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  Honda Civic wins 2022 North American Car of the Year – Ford Bronco and Maverick also receive honours

  12 January 2022 / 3 comments

  The 2022 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year (NACTOY) award winners were announced recently at a joint press conference in Detroit. This comes following three rounds of independently verified voting by […]

   

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  Mazda rotary hybrid powertrain seen in patent filing

  11 January 2022 / 2 comments

  Mazda has previously filed patents for a rear-wheel drive sports car chassis, and even though the natural choice of powertrain would be an inline-six internal combustion engine that has been reported to be in development. […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Vision Ralliart Concept to debut at 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon alongside outdoor-themed concepts

  11 January 2022 / 2 comments

  Mitsubishi has announced its line-up for the upcoming 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon scheduled to take place this weekend from January 14. The Japanese carmaker will have no less than seven models on display, including two […]

   

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  SsangYong sold to Korean consortium led by Edison Motors for RM1.07 billion – turnaround in 3-5 years

  11 January 2022 / 2 comments

  Troubled carmaker SsangYong Motor has been acquired by a South Korean consortium led by Edison Motors in deal reported by Yonhap to be worth 304.8 billion won (around RM1.07 billion or USD255 million). This comes […]

   

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  Toyota to refurbish customer cars in Japan with Kinto Factory – refinish and improve safety of older vehicles

  11 January 2022 / 13 comments

  Ever wished you had bought your car later whenever a facelift of that model rolled around? Do you love your car so much you want to keep it forever, but in a perpetually like-new state? […]

   

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  Rolls-Royce delivered 5,586 cars in 2021 – 49% on-year growth, best ever results; orders stacked till late 2022

  11 January 2022 / 2 comments

  Sales of luxury goods have reached unprecedented heights in the pandemic era, and what Rolls-Royce has achieved is indisputable proof. In 2021, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars delivered 5,586 vehicles, the highest ever annual sales results in […]

   

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  2022 Mazda 2 in Thailand – 1.3L petrol, 1.5L diesel, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto; from RM68k

  11 January 2022 / 3 comments

  Pricing for the 2022 Mazda 2 sedan and hatchback has been revealed, with four petrol variants and one diesel variant on offer for this model year. Along with the release of prices, the 2022 model […]

   

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  Maserati to compete in Formula E from 2023

  11 January 2022 / 0 comments

  Maserati has announced that it will compete in the FIA Formula E World Championship starting from 2023, making it the first Italian brand to do so. The automaker said the decision to enter the racing […]

   

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  Hyundai launches new “Continue” global CSV project

  11 January 2022 / 0 comments

  Hyundai Motor Company (HMG) has introduced the “Continue” project, which serves to demonstrate its commitment towards a sustainable future. This will encompass all of the company’s global CSV (creating shared value) activities, with three key […]

   

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  Volvo will retain sedans, wagons in its model line-up

  11 January 2022 / 1 comment

  In 2021, Volvo Cars’ global sales totalled 698,693 cars, which is 5.6% more than what it achieved a year prior. According to the Swedish carmaker, the XC60 continued to be its best-selling model, accounting for […]

   

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  Volkswagen Passat sedan now discontinued in the UK

  10 January 2022 / 0 comments

  Volkswagen has ended the production of the B8.5 Passat sedan in the UK, choosing instead to focus on the more popular Passat Variant (estate version) and Arteon models, Autocar reports. Production of the Passat actually […]

   

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  Lotus delivered 1,710 cars globally in 2021 – best result in a decade; Elise best-seller; US the top market

  10 January 2022 / 4 comments

  Lotus Cars has announced its best sales results since 2011, delivering 1,710 cars globally last year for an increase of 24% from the 1,378 units it sold in 2020. According to the British carmaker, the […]

   

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  2022 Honda StepWGN MPV revealed – no more Waku Waku Gate; petrol and e:HEV variants to be offered

  10 January 2022 / 3 comments

  We all know Japan is home to the weird and wonderful, and there’s little weirder or more wonderful than Honda’s quirky StepWGN MPV. For its sixth generation, however, the Step WGN (yes, there’s a space […]

   

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  Toyota is the world’s most searched car brand for the second year running – BMW 2nd place, Mercedes 3rd

  10 January 2022 / 10 comments

  It’s a good time to be with Toyota. First, it overtook General Motors to be the bestselling automaker in the US in 90 years, then showed its total dominance in markets such as Australia. Now, […]

   

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  Geely sold 1.33m cars in 2021, targets 1.65m in 2022

  7 January 2022 / 16 comments

  Geely Automobile Holding has announced that it sold 1,328,029 vehicles globally in 2021, an increase of approximately 1% over its 2020 performance. That figure is 13% shy of the group’s original 2021 forecast of 1,530,000 […]

   

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