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  2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 facelift debuts – revised styling, sportier N Line variant; Ioniq 6 N set for debut in July

  3 April 2025 / 0 comments

  The Hyundai Ioniq 6 has been given an update for the 2026 model year, bringing updates to the streamliner electric vehicle that first made its debut in July 2022. Hyundai has retained its curvaceous silhouette, […]

   

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  Mazda 6e export model rolls off Nanjing production line – EV coming to Europe, ASEAN; Malaysia soon?

  3 April 2025 / 0 comments

  Nearly four months after announcing that the EZ-6 would make it outside of China as the 6e, Mazda has announced the start of export production at the Changan Mazda plant in Nanjing. The electric sedan […]

   

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  GAC Aion V rolls off assembly line at Thailand plant – another CKD model to be added later this year

  3 April 2025 / 0 comments

  The first unit of the GAC Aion V has rolled off the automaker’s assembly plant in Thailand, several months after the company’s first overseas plant opened in July last year. Construction of the plant, which […]

   

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  Honda 0 SUV prototype debuts in Japan – EV to launch in North America in 2026, global markets to follow

  3 April 2025 / 1 comment

  Ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, a prototype of the Honda 0 SUV made its global public debut at the ‘Red Bull Showrun x Powered by Honda’ event in Tokyo. The all-electric SUV was […]

   

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  Chery still China’s top car exporter – 255k units in Q1

  3 April 2025 / 1 comment

  Having sold 214,770 units in March (+18% year-on-year, or YoY), the Chery Group has closed the year’s first quarter (1Q25) with sales of 620,025 vehicles globally (+17% YoY) – the most it has sold in […]

   

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  Trump reveals reciprocal tariffs – 10% on all countries; individualised rates of up to 50%; 24% for Malaysia

  3 April 2025 / 17 comments

  Liberation Day has arrived. On Wednesday (April 2, 2025), United States president Donald Trump kept to his word and announced a series of reciprocal tariffs affecting over 180 countries, including Malaysia. These tariffs serve to […]

   

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  Beijing and Shanghai trade councils tussle over who has the rights to run Auto China 2025 in Shanghai

  2 April 2025 / 1 comment

  That competition is keen in the automotive sector in China is without doubt, but it’s not just automakers who engage in the usual game of wits in a bid to establish dominance in the market, […]

   

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  2026 Honda Prelude interior shown – e:HEV coupé with simulated gearshifts, full reveal later this year

  2 April 2025 / 2 comments

  Honda has revealed the interior of its reborn Prelude as the hybrid sports coupé inches ever closer to reality. The car is currently on display at the Formula 1 Tokyo Fan Festival ahead of the […]

   

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  BYD e7 teased – mid-size sedan with 136 PS, up to 520 km CLTC EV range; budget offering for taxi services?

  2 April 2025 / 0 comments

  BYD has teased a new mid-size electric sedan called the e7, which looks to be targeted at EV buyers on a budget. While the company isn’t revealing much in the way of details for now, […]

   

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  Hyundai Insteroid revealed – gaming-inspired EV concept with Drift Mode; previews budget hot hatch?

  2 April 2025 / 0 comments

  This is the Hyundai Insteroid concept, which the company says serves “to challenge conventions, create emotions and redefine what a sporty EV can be.” Based on the Inster that is in the running to win […]

   

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  Dongfeng and Changan reportedly in merger talks

  2 April 2025 / 1 comment

  Chinese state-owned automakers Dongfeng Motor and Chongqing Changan Automobile are reportedly in advanced merger talks, sources familiar with the matter have told a news publication. As the New York Times reports, both companies are said […]

   

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  Grab secures licence to operate taxis from Singapore’s LTA – GrabCab is the city state’s sixth taxi company

  2 April 2025 / 2 comments

  E-hailing company Grab, a disruptor of the traditional taxi business, is now a taxi operator in Singapore. The republic’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a Street-hail Service Operator Licence (SSOL) to GrabCab, a subsidiary […]

   

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  Bangkok 2025: MG S5 EV – ‘SUV sister’ of the MG4 to rival BYD Atto 3, up to 550 km range, coming to M’sia?

  2 April 2025 / 3 comments

  Another booth, another electric SUV. At least that was what we felt at the 2025 Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) as they all look the same after awhile, but more variety is always better, and […]

   

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  Håkan Samuelsson returns to Volvo as CEO and president for two-year term, replacing Jim Rowan

  2 April 2025 / 0 comments

  Volvo Cars has appointed Håkan Samuelsson as chief executive officer and president for a two-year term from April 1, 2025 in preparation to appoint a long-term successor, the carmaker has announced. In effect, Samuelsson returns […]

   

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  Hyundai reveals Pleos Connect – next-generation infotainment system based on AAOS; Q2 2026 launch

  2 April 2025 / 0 comments

  Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) has revealed Pleos, a new end-to-end software platform that integrates chips and controllers, vehicle operating system, infotainment system, cloud infrastructure, fleet management as well as mobility and logistics solutions. According to […]

   

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