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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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  Apple CarPlay Ultra debuts – takes over in-car screens with deeper integration; first use in Aston Martin cars

  16 May 2025 / 2 comments

  First announced back in 2022, Apple has now revealed the next generation of CarPlay, which will first make its debut in Aston Martin models – other brands such as Hyundai, Kia and Genesis are also […]

   

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  2025 Xpeng P7 – 2nd-gen EV flagship sedan revealed

  15 May 2025 / 1 comment

  Having built cars since 2018, Xpeng has released its first second-generation model, the new P7. Set to replace its flagship P7i, this electric sedan looks even more futuristic than its predecessor, with shades of the […]

   

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  Mazda to adopt NACS for EVs in Japan for Tesla Supercharger use, sounding death knell for CHAdeMO

  15 May 2025 / 2 comments

  At last, a charging standard that has made Japan an outlier in the electric vehicle industry (and made using the Nissan Leaf and recon Japanese-market EVs in Malaysia more complicated than it needed to be) […]

   

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  2026 Toyota bZ revealed for the US – renamed bZ4X facelift; AWD or FWD; up to 338 hp, 505 km EV range

  15 May 2025 / 3 comments

  The Toyota bZ4X has been facelifted for the 2026 model year in the United States, although it’s now simply known as the bZ. Reflecting the changes announced for Europe in March, the new bZ offers […]

   

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  2026 Toyota C-HR returns to the US – now an e-TNGA-based EV with 338 hp, AWD, up to 467 km range

  15 May 2025 / 2 comments

  The Toyota C-HR is making a return to the United States several years after the nameplate was discontinued at the end of 2022. Set to debut for the 2026 model year, the all-new, e-TNGA-based C-HR […]

   

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  Geely Galaxy Starship 7 to be CKD in Thailand – what happened to Proton being ASEAN production hub?

  15 May 2025 / 21 comments

  Some news from up north – Geely Thonburi, the distributor for Geely vehicles in Thailand, has announced plans to sell the new Galaxy Starship 7 in the Land of Smiles, according to Headlight Magazine. This […]

   

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  Mitsubishi 7-seater SUV to be launched this year; next-gen Xpander, Pajero Sport coming to ASEAN

  15 May 2025 / 2 comments

  The Mitsubishi DST Concept, shown in the Philippines in October, is set to go into production this year, the Japanese carmaker has confirmed. The news was announced during the company’s presentation of its full-year financial […]

   

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  Honda CR-V comes to Gran Turismo 7 – update 1.59 also adds Suzuki Carry, Ferrari 812, C5 Corvette Z06

  15 May 2025 / 0 comments

  Since its launch in March 2022, Gran Turismo 7 has received a series of updates that add new cars to the roster. In addition to exotics and performance models, these updates also introduce relatively “normal” […]

   

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  Is BYD making a kei EV for the Japanese market?

  14 May 2025 / 2 comments

  The bid for world domination continues for BYD, with its next move set to steamroll the Japanese market with a curious new model – an electric kei car. A spyshot posted on Car News China […]

   

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  2025 Fiat 500 Hybrid shown – 500e EV gets reengineered with petrol engine and manual gearbox!

  14 May 2025 / 2 comments

  It will be no surprise to anyone that the Fiat 500e, released in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, hasn’t been selling well. In fact, sales have become so poor that production at the Mirafiori plant […]

   

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