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  IM Motors L6 launched in China in five variants from RM143k, up to 1,000 km range from 133 kWh battery

  15 May 2024 / 1 comment

  The IM Motors L6 saw its market launch in China this week, with a range of five variants starting from 219,900 yuan (RM143,154) for the L6 Max Standard with up to 650 km of battery […]

   

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  US president Joe Biden announces new tariffs on China goods – EV duty quadrupled from 25% to 100%

  15 May 2024 / 32 comments

  The United States has unveiled a sweeping array of new tariffs on Chinese goods, with electric vehicles (EVs) being a key focus of president Joe Biden’s announcement. These measures appear to be designed to protect […]

   

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  2024 BMW M4 CS debuts – 3.0L twin-turbo I6 with 550 PS, 650 Nm; 0-100 in 3.4s; design cues from M4 CSL

  15 May 2024 / 4 comments

  BMW has unveiled the new M4 CS, which is based on the second-generation (G82) model that recently got updated back in February this year. Capable of lapping full 20.832-km lap of the the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife […]

   

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  992 Porsche 911 facelift to debut May 28 with hybrid powertrain; 8.7 seconds quicker on the Nurburgring

  15 May 2024 / 2 comments

  The Porsche 911 is about to be released in its latest form later this month, with the 992-generation facelift set to premiere on May 28. The ‘992.2’ will receive a hybrid powertrain for the first […]

   

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  BYD Shark launched in Mexico – RM252k for Hilux-rivalling PHEV pick-up, over 430 hp, 100 km EV range

  15 May 2024 / 16 comments

  Subsequent to its initial reveal, the BYD Shark has been launched in Mexico, the first market to get the Chinese carmaker’s first pick-up truck. As part of the event, the company released more information and […]

   

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  BYD Shark revealed – Hilux-rivalling PHEV pick-up, over 430 hp, 0-100 km/h 5.7 secs, 100 km EV range

  14 May 2024 / 21 comments

  The first pick-up truck from BYD is set to be launched globally in just a few hours, but the Chinese carmaker has already released initial photos and preliminary information about the pick-up truck – now […]

   

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  Leapmotor International formed as Stellantis-Leapmotor joint venture; to enter Malaysia late-2024

  14 May 2024 / 3 comments

  Stellantis and Leapmotor have announced that the formation of the joint venture between the two firms, Leapmotor International is now complete as a 51/49 split led by Stellantis, following Stellantis’ investment of around 1.5 billion […]

   

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  2025 Kia EV6 facelift – new looks, improved tech, larger 84 kWh battery, up to 494 km range

  14 May 2024 / 6 comments

  Just three years after the EV6 went into production, Kia has now pulled the covers off the facelifted model, offering mild visual updates and a larger battery that promises more range for the electric quasi-SUV. […]

   

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  Next-gen Mazda CX-5 to get in-house developed hybrid tech – brand to launch dedicated EV platform in 2027

  13 May 2024 / 5 comments

  The next-generation Mazda CX-5 has been confirmed and will keep its name (there were rumours the SUV would be renamed to the CX-40) as well as use hybrid technology developed in-house, the carmaker revealed in […]

   

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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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