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  Nissan Europe to overhaul SUV line in next 18 months; next X-Trail in Q2 2020, new Qashqai due in September

  17 December 2019 / 7 comments

  Nissan will be replacing every SUV model in its European line-up within the next 18 months, Automotive News Europe reports, as the brand aims to recover from a sales slump which saw its sales drop […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz to unveil a new concept car at CES

  17 December 2019 / 0 comments

  The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is set to take place in early January next year, and Mercedes-Benz will be present to debut a “pioneering concept vehicle which has been inspired by one of the most […]

   

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  Porsche Macan GTS facelift, the 380 PS/520 Nm athlete

  17 December 2019 / 0 comments

  Porsche has unveiled the facelifted Porsche Macan GTS. The brand’s junior SUV was given a facelift in mid-2018, and has so far been available in base 2.0L form, the more powerful S and the top-tier […]

   

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  MINI vehicles won’t get Android Auto anytime soon

  17 December 2019 / 2 comments

  BMW recently announced the availability of Android Auto in cars fitted with BMW Operating System 7.0 from July 2020, but it looks like MINI vehicles will have to wait a bit longer for such support, […]

   

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  Lynk & Co 06 – B-segment SUV leaked, slots below 02

  17 December 2019 / 7 comments

  Lynk & Co may have collected its World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) title here in Malaysia, but back home the company is hard at work developing its next generation of vehicles. Photos snagged by Car […]

   

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  Mazda allocates 1b baht to upgrade AutoAlliance Thailand plant – BT-50 production moving to Isuzu

  16 December 2019 / 2 comments

  Mazda plans to allocate around one billion baht (RM137.1 million) to upgrade its factory in Thailand next year, reports the Bangkok Post. The AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT) plant in Rayong is a joint venture with Ford […]

   

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  Opel/Vauxhall Grandland X FWD – on sale April 2020

  16 December 2019 / 1 comment

  Vauxhall has added a front-wheel-drive variant to its Grandland X Hybrid range, joining the Grandland X Hybrid4 and Corsa-e models which are already on sale. Here, the move to front-wheel-drive means the omission of the […]

   

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  China’s BAIC to double stake in Daimler, win a board seat and unseat Geely as top shareholder – report

  16 December 2019 / 8 comments

  Daimler’s joint venture partner in China is the BAIC Group. Daimler’s biggest shareholder is a Chinese carmaker. However, that Chinese carmaker is not BAIC but Geely. BAIC sees this as a sore point and is […]

   

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  Volkswagen to use GTX name for performance EVs

  16 December 2019 / 4 comments

  Volkswagen ID. Crozz spied in production body Volkswagen will have a high-performance line-up within its fully-electric ID. model range, and it is set to wear the GTX badge, sources at the German automaker have confirmed […]

   

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  Cyan Racing Lynk & Co clinches WTCR championship at Sepang, Hyundai’s Michelisz takes driver’s title

  16 December 2019 / 9 comments

  A stunning first season has seen fledgling carmaker Lynk & Co secure the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) at the Sepang finale, together with its race partner and former Volvo motorsports arm Cyan Racing. The […]

   

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  VinFast aiming to sell electric vehicles in the US, Europe, Russia by 2021 – founder to invest US$2 bil

  16 December 2019 / 6 comments

  Vietnam’s first national automaker – VinFast – is looking to make big strides in the automotive industry, as it is aiming to sell electric vehicles to the United States in 2021. The decision is a […]

   

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  Aston Martin confirms discussions with potential investors – Stroll, Middle East, India, China in the mix

  16 December 2019 / 1 comment

  Last week, news broke that billionaire Lawrence Stroll was preparing a bid to buy a major stake in Aston Martin. Now, the British carmaker has confirmed that it is in talks with potential investors, disclosed […]

   

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  Honda S2000 20th Anniversary Prototype and custom EK9 Civic Type R coming to 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon

  16 December 2019 / 1 comment

  Honda’s Access division has announced its line-up for the 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon, and it looks like visitors will be in for a treat, as the carmaker will present two vehicles that are rather special […]

   

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  VIDEO: How to drive a BMW PHEV to its full potential

  13 December 2019 / 10 comments

  Plug-in hybrid vehicles, or PHEVs are increasingly commonplace as more and more automakers embrace electrification gradually. The appeal of electrified vehicles lies mainly in their reduced emissions compared to conventional, pure internal combustion-engined vehicles, as […]

   

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  C118 Mercedes-Benz CLA vs C117 – what’s changed?

  13 December 2019 / 5 comments

  In January, Mercedes-Benz revealed the second-generation C118 CLA, which rides on the carmaker’s Modular Front Architecture (MFA2) platform that also underpins the W177 A-Class, V177 A-Class Sedan and X247 GLB. Design-wise, the style-focused four-door coupe […]

   

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