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  Volkswagen to weigh options for CEO Diess’ future

  1 December 2020 / 4 comments

  Having steered the company through the infamous “Dieselgate” scandal, Volkswagen Group chief executive officer Herbert Diess is now looking to extend his contract with Wolfsburg past 2023, and its executive committee will be weighing up […]

   

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  Toyota GR Yaris – ROI now open in Thailand; 1.6L turbo three-cylinder with 261 PS, 360 Nm; RM364k est

  1 December 2020 / 19 comments

  Toyota Motor Thailand has begun accepting pre-bookings for the GR Yaris, which will make its debut at this year’s Thailand International Motor Expo in Bangkok. According to a report by Headlightmag, the hot hatch is […]

   

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  General Motors, Nikola announce revised agreement; Badger fuel-cell pick-up truck ‘paused indefinitely’

  1 December 2020 / 0 comments

  General Motors has announced a revised agreement with Nikola Corp on a fuel-cell partnership, superseding the previous agreement from September which was for the Nikola Badger fuel-cell pick-up truck to be developed and manufactured by […]

   

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  Lewis Hamilton tests positive for Covid-19 – 7-time world champion to miss Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain

  1 December 2020 / 2 comments

  The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team has confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will not take part in this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain after testing positive for Covid-19. Hamilton is the third F1 driver to […]

   

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  McLaren Sabre’s design revealed in new patent photos

  1 December 2020 / 0 comments

  Patent images of McLaren’s next Ultimate Series model have been spotted by a member of the TaycanEVForum, giving us another look at the upcoming hypercar that was also spotted in prototype form earlier this year. […]

   

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  Volkswagen Passat sedan to be dropped in Europe?

  1 December 2020 / 5 comments

  The Volkswagen Passat sedan may be facing the end of its road for the United States and European markets in order to for the company to focus its product line upon electric vehicles and SUVs, […]

   

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  Audi to enter Dakar in 2022 with range-extended electric racer, return to Le Mans, pull out of Formula E

  1 December 2020 / 0 comments

  The Dakar Rally is arguably the world’s most gruelling race, spanning tens of thousands of kilometres across harsh desert environments. The event has attracted several top brands in the past and is welcoming a new […]

   

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  Mitsuoka Buddy sold out until 2023 in just a few days

  1 December 2020 / 8 comments

  On November 26, Mitsuoka began accepting bookings for the Buddy, which is essentially a Toyota RAV4 styled to look like an American truck from the 80s. First revealed in October, the model has proven to […]

   

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  Ninth Porsche Experience Centre to be based in Japan

  1 December 2020 / 0 comments

  The ninth Porsche Experience Centre (PEC) is set to be located in Japan and will begin welcoming visitors in 2021. Located in the Chiba prefecture next to Tokyo, the latest PEC will feature a 2.1-km […]

   

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  Next-gen Mazda CX-5 to go RWD with an inline-six?

  1 December 2020 / 8 comments

  According to a report by Japan’s Best Car Web, the next-generation Mazda CX-5 could make the switch to a new rear-wheel drive platform and adopt six-cylinder engines. The move is part of the company’s strategy […]

   

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  Tesla to widen release of ‘self-driving’ software soon?

  30 November 2020 / 1 comment

  Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that its Full Self-Driving beta testing programme (announced in October 2020) will be rolled out to a wider pool of drivers, and it will do so in the next […]

   

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  Tesla gets green light to sell Shanghai-made Model Y in China – deliveries of ‘Model 3 SUV’ to start soon

  30 November 2020 / 1 comment

  Tesla is on a roll. With its stock at an all-time high, making boss Elon Musk the second richest man in the world, the EV specialist has now obtained permission to start selling its Shanghai-made […]

   

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  Toyota C-HR GR Sport lands in Australia – JDM bodykit, 122 PS 1.8L hybrid powertrain, RM113,200

  30 November 2020 / 11 comments

  A B-segment crossover isn’t typically a suitable candidate for a sportier variant. But the Toyota C-HR isn’t like most other B-segment crossovers, sporting an extroverted “coupé-like” style that has won it many fans around the […]

   

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  2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid updated for UK market – blue-ringed H badges, e:HEV moniker, improved kit

  30 November 2020 / 4 comments

  Honda UK has announced the updated 2021 CR-V Hybrid. To start, the CR-V i-MMD Hybrid is the only model that’s available for purchase in the UK. Prices start from £30,180 (RM164k), and the 2021 model […]

   

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  Maserati to electrify its entire model line-up by 2025

  30 November 2020 / 1 comment

  With Maserati’s transformation plan in full swing, the company has confirmed that it will electrify its entire line-up within the next five years. This was confirmed by company CEO Davide Grasso in a Reuters report, […]

   

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