Peter Lyon

In a career spanning over 30 years, Peter has written about automobiles, innovation, games, luxury lifestyles, travel and food. Based in Tokyo since 1988, he hosts a globally broadcast TV show on Japan’s NHK World network called ‘Samurai Wheels’ with ex-F1 racer Ukyo Katayama, and authored a book in 2014 in Japanese about car culture. Over the past 3 decades, Peter has written for publications including Car and Driver, Edmunds, Top Gear, Autocar, Auto Express, Evo, Quattroruote, The Sydney Morning Herald, Herald Sun, Motor Magazine, Forbes, The Japan Times, GQ Japan, Newsweek Japan, Forbes Japan, Yahoo Japan and Yanko Design. He has raced cars and created his own race teams since 2000, culminating in a class victory in the 2009 VLN 4-hour race at the Nurburgring as well as a 4th-in-class placing in the 2010 Nurburgring 24-hour race, and a 2nd place podium in the 2011 Mazda MX-5 Media 4-Hour race in Japan. Peter is a juror for the Japan Car of the Year and Best Cars of the Year panels.

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The EV State Of Affairs In Malaysia In 2024

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China’s GAC Does Deal With Malaysian Distributor For New EVs

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Malaysia Ranks In Top 15 Global Markets For Volvo EVs

It was a good year for Volvo in Malaysia. By the end of 2023, Volvo Car Malaysia had sold 2,694 …

BYD Teases New Seal EV To Malaysian Audience, Launch Imminent

Teasers are all the rage these days. This time, it’s Chinese mega-carmaker BYD’s local subsidiary BYD Malaysia teasing an expectant …

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There’s a new kid on the block. And the SUV previewed this week has real clout. Chery, one of China’s …