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  Toyota trademarks I-Force Max – new Tundra engine?

  12 March 2020 / 3 comments

  Toyota’s full-sized Tundra pick-up is a little long in the tooth now, the second-generation model having been on sale in North America as far back as 2006. It’s had a number of revisions since, but […]

   

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  Fiat Chrysler temporarily suspends production in Italy

  12 March 2020 / 0 comments

  Here’s another coronavirus-linked disruption to the auto industry, but it’s unsurprising considering the country in concern. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is temporarily halting operations at some plants in Italy and will reduce production rates in […]

   

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  Mclaren Verdant Theme GT by MSO debuts – unique tri-tone satin paintwork, cashmere interior upholstery

  12 March 2020 / 0 comments

  McLaren has just taken the veils off its latest bespoke creation, this one called the Verdant Theme GT by MSO. What the folks at McLaren Special Operations have done is take the GT and applied […]

   

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  Ford Bronco production shape leaked ahead of debut

  12 March 2020 / 3 comments

  Ahead of its launch that is slated to be by the second quarter of this year, images of the upcoming Ford Bronco have been leaked by enthusiast site Bronco 6G, showing the ladder-frame off-roader with […]

   

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  TomTom and Toyota collaborate on fast map-building

  12 March 2020 / 0 comments

  Navigation service provider TomTom, Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development (TRI-AD) and Denso have announced that trials to conceptualise a fast high definition map-building method for roads have been successful. The companies say that the […]

   

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  Production of BMW i8 Coupé, Roadster to end in April

  12 March 2020 / 1 comment

  It’s official – the BMW i8 chapter will be coming to an end in April 2020, six years after the iconic plug-in hybrid sports car made its debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. Both […]

   

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  Mazda MX-5 Eunos Edition for France – only 110 units

  11 March 2020 / 6 comments

  In 1989, Mazda launched a new upscale brand called Eunos for the Japanese market (exports to other markets happened as well), and one of the first few models to wear the V-shaped badge was the […]

   

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  Nissan Leaf has saved 2.1 million metric tonnes of CO2 to date, from 13 billion emissions-free kilometres

  11 March 2020 / 28 comments

  Nissan Asia & Oceania has released an infographic promoting electric vehicles in general, as well as the Nissan Leaf, an electric pioneer that’s now into its second generation. The poster has some interesting facts and […]

   

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  Geely sales down 75% in February due to Covid-19

  11 March 2020 / 35 comments

  It has been tough going in recent times with the outbreak of the Covid-19 novel coronavirus, and the downturn has also been reflected in Geely Automobile Holding’s sales figures for last month, which includes Lynk […]

   

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  Tesla cars in China inferior? Govt urges consistency

  11 March 2020 / 17 comments

  Some of Tesla’s Chinese customers have complained that they’re getting inferior cars from the electric car specialist and the China government has stepped in, urging Tesla to keep its China-made vehicles consistent, Reuters reports. Here’s […]

   

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  W447 Mercedes-Benz Vito facelift hides big changes – new all-electric eVito Tourer with 421 km range

  11 March 2020 / 2 comments

  With the W447 Mercedes-Benz V-Class having received a facelift more than a year ago, it’s finally time for its commercial sibling, the Vito, to get its nip and tuck. The van gets much of the […]

   

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  Tesla Cybertruck to be built at new plant in central US

  11 March 2020 / 5 comments

  Tesla is looking for a new location in central US, likely in Texas, to establish a new Gigafactory. Company CEO and founder Elon Musk took to Twitter to announce this, adding that the new manufacturing […]

   

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  PSA reduces Vauxhall’s UK plant to a four-day week

  11 March 2020 / 0 comments

  It has been reported that France’s PSA Group, which owns Opel/Vauxhall, will reduce the Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port to a four-day working week from March 23. A letter sent to staff at the north-west […]

   

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  Tesla rolls out Model Y as one millionth car, becomes first EV manufacturer to produce one million vehicles

  11 March 2020 / 2 comments

  Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk posted two images in a Twitter post below celebrating the American electric car maker’s milestone of having produced its one millionth vehicle, a red Model Y from what appears […]

   

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  Koenigsegg says new Jesko Absolut will go “way, way over 500 km/h” – no more top speed records after that

  11 March 2020 / 5 comments

  Last week, Koenigsegg presented the Jesko Absolut, which is essentially a low-drag version of the regular Jesko that made its debut in March 2019. Billed as the fastest Koenigsegg ever made, the company also said […]

   

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