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  Toyota the bestselling automaker in the US, beats GM

  5 January 2022 / 8 comments

  Toyota Motor Corporation has done the unthinkable – it has finally dethroned General Motors as the bestselling auto brand in the United States of America. This is a first in 90 years, and GM’s slump […]

   

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  Sony Vision-S 02 prototype 7-seater electric SUV revealed at CES – presages possible EV market entry

  5 January 2022 / 5 comments

  Sony is continuing its curious Vision-S electric vehicle experiment, revealing its second prototype, the Vision-S 02, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The SUV, which joins the existing sedan rechristened the Vision-S […]

   

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  Hyundai not halting internal combustion development

  5 January 2022 / 0 comments

  Just before the turn of the new year, Hyundai was reported to have closed its engine development centre and therefore halted development of internal combustion powertrains. The Korean automaker has refuted those claims, as Hyundai […]

   

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  2022 BMW iX M60 – fastest BMW Group EV, 619 PS & 1,100 Nm; 0-100 in 3.8s, Launch Control, 566 km range

  5 January 2022 / 6 comments

  BMW has officially unveiled the iX M60, a move that signals its M division’s transition into the electrified performance cars segment. The M60 is currently the top iX variant, offering a healthy performance increase over […]

   

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  Volvo Cars and Qualcomm partner up for next-gen infotainment system – first debut in 2022 Polestar 3

  5 January 2022 / 0 comments

  Volvo Cars will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Cockpit Platforms to power its next-generation Google Android Automotive OS-based infotainment system, which will feature in its and Polestar’s upcoming fully electric vehicles. According to the Swedish carmaker, the […]

   

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  Zeekr, Intel’s Mobileye to collaborate on autonomous cars – goal is world’s first consumer L4 AVs by 2024

  5 January 2022 / 1 comment

  Zeekr, Geely’s new premium electric brand, will collaborate with Intel subsidiary Mobileye to expand their strategic technology partnership, with a goal to deliver the world’s first consumer autonomous vehicles with Level 4 capabilities by 2024. […]

   

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  Volvo appoints Jim Rowan as its new CEO, president – ex-Dyson boss to take over from Håkan Samuelsson

  5 January 2022 / 4 comments

  Volvo Cars has announced the appointment of Jim Rowan as its new CEO and president from March 21, 2022. Rowan is currently the CEO and board member of Ember Technologies since February 2021, and before […]

   

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  Electric vehicles accounted for 64.5% of all new cars sold in Norway in 2021 – Tesla Model 3 best-seller

  4 January 2022 / 2 comments

  Norway is known for its high take-up rate when it comes to electric vehicles, and the country doesn’t seem to be slowing down in this regard. Last year, the country broke its 1986 record (167,352 […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX revealed – highly efficient experimental prototype with over 1,000 km of range

  4 January 2022 / 1 comment

  After what seemed like an eternity (it was actually a year and a half), Mercedes-Benz has finally debuted the Vision EQXX, an experimental prototype designed to push the boundaries of electric vehicle efficiency. The company […]

   

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  2022 Toyota Hilux GR Sport dual-cab pick-up variant for Europe; limited-slip differential, revised suspension

  4 January 2022 / 0 comments

  Toyota has announced the GR Sport version of its European-market Hilux dual-cab pick-up truck, specified with revised suspension and driveline components. The famed pick-up truck model already wears the GR Sport moniker elsewhere, namely in […]

   

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  Smart EQ ForFour production ends, electric SUV next

  4 January 2022 / 0 comments

  It’s the end of the road for the Smart EQ ForFour. Production of the Smart with the extra doors has ended at Renault’s Novo Mesto plant in Slovenia last month, and the electric hatchback is […]

   

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  Geely Emgrand L launched in China with bold new face – 141 PS 1.4L turbo mated to CVT as standard

  3 January 2022 / 26 comments

  Geely has officially launched the Emgrand L in its home market of China. Essentially a heavily facelifted version of the now six-year-old Emgrand GL, it sits somewhere in the middle of the carmaker’s confusing lineup […]

   

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  Proton Iriz Rallycross teased – based on Iriz R5 rally car, to debut this year with 600 hp and 840 Nm?

  3 January 2022 / 5 comments

  Remember the Proton Iriz R5 (now Rally2) rally car? Well, it’s about to spawn a rallycross variant in the shape of the Iriz RX, which is being developed as a collaboration between Mellors Elliot Motorsport […]

   

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  Tesla delivered a record 308,600 vehicles in fourth quarter of 2021 – full year deliveries at 936,172 units

  3 January 2022 / 1 comment

  Tesla ended the fourth quarter of 2021 on a high by delivering a record 308,600 vehicles, which is about 28% more than the previous record of 241,300 units set in Q3 2021. The number of […]

   

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  2022 BMW iX M60 leaked – 628 PS, 480 km of range!

  3 January 2022 / 6 comments

  Photos of the range-topping BMW iX M60 have just been leaked on social media, days ahead of its scheduled global reveal. It’s said to be the second fully electric BMW model to be tuned by […]

   

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