Bold and the Beautiful Must Watch Moments March 31: Deacon Gives Sheila An Ultimatum
In The Bold and the Beautiful must-watch moments for Monday, March 31, see Sheila getting an ultimatum from Deacon. It promises to be a day filled to the brim with drama, and you won’t want to miss a second of the show. Tune in to CBS or Paramount+ to watch.
Previously on The Bold and the Beautiful
Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) and Deacon (Sean Kanan) have been married for a while now. Things have been fairly smooth for the couple despite Sheila’s checkered past. Sure, Sheila was never happy that she and Finn (Tanner Novlan) haven’t had a close relationship, and she certainly wanted to see her grandson more.
However, Sheila fully embraced Luna (Lisa Yamada) when she learned that Finn fathered her. That news seemed to cause Sheila to feel more frustrated in the situation she feels Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) caused. Surely, Sheila won’t take responsibility for shooting Steffy and all the other wild things she’s done. No, it’s entirely Steffy’s fault that Sheila doesn’t have a role in Finn’s life.
Deacon warned Sheila recently not to get obsessed over her non-relationship with Finn and his kids.
In 2024, Toyota led the region by selling nearly 1 million vehicles, far surpassing its competitors.
According to statistics from the Advanced Automotive Institute, a part of the multinational market research company PWC, about 3.28 million new cars will be sold in Southeast Asia in 2024, down 5.4% compared to 2023. The best-selling car brands here are mostly Japanese cars.
Toyota dominates Southeast Asia, selling more than 923,000 vehicles in 2024, far outpacing its closest rivals by more than 560,000 vehicles. The Japanese company’s biggest contributor is Indonesia, the region’s leading market for new vehicle sales.
In the archipelago nation, Toyota leads the industry in sales with 288,892 vehicles, accounting for about 31% of the total sales of the Japanese brand in the region. In Vietnam, Toyota is the third best-selling brand after VinFast and Hyundai. But if only considering passenger cars using internal combustion engines, the Japanese brand is still number one.
Toyota’s sales in the S-shaped strip of land were 66,576 vehicles, contributing about 7.2% of the company’s total sales in the region. Of the six largest auto markets listed above, Toyota’s sales in Vietnam were only higher than Singapore, where the company sold 9,678 vehicles. Singapore is currently the smallest market in terms of annual new car sales among the six countries listed, while Vietnam ranked fourth.
For many years, Toyota’s new products in Vietnam have often been launched 6 months to a year later than in other markets in the region. One of the reasons is that their sales contribution is still modest compared to other countries.
The second largest carmaker in Southeast Asia is Perodua, Malaysia’s number one domestic brand. In 2024, Malaysia was the second largest new car market after Indonesia. The country’s new car sales surpassed Thailand’s in 2023. The country’s new car market is currently the third largest in the region.
Perodua does not sell cars in any Southeast Asian country. Perodua’s 2024 sales of more than 358,000 cars were all in Malaysia, but that was enough to make the brand the second-largest seller in the region.
Malaysia also has another domestic car company, Proton. Like Perodua, Proton also only sells in its home country (in Southeast Asia). Proton’s sales of more than 147,000 cars are all in Malaysia. Proton’s sales are ranked 7th in the region.
From second to sixth place are all Japanese representatives such as Honda, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Daihatsu. Toyota’s subsidiary brand, Daihatsu only sells cars in Indonesia. But thanks to its largest market size in the region, Daihatsu sold more than 163,000 cars in the archipelago country. In Vietnam, many Toyota models are being sold based on this company’s chassis platform such as Raize, Yaris Cross, Veloz…
In 7th place is the Korean car company, Hyundai. The company’s sales of 108,293 cars in the region have the largest contribution from the Vietnamese market. In 2024, 67,168 Hyundai cars will reach Vietnamese consumers, equivalent to a contribution of 62% of the total sales of the Korean car company in 6 key Southeast Asian markets.
Hyundai’s subsidiary Kia ranked 14th with sales of more than 52,000 vehicles. Like Hyundai, Vietnam is a “gold mine” for Kia, contributing about 66% of total sales in the region. Kia sold 34,570 vehicles in Vietnam in 2024.
Representing Vietnam, VinFast ranked 11th in the list of best-selling brands in the region, above brands such as Mazda, BYD, Kia, Nissan. VinFast’s sales are mostly in its home country. The Vietnamese company said it will sell about 87,000 cars in Vietnam in 2024, the rest abroad.
VinFast’s sales will lead the entire car industry in Vietnam by 2024, surpassing “giants” such as Hyundai, Toyota, and Kia. All VinFast cars sold are pure electric.
