Malaysia’s auto industry needs to take a leaf from China’s new auto policy
China on April 18, relaxed its automotive trade restrictions that required foreign car makers to have local partners. Electric vehicle (EV) makers, especially Tesla, will…
The wealthy become the early adopters?
Electric cars are entering our lives, like how internal combustion engines gradually replaced horses and bullock carts. On Thursday April 12, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) introduced…
A call to help
Off-roaders offer a unique solution to assist people living in normally inaccessible areas. Apart from conducting relief work during and after seasonal floods, many Malaysian…
Major sales success at the 39th Bangkok International Motor Show 2018
The 39th Bangkok International Motor Show 2018 (BIMS), which ended on Sunday 8 April recorded a high number of vehicle bookings at 42, 499 units,…
Pulling away in the EV movement
Thailand plans to introduce 1,000 pure electric vehicles (EVs) to Bangkok by 2019. The Department of Land Transport has selected BYD’s e6 as its official…
Who is winning the EV race in Asean?
Photos supplied by Charnchai Petchin There are only three contenders in the race to be an electric vehicle (EV) hub among Asean member countries. While…
Going electric at the 39th Bangkok International Motor Show
The Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) is the best place to keep abreast with the latest 4×4 pick-up trucks as Thailand has long been the…
A major leap in reducing carbon emissions in vehicles
ASEAN’s first emission testing facility was launched on March 21 in Rawang and will be managed by the Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI), an agency under…
Auto industry captain morphs into social worker and wouldn’t have it any other way.
He has achieved and had it all before – the post of chief executive officer with the luxuries of having a top floor corner executive…
New models and concept vehicles for 39th Bangkok International Motor Show
Themed “Revolution in Motion”, this year’s Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) will be the first for the Grand Prix group as a public limited company,…
