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  Volkswagen ID.4 becomes the first-ever production EV to complete the NORRA Mexican 1000 off-road race

  4 May 2021 / 0 comments

  Fresh from winning the 2021 World Car of the Year award last month, the Volkswagen ID.4 has now been announced as the first production electric vehicle to complete the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA) Mexican […]

   

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  Tesla’s European plant opening pushed back to 2022

  4 May 2021 / 10 comments

  It appears that Tesla’s new European Gigafactory in Germany is not expected to be operational until January 2022. According to Automobilwoche (sister site of Automotive News), company CEO Elon Musk has given the team in […]

   

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  Geely Icon gets spring special editions – Koi and Blazing Love variants, 1.5T mild hybrid, 7DCT, RM84k

  4 May 2021 / 9 comments

  The futuristically-styled Geely Icon has entered its second year on the market, and to keep the compact SUV fresh, the Chinese carmaker has added two new spring-themed special edition models. The two new variants are […]

   

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  VinFast aims to enter North America, European markets in 2022; battery leasing hoped to drive growth

  3 May 2021 / 1 comment

  VinFast VF e36 (VF33) Ranked number five in vehicle sales in its native Vietnam, VinFast is aiming to enter the North American and European markets in 2022, and aims for a listing in the United […]

   

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  Honda N7X Concept previews 2022 BR-V 7-seat SUV

  3 May 2021 / 8 comments

  After teasing a mysterious new vehicle several days ago, Honda Indonesia has finally revealed all via an online event held just a few moments ago. This is the N7X Concept, which is an abbreviation of […]

   

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  Kia EV6 announced for the UK – fr RM232k to RM292k

  3 May 2021 / 2 comments

  Just a month after the Kia EV6 broke cover, the automaker has announced that the fully electric crossover will go on sale in the UK soon, with first deliveries taking place in October 2021. Three […]

   

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  Astra Daihatsu invests RM482m for Rocky, Toyota Raize production in Indonesia – 1.2L NA, exports later

  3 May 2021 / 14 comments

  The Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize, sister cars to our Perodua Ativa, were launched in Indonesia last week. As is usually the case with compact car twins sold with Daihatsu and Toyota badges in the […]

   

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  Touring Superleggera teases 95th anniversary model

  3 May 2021 / 1 comment

  Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera will celebrate its 95th anniversary this year, and the Italian coachbuilder has something rather special planned in the shape of a two-seat coupe that will make its debut next month. More than […]

   

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  2021 BMW X3 LCI leaked – new face, wheels and paint

  3 May 2021 / 2 comments

  The facelifted G01 BMW X3 that is set to be unveiled sometime this year has leaked ahead of schedule. The photo above is currently featured on BMW Spain’s website, and it reveals some expected design […]

   

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  Huawei in talks for controlling stake in Chinese carmaker; electronics firm ‘not making cars’ – report

  3 May 2021 / 2 comments

  Huawei Seres SF5 Huawei is in talks to take a controlling stake of a Chinese automaker’s electric vehicle unit, reports Reuters, the news wire quoted two people with direct knowledge of the matter as saying. […]

   

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  Ford F-150 EV to reportedly revive Lightning moniker

  3 May 2021 / 0 comments

  It’s been a long wait for the all-electric Ford F-150, and while the company has yet to confirm a debut date, a report by Car and Driver suggests that it will be called the F-150 […]

   

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  Volkswagen to be probed by SEC – “Voltswagen” April Fool’s stunt may have influenced stock market price

  3 May 2021 / 3 comments

  Volkswagen’s seemingly harmless April Fool’s joke has caused quite the PR nightmare, as the company now finds itself being investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and whether or not the PR gag […]

   

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  Toyota Raize launched in Indonesia – 1.2L NA and 1.0L turbo, 3 variants including GR Sport, RM62.5k-RM75k

  30 April 2021 / 13 comments

  In a double debut, the Toyota Raize was launched in Indonesia today alongside its Daihatsu Rocky sibling. As highlighted earlier today, the compact SUV goes on sale in the republic in three variant forms, a […]

   

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  Audi LMDh prototype teased, will go racing in 2023

  30 April 2021 / 0 comments

  Audi is continuing to develop its new race cars that will form the basis of its revitalised motorsports programme. As well as a first-time Dakar Rally entry next year, Ingolstadt is also making a long-awaited […]

   

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  VW Group CEO Diess to leave positions at Skoda, Seat; to focus on software development ops – report

  30 April 2021 / 3 comments

  Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess will be stepping down from his positions as head of supervisory boards at the Skoda and Seat brands, Reuters reported. Quoting German newspaper Handelsblatt, Diess was reported to be vacating […]

   

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