Cars

THE STEERING COLUMN

BMW iX3 50 xDrive review: What a week with BMW’s most important car taught me

Singapore is one of three Asia-Pacific countries in the top 10 of Compare the Market’s EV-Friendly Countries Index.

China, South Korea, Singapore lead Apac in global EV ranking 

The Model Y L’s extra size doesn’t translate to visual bulk, and the car is still svelte from most angles.
THE STEERING COLUMN

Tesla Model Y L review: This Tesla defies expectations in one important way

Volkswagen’s namesake core VW brand and the parts-manufacturing plants would be spun off from the current group structure and incorporated into separate entities.

Volkswagen CEO aims to cut up to 100,000 jobs in the next few years

What does the future of the automobile look like?

High polarity: former Dyson CEO weighs in on the future of cars and getting to the South Pole solo

In Europe, Nissan is the latest carmaker to seek a deal with a China-based rival to fill spare capacity.

Nissan inks deal to make cars by Chery at its UK plant

Ordinary people need cars. Yet, the fundamental flaw of the COE system is that it ignores this human element.
THINKING ALOUD

How to fix the COE system

Li Maozai behind the steering wheel of his Maextro S800, built by Huawei and JAC Motors, in Nanchang, China. At US$140,000, the car wasn’t cheap, but it was much less expensive than European luxury vehicles.

US$140,000 EVs and heritage gold: The rise of China’s homegrown luxury market

Toyota may be the world's biggest car company by volume, but it has hardly set the world of EVs alight, mainly because it has continued to bet heavily on hybrids such as the Vellfire Hybrid.
THINKING ALOUD

In the EV race, Japan’s most dangerous rival could be closer to home than China

Toyota is expanding its electric model range with the (from left) BZ4X Touring and Urban Cruiser.

Toyota to launch its first mainstream EV in Singapore in Q3 2026