Author: Jonathan Lee

Meizu 21 Pro As bizarre because it seems, the practice of carmakers selling phones isn’t entirely unheard of as of late – not less than, in China. The Middle Kingdom has seen quite a few car-branded devices launched prior to now few years, including from Nio and even Polestar. Now, there’s a brand new company appearing to hitch the fray, and that’s Lynk & Co. The firm’s China general manager Lin Jie, who’s also the vp of the Geely Auto group, posted a photograph on Weibo purportedly from a Lynk & Co Phone Pro, showing off its camera’s low-light prowess.…

Remember the entry-level BYD Seal that got pulled on the last minute? Well, distributor Sime Darby Beyond Auto is finally introducing that model – the Dynamic Standard Range – on September 6, lowering the starting price of what’s already Malaysia’s best-selling electric vehicle. As befits its role as the bottom variant, the Dynamic may have the least power and torque within the Seal lineup, in addition to the shortest range. That’s to not say that it’s a poor relation – utilising the identical motor because the Atto 3 Prolonged Range and Dolphin Premium Prolonged Range (albeit mounted on the rear),…

Time has most definitely flown – we’re already into the second half of the yr, and most corporations are actually looking back at their performance in the primary half. Certainly one of those is UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT), which has announced it sold 7,600 vehicles in June 2024. This figure is a decrease of about 9.8% over the preceding month and 12.3% down over what the corporate shifted in June last yr. It’s no surprise, then, that its year-to-date performance in the primary half has slipped barely behind 2023, with the figure of 47,000 units being around 3.4% lower than…