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  Wuling’s Magic Battery starts production in Indonesia

  3 January 2025 / 3 comments

  Wuling is officially the first Chinese brand to realise EV battery production in Indonesia, with Car News China reporting that the first unit of the company’s Magic Battery (Shenlian in Chinese) rolled off the production […]

   

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  Lotus regains use of brand from Youngman in China

  3 January 2025 / 3 comments

  Yesterday was a pivotal moment for Lotus – the sports car maker announced that it had regained the use of its own brand in China after a long-running legal battle with the defunct Youngman. The […]

   

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  BYD sells a record 4.27 million cars in 2024 – 40% more PHEVs sold than EVs, are the tables turning?

  2 January 2025 / 16 comments

  By selling 514,809 units across the planet last month, BYD has wrapped up 2024 with worldwide sales of 4,272,145 units (+41.3% over 2023’s 3,024,417 units). It’s a new annual sales record for the Chinese carmaker […]

   

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  Tesla Model Y Juniper facelift spotted testing in the US

  2 January 2025 / 0 comments

  We have here another spyshot of the upcoming Tesla Model Y ‘Juniper’ facelift, testing in Palo Alto, California, courtesy of Canada-based Drive Tesla’s X account. Peeking through a cut-out (intentional?) in the rear cladding is […]

   

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  Beijing approves new regulations for autonomous vehicle testing in Chinese capital from April 2025

  31 December 2024 / 5 comments

  Capital of China, Beijing has passed new regulations to encourage the advancement of autonomous driving technologies in the city, Reuters reported, citing Beijing Daily. Autonomous vehicles which have passed road-testing and safety assessments will be […]

   

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  Hyundai Ioniq 5 N customised by Keiichi Tsuchiya, Autobacs to debut at Tokyo Auto Salon 2025

  31 December 2024 / 3 comments

  Hyundai is participating in its second Tokyo Auto Salon since making its return to the Japanese market in 2022. The tuner extravaganza, happening next month on January 10, will mark the debut of a special […]

   

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  Ford F-Series is America’s best-selling truck for 48th year in a row – over 33 million units sold since 1977

  31 December 2024 / 0 comments

  For the 48th year in a row, the Ford F-Series is once again America’s best-selling truck, the company announced in a recent release. According to the automaker, more than 33 million F-Series pick-up trucks have […]

   

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  BMW M8 Coupe production to end in early 2025 with no successor – Convertible, Gran Coupe to live on

  31 December 2024 / 1 comment

  It looks like the time is up for the F92 BMW M8 Coupe, as BMWBlog reports order taking for the two-door grand tourer has closed globally. Citing a bulletin sent out to dealers, the M8 […]

   

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  AC Cobra Roadster, Coupe to get 395 hp 2.0L engine

  31 December 2024 / 3 comments

  2023 AC Cobra GT Roadster AC Cars has revealed that the V8-powered AC Cobra range of Roadster and Coupe models will be joined by a 2.0 litre version from 2026, reported Pistonheads. While the existing […]

   

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  Toyota trademarks ‘Hilux Travo’ – is this the name of next-gen pick-up in Thailand? 2025 debut claimed

  31 December 2024 / 1 comment

  According to Headlightmag, Toyota has filed a trademark for the name ‘Hilux Travo’ with Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property (DIP). This is expected to be used for the next generation of the pick-up truck, which […]

   

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  Xiaomi SU7 hits 130,000 sales, achieves full-year target

  31 December 2024 / 7 comments

  On the first anniversary of its SU7’s reveal on Saturday, Xiaomi announced that its first ever car reached its full-year sales target of 130,000 units. This figure was already adjusted upwards after the Porsche Taycan-baiting […]

   

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  BYD is carmaker with the most R&D staff in the world

  31 December 2024 / 6 comments

  BYD now has nearly one million employees, 11 major research institutes and 110,000 engineers, making it the carmaker with the most R&D personnel in the world, revealed founder, chairman and CEO Wang Chuanfu at the […]

   

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  Deepal took 29 months to produce its 400,000th car – Changan-owned brand targeting 500,000 sales in 2025

  31 December 2024 / 4 comments

  Deepal, a brand owned by Changan Automobile, announced on December 30, 2024 that it had produced its 400,000th vehicle, with the model marking the milestone being a S05. This comes 29 months after the brand’s […]

   

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  Tesla Model Y ambient lighting now sold as accessory for older models, costs RM980 – but only in China

  30 December 2024 / 2 comments

  Some of you may remember that last year, the Tesla Model Y was given an update that brought with it some changes lifted from the facelifted Model 3, codenamed Project Highland. In China, this included […]

   

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  AUDI E launching in China in summer 2025 – up to 700 km CLTC EV range; dual-motor AWD with 775 PS

  30 December 2024 / 1 comment

  According to a report by CarNewsChina, the AUDI E will be launched in China in the summer (between June and August) of 2025. A concept previewing the forthcoming electric vehicle (EV) was revealed in November […]

   

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