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  Geely Star Wish a.k.a. Proton eMas 5 will be launched in Thailand this year – below RM65k price mooted

  23 May 2025 / 6 comments

  The Geely Star Wish will be launched in Thailand this year. The five-door hatchback EV, which is called the Geome Xingyuan in China, will also come to Malaysia this year as the Proton eMas 5, […]

   

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  Proton Hangzhou Bay R&D centre in China to double workforce by end-2025 for future model development

  23 May 2025 / 15 comments

  The Proton research and development centre (PRDC) in China celebrates its one-year anniversary, as the facility was opened in April last year. Located in Hangzhou Bay within Zhejiang Geely Holding (Geely) facilities, Proton’s R&D base […]

   

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  Xiaomi YU7 SUV debuts – three variants, up to 835 km range CLTC; AWD up to 690 PS/866 Nm, 0-100 in 3.23 s

  23 May 2025 / 17 comments

  The Xiaomi YU7 has now been officially launched, following its prior unveiling last December and it joins the SU7 sedan to form the brand’s two-model EV line-up. The SUV addition to the Chinese brand’s range […]

   

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  MG S5 EV receives five-star safety rating from ANCAP

  22 May 2025 / 4 comments

  The MG S5 EV has received a five-star rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), applicable to all variants sold in Australia (since May 2025) and New Zealand (from July 2025). The electric […]

   

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  2026 Honda HR-V gets minor updates in the US – new exterior colours and wheels, larger 9-inch touchscreen

  22 May 2025 / 0 comments

  The Honda HR-V has received minor updates in the United States to ensure it remains the most popular SUV among first-time and Gen Z buyers as well as the number one subcompact SUV chosen by […]

   

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  BYD Dolphin Surf launched in Europe – slightly-longer Seagull, up to 322 km WLTP and 156 PS, RM108k-135k

  22 May 2025 / 3 comments

  You may know it as the Seagull or the Dolphin Mini, but it’s called the Dolphin Surf in Europe, where BYD has launched 22,390 euro (RM108k) Active, 25,390 euro (RM123k) Boost and 27,890 euro (RM135k) […]

   

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  Porsche boss says it’s not realistic for EVs to make up 80% of brand’s sales by 2030 – more hybrids coming

  22 May 2025 / 4 comments

  At Porsche’s recent annual general meeting, Oliver Blume, chairman of the executive board, said the company’s ambition of having electric vehicles (EVs) make up more than 80% of its total sales by 2030 (announced back […]

   

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  Volvo announces expanded partnership with Google – Gemini AI to replace current Assistant in brand’s cars

  22 May 2025 / 2 comments

  Volvo has announced an expanded partnership with Google that will see its vehicles be equipped with latter’s Gemini (formerly known as Bard) generative artificial intelligence chatbot – this was demonstrated at the recent Google I/O […]

   

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  A car is not a car if it is not fun – Toyota CEO Koji Sato

  21 May 2025 / 24 comments

  While a motor vehicle is many things to many people, Toyota president and CEO Koji Sato is firmly of the opinion that cars should be enjoyable. “A car is not a car if it’s not […]

   

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  2026 Nissan Micra EV makes full debut – rebodied Renault 5 E-Tech with up to 150 PS, 408 km range

  21 May 2025 / 2 comments

  After an early reveal back in March this year, the sixth-generation Nissan Micra has now made its full debut and will go on sale in Europe in late 2025. Now an electric vehicle (EV), the […]

   

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  2026 Toyota RAV4 debuts – sixth-gen SUV gets 2.5L hybrid, 320 hp PHEV versions; up to 150 km EV range

  21 May 2025 / 8 comments

  Toyota has unveiled the new, sixth-generation RAV4 SUV, built on the latest iteration of the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) that underpinned its predecessor. Propulsion for the latest RAV4 is by hybrid and plug-in hybrid […]

   

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  BMW begins testing solid-state EV battery in test i7

  21 May 2025 / 1 comment

  BMW has announced it has brought large-format, pure all-solid-state battery (ASSB) technology to its test vehicle, an i7, which is being operated in the Munich area. This comes after Mercedes-Benz revealed in February this year […]

   

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  BMW boss says going EV-only is a dead-end – multi-powertrain approach better to cater to more markets

  21 May 2025 / 9 comments

  While some automakers are reassessing their commitment to sell only electric vehicles (EVs) by a particular year, others have been more cautious and calculated in their approach. One such automaker is BMW, which shares the […]

   

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  Honda to scale back EV sales target/investments, to focus on hybrids – 13 next-gen HEVs due from 2027

  20 May 2025 / 1 comment

  Honda has announced that it is lowering its sales targets and scaling back on its investment plans for pure electric vehicles as part of a strategy realignment. The Japanese automaker said that the decision to […]

   

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  Formula 1, Mickey Mouse form unlikely partnership

  20 May 2025 / 7 comments

  Yes, you read that right – Formula 1 has announced it has struck a partnership with Disney that will see Mickey & Friends make an appearance in the world’s fastest motor racing series next year. […]

   

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