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  Vingroup lost USD1 billion last year in manufacturing due to poor sales of VinFast vehicles, EV investments

  9 February 2022 / 14 comments

  Vingroup, the parent company of VinFast, posted a pre-tax loss of around 23.9 trillion Vietnamese dong (around USD1 billion or RM4.4 billion) at its manufacturing segment last year, according to a report by Nikkei. The […]

   

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  Lexus Electrified Sedan – more images of four-door EV

  9 February 2022 / 1 comment

  First revealed as part of an overall Toyota electric vehicle showcase at the end of last year, Lexus has now shown more of its four-door, the Electrified Sedan Concept, revealing the sides and the rear […]

   

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  2022 Alfa Romeo Tonale debuts – BMW X1 rival with 1.3L PHEV, 275 PS, 80 km e-range, Level 2 automation!

  9 February 2022 / 2 comments

  At long last, Alfa Romeo has finally taken the veils off its baby SUV, the Tonale. It’s the automaker’s first all-new model since 2016, and with a footprint of 4.53 metres long, 1.84 metres wide […]

   

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  Subaru BRZ Cup Car Basic launched in Japan – one-make race series model; roll cage, steelies; fr RM121k

  9 February 2022 / 6 comments

  Subaru has launched the new BRZ Cup Car Basic in Japan, which customers can buy to participate in a one-make racing series that will kick off this year – the first round takes place at […]

   

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  Foxconn and PTT to start producing EVs in Thailand in 2024 – new factory able to build 50,000 units a year

  9 February 2022 / 4 comments

  Thailand’s state-owned energy group PTT has announced that it will begin producing electric vehicles (EVs) in the Kingdom from 2024, doing so via its partnership with Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry). It added that the […]

   

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  New Lotus Advanced Performance division for halo projects, bespoke cars, LEs and experiences

  9 February 2022 / 0 comments

  Lotus has set up a new division of the business dedicated to delivering bespoke vehicles and halo projects, as well as customer experiences. Lotus Advanced Performance (LAP) is a significant development in the ongoing transformation […]

   

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  2022 Geely Emgrand launching in the Philippines on February 25 – B-segment sedan built on BMA platform

  9 February 2022 / 11 comments

  Geely Philippines has begun teasing the launch of the fourth-generation Geely Emgrand, which will happen on February 25, 2022. The B-segment sedan was first introduced at last year’s Chengdu Auto Show and is underpinned by […]

   

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  2022 Mazda CX-60 to debut on March 8 in Europe as brand’s first plug-in hybrid model with over 300 hp

  8 February 2022 / 4 comments

  In October last year, Mazda announced that it would expand its SUV line-up over the next two years with five new models, namely the CX-50, CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90. Since then, the Japanese carmaker […]

   

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  Volvo to invest RM4.59 billion in Torslanda plant for next-gen EVs – mega casting and battery assembly

  8 February 2022 / 5 comments

  Volvo Cars has announced that it will invest 10 billion Swedish krona (around RM4.59 billion) in its Torslanda manufacturing plant in Sweden in the coming years. This is to prepare the facility to produce the […]

   

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  SPIED: Mercedes-Benz mule seen – “Baby” G-Wagen?

  8 February 2022 / 4 comments

  A W204-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class being tested in 2022 – surely not? Indeed, there is more than meets the eye, as the German automaker has made a habit of sorts of clothing development mules in the […]

   

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  Nissan to stop developing new internal combustion engines for major markets – focus on EVs instead

  8 February 2022 / 1 comment

  Nissan will reportedly be the first Japanese carmaker to end development of new, non-hybrid internal combustion engines in all its major markets except the United States, according to Nikkei. The carmaker will instead use its […]

   

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  MG Cyberster to be launched by 2024 – first affordable electric convertible sports car, 0-100 km/h in under 3s

  8 February 2022 / 2 comments

  The MG brand is turning 100 in 2024, and in a bid to attract new buyers, it will introduce a slew of exciting new models, such as the Cyberster. The electric sports car was confirmed […]

   

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  inDriver ride-hailing app hits 100m downloads on Google Play – passengers, drivers get to nego fare

  8 February 2022 / 0 comments

  Ride-hailing app inDriver has hit the milestone of 100 million app downloads on the Google Play Store. The global app, which operates in over 600 cities across 39 countries, says that the accelerated rise in […]

   

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  Lexus Electrified SUV – more photos of EV SUV shown

  8 February 2022 / 0 comments

  Last December, Lexus and Toyota gave the world a glimpse into its electrified future with numerous prototypes covering a range of vehicle segments. In the Lexus camp, the carmaker has already given us a pretty […]

   

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  DS E-Tense Performance is a stunner with 816 PS and 8,000 Nm at the wheels – uses tech from Formula E

  8 February 2022 / 2 comments

  Remember the DS E-Tense electric concept from six years ago? Well, that has just been heavily updated to the prototype you see today. Production of the new E-Tense Performance isn’t yet confirmed, because the sporty […]

   

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