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  Leapmotor C10, Zeekr X and Xpeng G6 evaluated by ANCAP – all 3 Chinese EVs receive 5-star safety rating

  10 December 2024 / 13 comments

  The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has awarded a five-star safety rating to the Leapmotor C10, Zeekr X and Xpeng G6, all of which are electric vehicles (EVs) that are currently on sale in […]

   

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  Volkswagen, unions – no resolution yet, more strikes?

  10 December 2024 / 6 comments

  Volkswagen’s Germany workers walked off their jobs for the second time in a week yesterday over the carmaker’s plans to shutter at least three plants, cut salaries and reduce workforce in its home country. The […]

   

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  2025 Ford Puma Gen-E debuts – new EV with 168 PS, up to 376 km WLTP range; 574 litres of boot space

  10 December 2024 / 1 comment

  This is the Ford Puma Gen-E, which is the fully electric version of the brand’s best-selling model in Europe. Joining the EcoBoost Hybrid-equipped options currently on sale in the region, the new electric vehicle is […]

   

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  Third-generation Mitsubishi Triton wins Design Car of The Year award at 2024-2025 Japan Car of The Year

  10 December 2024 / 5 comments

  The Mitsubishi Triton has won the Design Car of The Year award at the 2024-2025 Japan Car of The Year awards, after the third-generation model (sixth-generation Mitsubishi pick-up truck) made its debut in July 2023. […]

   

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  2025 Toyota Corolla Cross can now be had in Mazda’s Soul Red Crystal – but only in the United States

  10 December 2024 / 5 comments

  Carmakers are quite rightly proud of the colours they formulate specifically for their cars. History is littered with iconic hues that have defined the car they’re painted on, and sometimes even entire marques. We’re talking […]

   

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  Leapmotor B10 specs revealed for China ahead of launch – up to 218 PS; five-seat SUV rivals BYD Atto 3

  10 December 2024 / 0 comments

  Specifications for the Leapmotor B10 have been revealed in China a few months after the all-electric SUV made its debut at this year’s Paris Motor Show. The B10 slots in below the larger C10 and […]

   

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  McLaren now owned by Abu Dhabi’s CYVN Holdings

  10 December 2024 / 3 comments

  Abu Dhabi government-owned investor CYVN Holdings has acquired McLaren’s automotive business and a non-controlling stake in its racing business from Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat. A potential partnership between Mumtalakat and CYVN Holdings was first […]

   

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  Xiaomi YU7 SUV revealed – 2nd model after SU7 sedan, up to 690 PS, launch in June/July 2025

  10 December 2024 / 5 comments

  The Xiaomi SU7 has taken China by storm since it was revealed last year, and now it’s time for the sophomore album. This is the tech giant’s long-rumoured SUV, now confirmed to be called the […]

   

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  Tesla Model Q ‘Redwood’ – sub $30k model launching in H1 2025, 15% smaller than Model 3 at half the cost?

  10 December 2024 / 7 comments

  Tesla is set to launch a new EV called the ‘Model Q’ in the first half of 2025. This is the much-anticipated sub-US$30,000 (RM132,933) model that will compete against the BYD Dolphin (facelift has just […]

   

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  BYD Dolphin facelift revealed in China – larger in size, updated design, new electric motor rated at 177 PS

  10 December 2024 / 3 comments

  New BYD Dolphin facelift (left), pre-facelift (right) The facelifted BYD Dolphin has been revealed by China’s ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT), with changes made to the all-electric hatchback’s design, dimensions and powertrain options. […]

   

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  Chinese automakers switching to hybrids in Europe to counter EV tariffs – exports triple in Q3 from Q1

  9 December 2024 / 3 comments

  At the end of October, in a bid to protect its auto industry, the European Union began the application of new tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles, with the levies – which go as high as […]

   

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  2025 Hyundai Palisade revealed – boxy new look hides up to nine seats, 2.5L turbo hybrid rumoured

  9 December 2024 / 7 comments

  Hyundai’s upmarket aspirations continue with the unveiling of the new Palisade in its home market of South Korea. While its six-year-old predecessor was a fairly conventional take on a premium three-row SUV from a mainstream […]

   

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  VW’s German plants need to be more efficient – CFO

  6 December 2024 / 6 comments

  Volkswagen chief financial officer Arno Antlitz has said that the company would need to cut its workforce if its German plants did not become more efficient, Reuters reports. “Today, our German plants are not competitive. […]

   

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  Polestar 3 gains new entry-level variant – RWD with 111-kWh battery; 299 PS, up to 706 km WLTP EV range

  6 December 2024 / 3 comments

  Polestar has announced it has started production of a more affordable variant of the Polestar 3 in the United States. The new ‘Long Range Single motor’ retails for 79,890 euros (about RM373k) in Europe, or […]

   

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  2025 BMW iX facelift teased – new headlights, grille pattern, more performance, 10% better efficiency

  6 December 2024 / 4 comments

  Unveiled in the middle of a pandemic, BMW’s pioneering electric SUV, the iX, is set to get a facelift soon. Select journalists (not us) have been invited to get behind the wheel of camouflaged prototypes […]

   

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