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  Chery Omoda 5 facelift renamed Chery C5 in Australia – multilink rear suspension, 6-speed DCT now fitted

  19 May 2025 / 6 comments

  Having made its debut in Russia last year, the facelifted Chery Omoda 5 is now set to hit showrooms in Australia this month – but with a twist. Rather than spinning off the SUV into […]

   

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  Polestar 6 could be made at Lotus plant in Hethel, UK

  19 May 2025 / 0 comments

  The Polestar O2 Concept (pictured) will come to life as the Polestar 6 Lotus is aiming to broaden the range of vehicles produced at its production plant in Hethel, United Kingdom and include a broader […]

   

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  No more China production for Jaguar Land Rover models soon – switch to Chery-based Freelander

  19 May 2025 / 2 comments

  Will the next Jaecoo J7 be also badged as a Freelander? Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is going to stop manufacturing all Jaguar- and Land Rover-branded models in China in the next year-and-a-half, switching instead to […]

   

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  Geely Galaxy PHEV sedan spied in China – lower-priced model, coming to Malaysia as a Proton?

  19 May 2025 / 9 comments

  An interesting new Geely Galaxy model has cropped up, with images of a camouflaged prototype posted on Autohome. It’s a sedan that looks to be smaller than the recently-launched D-segment Starshine 8 and therefore cheaper, […]

   

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  Chery Omoda E5 gets huge price cut in Thailand – C5 EV SUV up to 27.8% less; now starting from RM84k

  19 May 2025 / 4 comments

  Less than a year after its launch in Thailand, the Omoda C5 EV (we know it here as the Omoda E5) has now received a price adjustment for the 2025 model year. When the C5 […]

   

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  KG Mobility, formerly SsangYong, in JV with Indonesia for ‘national car and bus project’ – CKD Rexton SUV

  19 May 2025 / 4 comments

  We’ve just heard about Chery powering a ‘Thailand National EV Brand’ and now is the turn of Indonesia’s ‘National Car and & Bus Project’, and behind this venture is KG Mobility (KGM), formerly known as […]

   

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  Geely EX5 EV trial production starts in Indonesia – mass CKD of Proton eMas 7 twin to start in Q4 2025

  19 May 2025 / 0 comments

  Trial production of the Geely EX5 has begun in Indonesia, with the first unit of the electric vehicle (EV) recently rolling off the line at the PT Handal Indonesia Motor (HIM) plant in the Purwakarta […]

   

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  2026 Mitsubishi Xpander, Xpander Cross facelift – 6 airbags, 8-inch meter display, 10-inch touchscreen

  19 May 2025 / 10 comments

  Already facelifted back in 2021 (although we only got it last year), the Mitsubishi Xpander has been given another revision as a stopgap before the next-generation model arrives. The seven-seater MPV receives some blink-and-you’ll-miss-them visual […]

   

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  Geely Geome Xingyuan/Star Wish production hits 200k units – Proton eMas 5 twin is China’s top-selling model

  19 May 2025 / 8 comments

  Production of the Geely Geome Xingyuan (also known as the Star Wish) has reached a new milestone of 200,000 units. This comes a few months after the 100,000th unit of the electric vehicle (EV), which […]

   

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  Tesla Full Self Driving – right-hand-drive example demonstrated in supervised testing in Australia

  16 May 2025 / 6 comments

  Tesla has demonstrated its Full Self Driving (FSD) driving assistance suite in a right-hand-drive vehicle, as depicted on the Tesla AI X/Twitter channel. The one-minute, 50-second video clip demonstrating FSD played in fast-forward shows a […]

   

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  Changan launches first overseas plant in Thailand – NEV production hub for global markets; 100k capacity

  16 May 2025 / 0 comments

  Changan Thailand today officially launched its new vehicle manufacturing plant located at WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 4 in the Rayong province. This is the Chinese automaker’s first facility that will serve as a hub […]

   

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  Chery behind new govt-backed Thailand National EV Brand – pick-up truck, SUV, MPV to debut this year

  16 May 2025 / 6 comments

  Here’s an interesting development from our northern neighbour. Thailand will soon have a ‘national EV brand’ if all things go to plan. The ‘Thai National EV brand’ is backed by the government’s Ministry of Commerce, […]

   

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  2025 Mercedes-Benz CLA EV won’t be able to charge at 400-volt DC stations – fix only coming next year

  16 May 2025 / 7 comments

  Having misread the electric vehicle market with its first range of EQ models, Mercedes-Benz was supposed to instrument a turnaround with its new CLA – a more “normal” Mercedes EV twinned with its combustion-engined sibling. […]

   

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  Toyota bZ4X Touring/bZ Woodland EV revealed – rebadged Subaru Trailseeker, 380 PS, 418 km range

  16 May 2025 / 1 comment

  We knew that this was going to happen at some point – Toyota has rebadged the Subaru Trailseeker, giving us the bZ4X Touring (or the bZ Woodland, as it’s known in the US). It’s essentially […]

   

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  Alex Nan named new CEO of Geely Auto International

  16 May 2025 / 1 comment

  Geely Auto Group has announced the appointment of Alex Nan as CEO of Geely Auto International Corporation (GAIC) to lead the company’s global growth strategy, which includes overseeing all international operations and market expansion. Geely […]

   

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