Tesla has expressed interest in further investments and expansion in the ASEAN region. This is part of the company's broader strategy to tap into the BEV growth in ASEAN markets as growth in China and the US have slowed. However, it will face stiff competition from BYD which has so far led the BEV market in the region. Rohan Patel, Senior Public Policy and Business Development Executive recently posted on X "Southeast Asia will undoubtedly be a major place of growth over the coming years in batt

A district judge in the US state of California has dismissed a lawsuit by disgruntled Tesla owners, alleging that Tesla’s monopoly on repairs is forcing customers to accept high prices and long waits. This follows after a pair of antitrust class actions suits filed in March alleging that Tesla’s vehicle design, warranty and repair policies are deliberately designed to force owners and lessees to be dependent on Tesla for all repairs, limiting competition from third parties. The complaints made c

Tesla has added its third Supercharging station in Malaysia. Sunway Pyramid is the latest addition, following Pavilion and Sunway Big Box in Johor. The Tesla-only charging facility has four V3 stalls, bringing the total number of Superchargers in the country to 16. The V3 Supercharging station has a peak power of 250 kW actual output will be throttled down depending on the number of cars plugged in. In ideal conditions when only one Tesla Model 3 is plugged in, it is possible to gain up to 282 k

This is one of the most talked about cars at the moment - the Tesla Model 3 'Highland' facelift in Malaysia. Launched at the newly opened Pavilion Damansara Heights with its Flagship Experience Centre, the Tesla Model 3 is available in two versions, with prices starting at RM 189,000 for the Standard Range variant and RM 218,000 for the Long Range model. These prices exclude additional options like special colours and full self-driving capability, which can add RM 5,000 to RM 32,000 to the base

Following reports that Tesla is slashing prices for its models in Hong Kong, a similar price reduction is seen in Thailand albeit only for the Tesla Model 3. Prices for the Tesla Model 3 in Thailand are as follows with the previous price in brackets: Model 3 RWD – THB 1.659,000 (THB 1,759,000) Model 3 Long Range AWD – THB 1,879,000 (THB 1,999,000) Model 3 Performance AWD – THB 2,059,000 (THB 2,309,000) There is up to an 11% or THB 250,000 worth of reduction across the three variants which if con

Thailand may have become the second South East Asian country after Singapore to setup a Tesla store but Indonesia has no intention of following Thailand’s footsteps in become a mere sales agent. Instead, Indonesia wants Tesla to setup a 500,000 cars per year manufacturing facility there. The carrot? The Indonesian government is offering Tesla access to renewable geothermal-generated electricity (up to 400 MW to be made available to the proposed region), which will have a positive impact on Tesla