market has changed dramatically in the last two or three years,” said Rowan. “The new car market there has diminished because there is now a big second-hand car market, which China never really had before”. This comes after the company slashed its 2024 full-year sales growth forecast by 3 percent. Volvo had initially forecast a 15% growth in retai

Malaysia’s tax exemption (import and excise duty) for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will expire as planned on 31-December 2025, and BEV manufacturers are encouraged to invest in local production, said Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Minister of Investment, Trade & Industry, at the launch of the BYD Seal this morning. Tengku Zafrul said sales of BEVs have increased by more than four folds last year, from around 3,000 units in 2022 to 13,000 units in 2023. “I believe BYD’s brand registered the h

Four BYD showrooms in Hong Kong recently experienced a series of vandalism attacks causing damage and disruption to the facilities recently. The incidents, categorised as criminal damage by the Hong Kong police, took place within a span of three hours in the districts of central Hong Kong, Kowloon, and the New Territories. All attacks involved a modus operandi of throwing red paint and/or smashing security gates of the premises. In one case, a 2-litre paint can was retrieved nearby the showroom.

As far as electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia go, the BYD Atto 3 sticks out like a sore thumb – and not for bad reasons. With a price tag starting from RM 149,800, it sits squarely in the sights of combustion-engine rivals, making it quite the compelling option for those looking to jump headfirst into sustainable mobility yet not compromising on practicality. And it's not just a novel one-trick pony that only has its emissions-free powertrain to talk about. For the money, you'll be getting an EV

While it’s common to hear of people queuing overnight to purchase the latest iPhone, the same doesn’t apply to buying a car. But that was what happened last week leading up to the launch of the BYD Atto 3, the news left the internet in disbelief. Now, authorised distributor BYD Rever Thailand has an explanation for why Thais were so eager to get their hands on the Atto 3. At first, the news that car buyers lined up overnight to put in a booking for the Atto 3 was touted as fake news, but when im

As of today, all Nissan showrooms and service centres are now open with revised operating hours. Other than that, Nissan and all its authorised dealers announced that they have put stringent safety measures into place to help prevent the spread of the Covid-19. Stringent hygiene practices of the following will be taken place: Temperature check for all before entry. Hand sanitizers will be offered at the entrance of the showroom. All staff and customers are strongly recommended to wear a face mas