Tesla registers company in India, RHD CKD possible
Tesla's plans to set up shop in India takes a step closer towards reality, following the registration of a company in the world's second most populous country. Reuters reports that Tesla Motors …
BMW Group reaches 2.3 million sales in 2020 across three brands; PHEV model sales up 38.9% from 2019
The BMW Group has announced its full-year sales figures from 2020, with 2,324,809 vehicles delivered last year across its BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brands. This was a drop of 8.4% compared to …
Mercedes-Benz sold over 2.16 million passenger cars in 2020 – top luxe brand again, ahead of BMW, Audi
Mercedes-Benz has, for the fifth year running, sold more cars than BMW. Throughout 2020, the three-pointed star sold 2,164,187 passenger cars globally, ahead of BMW with 2,028,659 units. Note that these figures …
Volvo Car Malaysia sells a record 1,950 cars in 2020
Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has released its sales figures for 2020, which is a new record since the establishment of the company. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the brand sold 1,950 cars last …
Ford Mustang Mach-E named 2021 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year, F-150 bags the truck title
Ford has bagged both the North American Truck of the Year and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards for 2021, with its F-150 and Mustang Mach-E securing the respective titles for the …
Automotive aftersales allowed to operate in 2nd MCO
Having announced a second implementation of the movement control order yesterday – which will take place over the next two weeks, from tomorrow until January 26 – the government has just released …
McLaren could potentially join Formula E from 2022
McLaren Racing has signed an option to enter the FIA Formula E World Championship from the ninth season in 2022, although it isn’t confirmed if it will join the all-electric race series. …
Tesla Model Y third-row seats offer 6 inches of legroom
Unveiled in 2019, the Tesla Model Y brought a seven-seat configuration to a platform shared with the Model 3, with which it also shares about 75% of its components. Accommodation in the …
Hyundai Elantra is named as 2021 North American Car of the Year – 7th-gen grabs second win for nameplate
The new Hyundai Elantra has been named as the 2021 North American Car of the Year. The win secured by the CN7, which made its debut last March, makes it the second …
Covid-19: Jaguar Land Rover sales dip 23.6% in 2020
Throughout 2020, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) sold 425,974 cars globally, representing a 23.6% decline compared to what it achieved in 2019. Like most automakers, JLR attributed the decline to the 10-week period …
Fourth-gen Honda Jazz to be launched in Singapore – ROI open; petrol, hybrid variants; pricing from RM293k
The fourth-generation Honda Jazz is set to make its launch debut in Singapore soon, with local distributor Kah Motor now accepting pre-orders for the B-segment model. The latest Jazz was first introduced …
Tesla RM100k entry-level EV coming to China in 2022?
An affordable Tesla electric vehicle may still be a pipe dream for many of us, but it's a dream that could be edging to reality faster than you'd think – especially for …
Classic Renault models to be revived as electric cars?
Renault CEO Luca de Meo has revealed that the automaker plans to revive some of its best-selling models of yore as electric vehicles. This, according to a report by Automotive News, is …
Ford ends production in Brazil after over a century there – closing 3 factories to chase 8% EBIT margin
Ford has announced that it will cease production operations in Brazil this year. The Blue Oval says that the move is part of the company’s strategy to achieve 8% global operating margins, …
BMW previews next-generation iDrive system in the iX
BMW is using this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to preview its next-generation iDrive infotainment system, which will debut with the iX that is set to go on sale later this year. …
2021 Hyundai Kona N officially teased – hot SUV with 2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 8-speed DCT; 280 PS and 392 Nm?
Hyundai has officially begun teasing the range-topping Kona N, a car which will go on to be the first ever high-performance SUV for the Korean automaker. At launch, it will join the …
Tesla reportedly looking for a design chief to head new China studio, to create cars specifically for the market
Tesla is reportedly searching for a design director to head a full-function studio in China that will come up with electric vehicles tailored to local consumer tastes. Citing a trio of sources …
SPYSHOTS: MG HS SUV spotted in Juru, Malaysia
The MG HS appears set to join the C-segment SUV fray in Malaysia, with one example sighted in Juru Autocity in Perai, Penang by paultan.org reader, Faiz SMJ. In markets where the …
Volkswagen Golf Mk8 is Europe’s best-selling car for 2020 – 312,000 units deliveries; also top in Germany
Volkswagen has announced that around 312,000 units of the Golf Mk8 were delivered to customers in Europe last year, making it (yet again) the best-selling model in the region for 2020. The …
Baidu announces EV plans, strategic partnership with Geely – automaker to design, produce the electric cars
It's official. Baidu, China's largest Internet company, has officially announced plans to establish a company to produce "intelligent electric vehicles". To do that, the "Google of China" is entering into a strategic …
