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  BP to purchase Tesla Supercharger sites in United States; plans to invest RM4.75 billion in expansion

  13 May 2024 / 4 comments

  The EV charging business unit of BP, BP Pulse is keen to expand its network in the United States following Tesla’s disbanding of its Supercharger team, Reuters has reported. Last year, British petroleum giant BP […]

   

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  Perodua enters Bangladesh – PHP to assemble and sell Axia, Myvi, Bezza and Aruz; Ativa and Alza coming

  9 May 2024 / 19 comments

  Perodua has added another foreign market to its export portfolio, with the brand now having made its way to Bangladesh. Last month, the national automaker inked a deal with PHP Motors, a subsidiary of the […]

   

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  Toyota global sales up 7.3% in FY2024 – 10.3 million units total, 37.4% being hybrids; net income up 101.7%

  8 May 2024 / 5 comments

  Toyota today reported a net income of 4.9 trillion yen for the financial year 2024 (FY2024) ended March 31, 2024, which is 101.7% higher than what it managed in the previous financial year (FY2023). The […]

   

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  Tesla plans to test robotaxi in China, though use of Full Self Driving not yet approved by authorities

  8 May 2024 / 4 comments

  Tesla CEO Elon Musk has proposed the use of Tesla vehicles as ‘taxis’ in China as a way of testing the vehicles’ ‘full self-driving’, or FSD functions for the Chinese market, China Daily has reported. […]

   

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  2024 Volkswagen California debuts – TDI, TSI, PHEV; new Multivan-based camper van; 5 versions available

  8 May 2024 / 5 comments

  Volkswagen has revealed the seventh-generation California, a camper van derived from the long-wheelbase version of the MQB-based T7 Multivan that launched back in 2021. First previewed by a concept last August, the new California will […]

   

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  Beijing 2024: Leapmotor C01 sedan, C10, C11, C16 SUVs shown; T03 compact EV likely to enter Malaysia?

  8 May 2024 / 2 comments

  There’s plenty of interesting metal that was shown at Auto China 2024 in Beijing this year to say the least, especially with products that will be arriving in Malaysia for the first time. One such […]

   

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  Beijing 2024: Fifth-generation Hyundai Santa Fe shown – larger, sharper lines for the three-row SUV

  7 May 2024 / 10 comments

  Battery-electric vehicles, particularly from Chinese brands are all the rage at Auto China 2024 in Beijing, though established nameplates also made their presence known at the show, such as the Hyundai Santa Fe which headed […]

   

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  Geely Galaxy E5 revealed in China – new EV built on GEA; previews Proton’s upcoming EV in 2025?

  7 May 2024 / 9 comments

  Geely has released official images of the E5, which is the first fully electric SUV in the company’s Galaxy series. Expected to go on sale in China in the second quarter of this year, the […]

   

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  Beijing 2024: Jetour 7-seat SUV facelift, PHEV versions of the T2 light off-roader and L6 SUV on display

  7 May 2024 / 5 comments

  Jetour’s booth at this year’s Auto China featured a few new models, some of which we’ll be covering in this post. The sub-brand of Chery has already announced it will make its public debut in […]

   

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  Chinese cars secure a 33% share of global car sales in March 2024 – Geely, BYD, Chery, Changan in Q1 top 20

  7 May 2024 / 18 comments

  Chinese car brands accounted for 33% of the global sales of passenger vehicles in March 2024, in which 8.15 million units were shifted during the month. This was revealed in statistics released by the China […]

   

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  Kia EV3 teased – new EV to make its debut on May 23

  7 May 2024 / 1 comment

  Kia has released the first teaser images of the EV3, which is set to make its debut later this month on May 23. The upcoming EV3 will join the EV9, EV6 and EV5 in the […]

   

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  Beijing 2024: BAIC X55II, BJ40 Plus shown in China – SUVs set for CKD local assembly in Malaysia in 2025

  7 May 2024 / 2 comments

  Taking part in the vast exhibitor presence at Auto China 2024 that took place in Beijing is BAIC, which displayed the X55 II and the BJ40 Plus SUVs at the motor show. These models are […]

   

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  Geely seeking staff ahead of return to Australia – entry into RHD market under own brand, not Proton?

  6 May 2024 / 13 comments

  Geely looks set to make a return to Australia after the sighting of a job posting on LinkedIn where the Chinese automaker is seeking a national marketing director. The brand’s return was also indicated by […]

   

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  Beijing 2024: Volvo EM90 six-seater EV MPV twin to Zeekr 009 with 272 PS/343 Nm; from RM536k in China

  3 May 2024 / 0 comments

  The Volvo EM90 made its debut in the later part of 2023, and the electric MPV has been shown at Auto China 2024 in Beijing. Built on the Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) that also underpins […]

   

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  Beijing 2024: Volkswagen ID. Code concept previews future EVs for China – ID.UX sub-brand introduced

  2 May 2024 / 0 comments

  Volkswagen’s debut at this year’s Auto China in Beijing is the ID. Code, a concept that previews a future large electric SUV featuring a new design language that will also be applied to future models […]

   

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