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  2026 Mitsubishi Xpander, Xpander Cross facelift – 6 airbags, 8-inch meter display, 10-inch touchscreen

  19 May 2025 / 10 comments

  Already facelifted back in 2021 (although we only got it last year), the Mitsubishi Xpander has been given another revision as a stopgap before the next-generation model arrives. The seven-seater MPV receives some blink-and-you’ll-miss-them visual […]

   

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  Geely Geome Xingyuan/Star Wish production hits 200k units – Proton eMas 5 twin is China’s top-selling model

  19 May 2025 / 8 comments

  Production of the Geely Geome Xingyuan (also known as the Star Wish) has reached a new milestone of 200,000 units. This comes a few months after the 100,000th unit of the electric vehicle (EV), which […]

   

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  Tesla Full Self Driving – right-hand-drive example demonstrated in supervised testing in Australia

  16 May 2025 / 6 comments

  Tesla has demonstrated its Full Self Driving (FSD) driving assistance suite in a right-hand-drive vehicle, as depicted on the Tesla AI X/Twitter channel. The one-minute, 50-second video clip demonstrating FSD played in fast-forward shows a […]

   

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  Changan launches first overseas plant in Thailand – NEV production hub for global markets; 100k capacity

  16 May 2025 / 0 comments

  Changan Thailand today officially launched its new vehicle manufacturing plant located at WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 4 in the Rayong province. This is the Chinese automaker’s first facility that will serve as a hub […]

   

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  Chery behind new govt-backed Thailand National EV Brand – pick-up truck, SUV, MPV to debut this year

  16 May 2025 / 6 comments

  Here’s an interesting development from our northern neighbour. Thailand will soon have a ‘national EV brand’ if all things go to plan. The ‘Thai National EV brand’ is backed by the government’s Ministry of Commerce, […]

   

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  2025 Mercedes-Benz CLA EV won’t be able to charge at 400-volt DC stations – fix only coming next year

  16 May 2025 / 7 comments

  Having misread the electric vehicle market with its first range of EQ models, Mercedes-Benz was supposed to instrument a turnaround with its new CLA – a more “normal” Mercedes EV twinned with its combustion-engined sibling. […]

   

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  Toyota bZ4X Touring/bZ Woodland EV revealed – rebadged Subaru Trailseeker, 380 PS, 418 km range

  16 May 2025 / 1 comment

  We knew that this was going to happen at some point – Toyota has rebadged the Subaru Trailseeker, giving us the bZ4X Touring (or the bZ Woodland, as it’s known in the US). It’s essentially […]

   

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  Alex Nan named new CEO of Geely Auto International

  16 May 2025 / 1 comment

  Geely Auto Group has announced the appointment of Alex Nan as CEO of Geely Auto International Corporation (GAIC) to lead the company’s global growth strategy, which includes overseeing all international operations and market expansion. Geely […]

   

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  Apple CarPlay Ultra debuts – takes over in-car screens with deeper integration; first use in Aston Martin cars

  16 May 2025 / 2 comments

  First announced back in 2022, Apple has now revealed the next generation of CarPlay, which will first make its debut in Aston Martin models – other brands such as Hyundai, Kia and Genesis are also […]

   

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  2025 Xpeng P7 – 2nd-gen EV flagship sedan revealed

  15 May 2025 / 1 comment

  Having built cars since 2018, Xpeng has released its first second-generation model, the new P7. Set to replace its flagship P7i, this electric sedan looks even more futuristic than its predecessor, with shades of the […]

   

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  Mazda to adopt NACS for EVs in Japan for Tesla Supercharger use, sounding death knell for CHAdeMO

  15 May 2025 / 2 comments

  At last, a charging standard that has made Japan an outlier in the electric vehicle industry (and made using the Nissan Leaf and recon Japanese-market EVs in Malaysia more complicated than it needed to be) […]

   

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  2026 Toyota bZ revealed for the US – renamed bZ4X facelift; AWD or FWD; up to 338 hp, 505 km EV range

  15 May 2025 / 3 comments

  The Toyota bZ4X has been facelifted for the 2026 model year in the United States, although it’s now simply known as the bZ. Reflecting the changes announced for Europe in March, the new bZ offers […]

   

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  2026 Toyota C-HR returns to the US – now an e-TNGA-based EV with 338 hp, AWD, up to 467 km range

  15 May 2025 / 2 comments

  The Toyota C-HR is making a return to the United States several years after the nameplate was discontinued at the end of 2022. Set to debut for the 2026 model year, the all-new, e-TNGA-based C-HR […]

   

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  Geely Galaxy Starship 7 to be CKD in Thailand – what happened to Proton being ASEAN production hub?

  15 May 2025 / 21 comments

  Some news from up north – Geely Thonburi, the distributor for Geely vehicles in Thailand, has announced plans to sell the new Galaxy Starship 7 in the Land of Smiles, according to Headlight Magazine. This […]

   

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  Mitsubishi 7-seater SUV to be launched this year; next-gen Xpander, Pajero Sport coming to ASEAN

  15 May 2025 / 2 comments

  The Mitsubishi DST Concept, shown in the Philippines in October, is set to go into production this year, the Japanese carmaker has confirmed. The news was announced during the company’s presentation of its full-year financial […]

   

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