Thailand is clearly leading the way in terms of electric vehicle (EV) sales in Southeast Asia as 43,472 units were sold in the first 8 months of 2023, accounting for 9.58% of total vehicle sales in the Kingdom so far (453,748 units). In fact, the number of EVs sold so far this year in the Kingdom far exceeded that of the previous 3 years combined (12,270 units)! Still, EV sales have been progressively increasing in the Kingdom as the government offers incentives and corporations continue to buil

More details surrounding the soon-to-be launched 2021 Geely Binyue Pro facelift have surfaced. This time around, Geely has confirmed that the new SUV will get launch control, an additional ‘Track’ driving mode, and an electronically-adjustable exhaust system. Yes, this spunky-looking B-segment SUV gets features usually reserved for upper-rung SUVs. The Binyue is Geely’s second model after the Xingyue to get launch control. Also Read: 2021 Geely Binyue Pro facelift leaked - X50's cousin gets new

The all-new Honda HR-V, which is known in Japan as the Vezel, will soon go on sale there on 23-April. Dealers have already been given an early preview of the sub-compact SUV and their response has been very positive. The highest specifications Vezel e:HEV Play variant, which spots a two-tone colour interior, is said to be trimmed in materials that feel more expensive than a Toyota Harrier. That’s quite some high praise. Sounds like mere dealer talk? Maybe, but the person behind Japanese publicat

The wait is not for long more: the 2021 Perodua D55L will be officially launched through an online event on 3-March 2021. Mark your calenders, that's only seven days away! Heading to a dealership near you We've come a long way since first covering about the then-unnamed Daihatsu Rocky way back in 2019. As 2020 blew by, we managed to get a couple of spyshots, and now Perodua's youngest star will soon be in dealerships. The D55L - which sits on the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) modular p

While the 2021 Perodua D55L steadily gains hype in Malaysia, our neighbours have a better idea of things to come - information about the Indonesian-spec Toyota Raize and Daihatsu Rocky have come about online. In a way or the other, it gives us a peek of things to come - remember that the D55L (actual name is uncomfirmed) is based on the Toyota/Daihatsu twins. Powertrain details Although their names are not spelt outright, our colleagues at Autofun Indonesia understand that the 'A250' and 'A251'

Remember the unnamed Daihatsu compact SUV that we saw at the recent 2019 Tokyo Motor Show? Well it has now gone on sale in Japan as the Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize. The model is produced by Daihatsu at its Shiga plant, which also builds the same car for its parent company Toyota, which will then sell it as the Toyota Raize. For now, the Raize/Rocky is only for Japan but we are pretty certain that the same model will eventually find its way to our region. If it doesn’t appear as here a Perodu