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  Ban on new ICE-powered vehicles is wrong: BMW CEO

  13 August 2024 / 9 comments

  Chief executive officer of BMW, Oliver Zipse has said that the plan by the European Union to ban sales of new combustion-engined cars from 2035 is the wrong approach, and has called for the expediting […]

   

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  2024 Chery Omoda 5 gets five-star Asean NCAP rating

  12 August 2024 / 8 comments

  The 2024 Chery Omoda 5 has been awarded a five-star rating in the Asean NCAP (New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries) 2021-2025 assessment protocol, with an overall score of 88.64. The variant tested […]

   

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  2025 Kia K8 – 2.5L, 3.5L petrol and hybrid engines, predictive suspension; from RM122k in South Korea

  9 August 2024 / 6 comments

  Kia has released early images of its 2025 K8 sedan, and the full-sized sedan now takes on the brand’s current design language. The brand’s latest model draws from its large electric SUV, the EV9, with […]

   

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  Proton set to return to UK later this decade as part of AHTV investment; Australia, New Zealand also planned

  8 August 2024 / 10 comments

  A bombshell report from Autocar suggests that Proton is on the verge of a major return to export markets. The British publication stated that the national carmaker is set to begin selling cars in the […]

   

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  Ford Mustang Mach-E sets new EV distance record – 916 km on a single charge over 24 hours in the UK

  7 August 2024 / 5 comments

  Photo credit: Kevin Booker (LinkedIn) Fleet management provider Webfleet has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest distance travelled by an electric vehicle on a single charge, achieved with a Ford Mustang Mach-E […]

   

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  Chery Omoda E5 launched in Thailand – C5 EV SUV is priced from RM113k, 61 kWh LFP, 430 km WLTP range

  7 August 2024 / 5 comments

  The Chery Omoda E5 has been launched in Thailand, where it is called the Omoda C5 EV. Officially, there are no Chery-branded cars in the Land of Smiles, so the electric-powered SUV is simply an […]

   

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  Hyundai to invest RM126mil in Thailand for EV, battery assembly – production in Bangkok to start in 2026

  7 August 2024 / 5 comments

  Hyundai may already have electric vehicle assembly plants in Indonesia and Singapore, but evidently it won’t stop until it has conquered all of Southeast Asia. To that end, the Korean carmaker has received approval for […]

   

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  Tesla scraps plans for EV plant in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia – were ASEAN plans serious to start with?

  7 August 2024 / 52 comments

  Tesla has cancelled plans to set up an EV factory in Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia and will instead just focus solely on setting up charging stations. This is according to The Nation, which quoted a […]

   

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  Another airbag recall for ARC, Delphi inflators set to involve 49 million vehicles: 9 injuries, 2 deaths globally

  7 August 2024 / 4 comments

  Thought you’ve seen the last of those pesky airbag recalls? It looks like another massive one is headed the US’ way – and this time, it’s not Takata’s fault. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]

   

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  Geometry Xingyuan more details – EV with up to 500 km range, Flyme Auto infotainment, Proton eMas 5?

  6 August 2024 / 5 comments

  More information of the Geometry Xingyuan EV has been leaked on Chinese automotive portal PC Auto, three weeks after the car first appeared on the ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) website. The car, […]

   

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  Lamborghini 634/Temerario – Huracan successor to debut on Aug 16 debut; 4.0T PHEV V8, 10k rpm redline

  6 August 2024 / 1 comment

  Lamborghini has begun teasing the successor to the Huracan, which will make its debut during Monterey Car Week on August 16 this year. In a video that is nearly a minute long, the Italian carmaker […]

   

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  Jaecoo J6 EV open for booking in Thailand, fr RM139k – boxy electric SUV is coming to Malaysia early 2025

  6 August 2024 / 10 comments

  Click to enlarge The Jaecoo J6 is now open for booking in Thailand. The EV that looks like a baby Land Rover Defender is available in the Land of Smiles in two configurations – the […]

   

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  BMW X3 gains LWB version for the first time in China – stretched G45 comes with 110 mm longer wheelbase

  6 August 2024 / 4 comments

  China loves long-wheelbase cars, so it’s no surprise that BMW is introducing a stretched version of the fourth-generation (G45) X3 catered to customers there. As a bit of trivia, this is the first time the […]

   

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  Donald Trump says he has “no choice” but to support EVs after Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s “endorsement”

  6 August 2024 / 6 comments

  Former president Donald Trump, who is contesting in the 2024 United States presidential election, has said he had “no choice” but to support electric vehicles (EVs) after Tesla CEO Elon Musk endorsed him on X […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Xforce gets five-star ASEAN NCAP rating

  5 August 2024 / 6 comments

  The Mitsubishi Xforce has been awarded a five-star rating in the Asean NCAP (New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries) 2021-2025 assessment protocol, from an overall score of 79.15. The Xforce is the second […]

   

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