CBS Moments to Watch for March 31-April 4
Next week is going to be non-stop drama on Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, and The Young and the Restless. We have the scoop on what’s to come, and we gotta say, we can’t wait!
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Here are some juicy highlights on what to watch this week!
Next Week on B&B
Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) has to choose between marriage and family. Deacon (Sean Kanan) is adamant it’s him or Luna (Lisa Yamada). There is no room for the She-Devil to have it both ways. Will she pick the man who is head over heels in love with her, or will she pack her bags and find a place to live with the only family member willing to spend time with her?
Sheila isn’t the only one struggling with this whole Luna situation. Finn (Tanner Novlan) is too. He promised Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) he would steer clear but is his love for Steffy enough to stamp out his instincts to be a dad?
It seems Hope’s (Annika Noelle) major meltdown weights on her, but not in the way some may believe. All those tears did nothing to stem the pain of being backstabbed by her mother and Carter. She’s still holding onto the hostility and she’s going to hold that grudge forever…or, at least for now.
Next Week on BTG
Expect another week of fiery hot drama in Atlanta! As Monday begins, Kat (Colby Muhammad) and Eva (Ambyr Michelle) take center stage as they get into an explosive face-off. Watch for these ladies to sling mud and a whole bunch of shocking insults. There is no love lost between these two, that’s for sure! We have to wonder who will come out on top.
What Vanessa (Lauren Buglioli) wants this week is to get her business in order. Nicole (Daphnée Duplaix) isn’t going to make that easy for her, though. Nicole crashes the meeting and steals the spotlight. Is this all just a bad-timing accident or part of Nicole’s plan? It seems like it’s the latter since Nicole is about to drop a shocking bombshell.
Watch for more drama between Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett) and Dani (Karla Mosley) when he drops by to see her. Things between them are tense, and there’s no end in sight. What he wants is to move on with his life but Dani is clearly living in the past and making dangerous choices to deal with her broken heart. Enough is enough, and Bill is there to alert her.
Next Week on Y&R
Lily (Christel Khalil) reaches her breaking point with Damian (Jermaine River) this week and demands the truth. She’s quickly growing tired of all the lies, games, and mystery. Will she get the answers she wants, though? There is a lot of chemistry between these two, but that attraction may not be enough to get Damian to bend to her will. He is a tough nut to crack, and Lily is going to have to pull out all the stops to break down his walls.
We’ll get some good face time with Lauren (Tracy Bregman) in the coming episodes. She’ll turn up to see Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) seeking a favor. We have to wonder what this favor is about. With Michael working so closely with Victor (Eric Braeden) again, is she worried for her husband? As much as Lauren adores Nikki, she knows the chaos Victor loves to cause, and she’s never a fan of her man being in the middle of it.
Speaking of chaos, will life for Traci (Beth Maitland) shift this week? She’s on a mission to get to the truth about her fiance. Is he really Alan (Christopher Cousins) or is he truly Martin in disguise? And, is he the man who shuffled Sharon (Sharon Case) or Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) off to that abandoned clinic? If so, what was his endgame? What’s his goal? Cross your fingers that Traci stays safe during this quest. Martin had no issue murdering his own twin. We can’t see it being a difficult decision for him to take Traci out, too! This man is more dangerous than anyone could imagine.
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.
