A new player in Malaysia's EV game? That's a nice thought, but this 2023 Nissan Ariya seen earlier this morning spells something different rather than obviously hinting at its imminent launch. Blending in with regular traffic – sans camo and conspicous blue trade plates – this SUV is likely to be an internal evaluation unit, used among staff in the meantime. It's not a rare occurence, Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) themselves have a Note e-Power that is registered as usual but not for sale just y

According to data compiled by China’s DongCheDi, the Chinese automotive market sold 167,877 units of the Tesla Model 3 between January and August 2023, while the BYD Seal sold 99,434 units within the same period. The data suggests that the Chinese market clearly favours the Tesla Model 3 (which takes 7th place overall in the pure electric vehicle sales category) over the BYD Seal (taking 11th place), despite the Model 3 being more expensive on average. In China, prices for the BYD Seal start fro

Following the introduction of the all-new BMW 5 Series G60 with mild-hybrid powertrains and the all-electric BMW i5, the line-up has been completed with the latest introduction of two plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) models, the BMW 530e and the BMW 550e xDrive, with both set for a November 2023 launch in Europe before making its way to other markets. As the 8th generation of the world’s most successful business sedan, there’s a lot riding on the new 5 Series. BMW promises the PHEV variants will h

Mentioned in passing at today’s announcement of the new 2023 Tesla Model 3 Highland for Thailand are the revised pricing for the bigger Tesla Model Y. The Model Y was launched in Thailand December 2022, with prices starting from THB 1,959,000 for the base rear-wheel drive variant, going up to THB 2,509,000 for the all-wheel drive Performance variant. Effective today, the new prices for the Thailand market Tesla Model Y are: Base rear-wheel drive: THB 1,699,000 (~RM 217k, cheaper by 13.2%) Long R

As Thailand has launched the BYD Seal, one question on our minds is, "How much will the BYD Seal be priced in Malaysia?" To predict the price of the upcoming BYD Seal in Malaysia, we will calculate the percentage difference in prices between the BYD Seal and Atto 3 in Thailand. Then, we'll apply this percentage difference to the prices of the corresponding models in Malaysia to estimate the potential price range for the BYD Seal. Looking at the two BYD models in Thailand, the prices are as follo

London's Inchcape Plc, a long-serving Toyota dealer in the UK and distributor in the Asia Pacific region announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Mercedes-Benz Indonesia’s vehicle assembly and distribution business. This marks the end Mercedes-Benz’s nearly half a century of direct participation in Indonesia. Mercedes-Benz will remain active in Indonesia, but the three-pointed star brand will now be represented by a local distributor. The previous wholly owned national sales comp