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  Hyundai Motor Group to form JV with SK On for EV battery cell manufacture in US; to start 2H 2025

  27 April 2023 / 1 comment

  Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) has announced its plans to set up an EV battery manufacturing joint venture with battery partner SK On, for a production site that will be located in the United States. HMG […]

   

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  2024 Land Rover Defender – 130 LWB gets five-seater Outbound variant, V8; 110 gains County exterior pack

  27 April 2023 / 1 comment

  The 2024 Land Rover Defender line-up grows with the addition of new variants which are the Defender 130 Outbound, the Defender 130 V8 and the Defender 110 County exterior pack. Where the Defender 130 seats […]

   

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  BYD overtakes Volkswagen as the top-selling car brand in China, nudging ahead in Q1 2023 sales

  27 April 2023 / 8 comments

  BYD has reportedly become China’s top-selling car brand, moving on top of Volkswagen in the charts for the first time in the first quarter of 2023. According to automotive industry data compiled by Bloomberg, the […]

   

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  McLaren 750S Coupé, Spider debut with 750 PS, 800 Nm 4.0L V8 – 30 kg lighter than 720S, 0-100 in 2.8 s

  26 April 2023 / 4 comments

  British supercar maker McLaren has unveiled its latest series production duo, the 750S Coupé and the 750S Spider. This succeeds its predecessor, the 720S Coupé that made its own debut six years ago in 2017, […]

   

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  Chery Tiggo 9 makes public debut at Auto Shanghai 2023 – large flagship SUV with 2.0T, 8AT, 5 or 7 seats

  26 April 2023 / 12 comments

  The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro that will be launching soon in Malaysia is a sizeable SUV; upon first sight, it’s immediately apparent that the Chery is a larger car than a Honda CR-V or Mazda […]

   

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  2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class W214 – mild-hybrids, PHEVs up to 115 km EV range; MBUX Superscreen

  26 April 2023 / 38 comments

  The latest generation of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class has made its debut, bringing the Stuttgart marque’s mid-sized sedan entry into its 10th generation and thus sustaining one of its most traditional models in light of proliferating […]

   

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  JLR not ditching Land Rover name, but will bring Range Rover, Discovery and Defender to the forefront

  25 April 2023 / 2 comments

  Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has carried out a rebranding exercise which will see the Range Rover, Discovery and Defender nameplates being brought to the forefront, sitting alongside Jaguar in what the company terms a “house […]

   

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  BMW Digital Key Plus now available on Android – Samsung Galaxy S23+, S23 Ultra, Google Pixel 7 Pro

  25 April 2023 / 5 comments

  BMW has announced that Digital Key Plus is now available for users of smartphones on the Android operating system, and the feature brings full functionality to compatible smartphones. Digital Key Plus can now be set […]

   

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  2024 Jeep Wrangler – improved off-roading capability, plus side curtain airbags, forward collision warning

  25 April 2023 / 0 comments

  The Jeep Wrangler has been updated for the 2024 model year in the United States market, where the recognisable off-roader brings revised equipment for greater off-roading capability as well as improved safety through added active […]

   

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  Smart #3 EV unveiled at Auto Shanghai 2023 – new model brings coupé SUV bodystyle to line-up

  21 April 2023 / 2 comments

  The smart #3 has been officially unveiled as the second model from the smart Automobile joint venture between Geely and Mercedes-Benz, following the brand’s first model to emerge from the tie-up, the smart #1. This […]

   

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  Volkswagen ID.7 EV flagship fastback with new-generation 286 PS drivetrain, up to 700 km range WLTP

  20 April 2023 / 8 comments

  Volkswagen has given the ID.7 its full debut, a fastback sedan that is the latest electric vehicle to join its line-up as the flagship with the capability to travel up to 700 km on a […]

   

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  Great Wall Motor Haval B07 and A07 debut in Shanghai – PHEV SUVs; up to 100 km EV range, 279 PS, 585 Nm

  20 April 2023 / 7 comments

  Great Wall Motor (GWM) showcased several new energy vehicles (NEVs) at this year’s Auto Shanghai, and under its Haval brand, the Chinese carmaker showed off two SUVs codenamed A07 and B07. B07 aka Xiaolong Max […]

   

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  2024 Porsche Cayenne facelift debuts – 3.0L V6 base and hybrid, 4.0L V8 Cayenne S; EU drops Turbo GT

  19 April 2023 / 7 comments

  The E3-generation Porsche Cayenne facelift has been unveiled. While the updates to its exterior are rather restrained, these conceal a more comprehensive reworking that has taken place under the skin of the SUV that made […]

   

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  Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV debuts – flagship EV brings First Class rear seats, Maybach driving sound

  19 April 2023 / 5 comments

  Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV, marking the first time the Maybach brand is used on a production electric vehicle. This follows the showing of the Concept Mercedes-Maybach EQS in September 2021, and the […]

   

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  Honda e:NS2 Prototype, e:NP2 Prototype, e:N SUV – EV trio make their debut in Auto Shanghai 2023

  19 April 2023 / 1 comment

  Honda e:N SUV Concept Honda has unveiled a trio of electric vehicles at Auto Shanghai 2023. Two are prototypes, these being the e:NP2 Prototype and the e:NS2 Prototype, while the third is a concept called […]

   

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