“A big embarrassment for Indonesia” and “Indonesian President… to feel jealous” are some of the comments mentioned in a recent opinion piece published by Japan’s Nikkei Asia in regard to Tesla’s launch in Malaysia. Indonesia’s government has already courted the American EV maker for years to invest in the archipelago but it seems that Malaysia somehow won according to the opinion piece by A. Lin Neumann, managing director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia. Tesla has set up a regio

BMW i5 to launch in end-2023, with wagon variant too BMW Group is well ahead of its CO2 reduction, says it is more resillient than BEV-only start-ups from USA (Tesla?) and Asia Hydrogen FCEV tech is further behind BEV, but first hydrogen model could join Neue Klasse xEV range in 2026 – BEV and FCEV to be two feet for BMW’s future After doubling its global sales of battery EV (BEV) models to over 215,000 units last year, the BMW Group expects BEVs to contribute 15 percent of its total group-wide

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

3 variants to be offered Up to 306 PS/605 Nm with AWD 430 km WLTP range Following the announcement that bookings for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 are open in Malaysia, its preliminary specs have been shared with us by Hyundai dealers. As mentioned in the earlier report, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 will be available with battery pack options of either 58 kWh or 72.6 kWh across three variants – Base, High, and Premium. The Base and High variants get the smaller 58-kWh battery capacity with a single motor (170 PS/3

It was a Toyota year again in Japan as the it celebrated becoming the world’s best-selling carmaker by continuing its dominance in its domestic market. Data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) shows them with the top four best-selling models in the country and total of 8 models in the top 10 for 2021. Top 10 best-selling models in Japan for 2021 Model Units Toyota Yaris 212,927 Toyota Roomy 134,801 Toyota Corolla 110,865 Toyota Alphard 95,049 Nissan Note 90,177 Toyota Raize 81,8

The Toyota Corolla Altis has seen better days. Sales is faltering not just in Malaysia but also in Thailand, where Big T reigns supreme. Even after accounting for the Corolla Altis’ sizeable fleet sales to Bangkok’s iconic taxi companies, more than half of Thailand’s C-segment sedan market is still dominated by the Honda Civic. That's a big change from 20 years ago, when the Corolla Altis was the dominant sedan of the early 2000s. The Corolla Altis was a car that everyone young and old would cov