About Eastward Drive
Car culture, buying intelligence, and road-trip inspiration for Asian North America.
Eastward Drive is an automotive culture and buying-intelligence publication for Asian North America. We cover family cars, EVs, hybrids, luxury SUVs, road trips, regional car culture, ownership math, and the emotional politics of the driveway.
The site is for readers who care what a car costs, what it says, how it fits a family, and whether it can survive the airport pickup.
Who we serve
Drivers and shoppers balancing family input, regional driving realities, budget math, and the quiet status signals that show up in driveways, family dinners, and parking lots.
Publisher
Eastward Drive is published by Asian Media Group Inc., the company behind Goldsea— our historic flagship for Asian American perspectives, culture, and commentary.
Goldsea carries the broader editorial weight of the network. Eastward Drive is the automotive desk: buying intelligence, car culture, and road trips for Asian North America. Readers looking for life, culture, and perspective beyond the driveway will find that home at Goldsea.
Contributors
Named bylines link here. Drive Notes, guides, and road trips may carry individual attribution when a contributor owns the beat.
Evan Cho
Contributor
A California native and ultimate road trip enthusiast covering design, performance, and the business of modern mobility, with a focus on Asian automakers, EV strategy, and the cars reshaping daily driving.
Marcus Lee
Contributor
Lifelong drive fan writing about car culture, motorsport, tuning, and the machines that define car communities.
Priya Shah
Contributor
Industry trends, consumer vehicles, safety, and the practical side of buying, driving, and understanding cars in a fast-changing market.
The Eastward Desk
Editorial
The Eastward Desk reports on breaking automotive news, model launches, market moves, and key developments across Asian and global carmakers.
Editorial standards
We publish original reporting, guides, and analysis for Asian North American drivers and car shoppers. Our work is editorially independent of advertisers: we do not accept payment for rankings, loan approvals, or undisclosed endorsements. Shared ownership with Goldsea does not change how we source, correct, or disclose commercial relationships on this site.
Accuracy and sourcing
- ·Facts come from primary sources — regulators, government data, manufacturer filings, and named reporting we link in the page header.
- ·We correct errors promptly. Email editorial@eastwarddrive.com with the URL and what is wrong.
- ·Calculators and buying guides are planning tools, not financial or insurance advice.
Corrections
Spotted a factual error, broken source link, or outdated detail? Email editorial@eastwarddrive.com. We review corrections promptly and update pages when the underlying facts change.