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PT BYD Motor Indonesia (BYD Indonesia) has launched the Denza D9, a fully electric (battery EV, BEV) alternative to the Toyota Alphard in the archipelago. Fully imported from China, the luxury minivan is priced at IDR 950,000,000, making it about 30% cheaper than the Alphard Hybrid. Indonesia exempts battery EVs from import tax until December 31, 2025. By 2026, BYD Indonesia plans to locally assemble (CKD) the Denza D9 at its plant in Subang, West Java. Responding to a query from the Indonesian

The current U25 generation MINI Countryman is available with two powertrain options: a 66.5 kWh battery EV (BEV) or a 2.0-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol-powered internal combustion engine (ICE). Both are all-wheel drive (ALL4). The BEV variant, imported from Germany and designated as the Countryman SE ALL4, is priced from RM 266,288 with a 5-year extended warranty and service package. Prices for the ICE variant, the Countryman S ALL4, now locally assembled (CKD) at BMW Group Malaysia’s con

Vietnam’s VinFast currently offers two models in Indonesia, the VF5 and the VF e34 with the latter also being used as taxis under Xanh SM. Both crossovers are also fully electric but a third VinFast model could be expected to be launched in the archipelago. That model seems to be the VinFast VF3, the company’s smallest and possibly the cutest-looking electric jeep to come out of Vietnam. A white unit was spotted by Bincang-Bincang Mobil charging at a facility in East Jakarta. The electric shrunk

The egg-shaped Toyota Estima could be making a comeback, if this scoop by Japan's Best Car magazine is correct. The Toyota Estima bowed out of the market in 2019, clearing the way for the more popular Toyota Voxy / Noah and Toyota Alphard / Vellfire to grow further. The decision was controversial because although sales were nowhere near its peak, the Estima still commanded a very strong following. Unlike the Voxy/Noah and Alphard/Vellfire twins, the Estima’s third row of seats can be folded unde

Following the launch of the Xpeng G6, Xpeng Thailand has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of the Xpeng X9—a fully electric (BEV) sliding-door minivan. Only one front-wheel-drive, 7-seater variant is available, priced at THB 2.79 million (~RM 360k). This makes it nearly twice the price of the G6 SUV, which starts at THB 1.439 million. In Malaysia, the Xpeng G6 starts at RM 165,820. The Xpeng X9 in Thailand is equipped with a 101.5 kWh NMC battery and supports DC fast charging