Chinese EV giant, BYD officially makes its debut in Indonesia with a ceremonial launch of the brand and 3 models – BYD Seal, BYD Atto 3, and BYD Dolphin. Prices for the models have not been announced but pre-bookings are open and BYD Indonesia will be organizing roadshows around Jakarta in the coming months. "Indonesia is one of the active countries in adopting trends, including initiatives to reduce emissions through the use of electric vehicles,” said Eagle Zhao, President Director of PT BYD M

Procedural irregularity in applying for UN R95 certification - only 539 units of Toyota Vios in Malaysia are affected, versus 75,750 units (including Yaris hatchback) in Thailand Re-test done by external agency appointed by Belgian government with production car parts - UN R95 standard is still met, no recall necessary Pause of deliveries in Thailand only because Thai authorities want to witness the re-test, while Malaysian authorities are satisfied with results of the first re-test When Daihats

Perodua targets 11.3 percent increase in sales for year 2023, to 314,000 units TIV to stay above 700,000 units but economic headwinds remain a risk No increase in prices of existing models, as increase in raw materials cost is already absorbed by Perodua After ending 2022 with a record breaking 282,019 cars sold, Perodua is now the fourth largest car brand in the Southeast Asia’s ASEAN trade bloc’s five largest markets of Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam. Starting the new

If you are in the market for a brand-new Perodua, be prepared to wait for several months before you can receive the keys to your new car. Wapcar.my recently checked with several Perodua dealers and found out that the waiting period for several popular Perodua models stretches past the 1-year mark. At the moment, the D27A 2023 Perodua Alza has the longest waiting period if you’ve booked your MPV today, the waiting period is anything between 9 months to 13 months, depending on variant. For outstan

During the launch of the Ora Good Cat today, the ASEAN Region President of Great Wall Motor (GWM), Elliot Zhang shared that the company will be commencing local production (CKD) in Malaysia beginning 2023, and we can expect more cars from them in the near future too. Zhang mentioned that the introduction of the CKD project will create more than 2,000 jobs. This plant will be run in partnership with GoAuto, and will be maintained at the company's Gurun, Kedah facility. He said that "EVs are in th

In the recent years, we have welcomed some new three-cylinder engine cars to the world – the Nissan Almera 1.0 turbo, Honda City 1.0 turbo (Thailand), Proton X50, and more excitingly, the Toyota GR Yaris. Even Christian von Koenigsegg has channelled his genius into developing a 600 HP three-cylinder engine. With these developments however, some of us still remain very sceptical of them. We will never forget the underpowered three pots in tiny cars like the Perodua Kancil and Perodua Kelisa. Sure