BYD recently announced a recall of nearly 97,000 vehicles in China due to a manufacturing issue. According to a report from Reuters, the recall affects Dolphin and Yuan Plus models produced between November 2022 and December 2023. The fault, which involves a steering control unit, poses a potential fire risk. However, Sime Darby Motors, the official distributor for BYD in Malaysia, has reassured local customers that vehicles sold in Malaysia are not impacted by this recall. In a statement issued

During the first half of 2024, BYD managed to inch its way into the top 10 best-selling car brands in Malaysia. Placing in tenth place with 4,368 units, the Chinese battery electric vehicle (BEV) maker is also Malaysia’s best-selling BEV brand for the year so far. But what about the main hero when it comes to BEVs? Well, Tesla doesn’t publish sales data for individual markets but a quick look at the Road Transport Department’s (JPJ) registration data shows that even though the American BEV maker

Chinese battery electric vehicle (BEV) giant BYD is opening its first Southeast Asian factory in Rayong, Thailand, a $486 million (~RM 2.3 billion) facility, reports Nikkei Asia. To celebrate, BYD is cutting prices on its Atto 3 and Dolphin models, highlighting the intense competition in Thailand's EV market amid economic challenges and a rise in loan rejections is dampening car sales. The discount is across the board, but 2023 model year cars see the biggest price cuts. A 2023 Atto 3 Extended R

Sime Darby Beyond Auto, the distributor of BYD cars in Malaysia, has hit a new monthly sales record, with 1,045 units sold in May 2024. This is the first time BYD has crossed 1,000 units monthly sales milestone in Malaysia. May’s sales were 62.3% higher than April 2024, making BYD one of the biggest winners last month, albeit from a low-base sub-1,000 units sales figure. For comparison, May 2024’s total new car sales in Malaysia were 18% higher than April, as normal business operations resumed f

Electric vehicles (EVs) are getting more popular in Thailand as the latest sales data from the Kingdom shows. According to Autolife Thailand, 5,498 units of EVs were sold in the country in February 2023. This is a rise from 3,017 units in January 2023. In total, 8,515 EVs were sold in the Kingdom in the first 2 months of the year. That figure is already close to the number of EVs sold in the entire 2022 calendar year which saw 9,729 units sold. Leading the way in both months is not the Ora Good

We've already written the full review of the BYD Atto 3. Spoiler alert: we like it. But we'll admit most of our tests were centred in the city, which we reckon will be the most common use case for one of these. BYD Atto 3 Extended EV Specs in Malaysia Price RM 167,800 Powertrain Single-motor FWD Battery Capacity 60.48 kWh Charging 6.6 kW AC, 80 kW DC Power & Torque 204 PS / 310 Nm 0-100 km/h 7.3 seconds, as tested Origin CBU, China However we recently got the chance to drive one to Tanjung Malim