Renault Austral teased again, to be revealed March 8
The Renault Austral was first made known late last year, when the French carmaker revealed the name for its new SUV. More than two months later, the C-segment competitor is nearly ready …
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VinFast and Nas Academy launch ‘Go Boundless’ video challenge – contest’s grand prize is US$30k cash
Vietnamese automaker VinFast and Singaporean start-up Nas Academy have launched a video challenge called 'Go Boundless', a contest aimed at creating awareness about sustainability and encouraging the transition towards greener mobility with …
Mercedes foresees EV-only production lines by 2025
With the industry quickly transitioning over to fully electric vehicles, Mercedes-Benz expects some of its production lines to also switch to dedicated EV lines, production chief Joerg Burzer said in an interview …
Thailand announces major EV incentives – tax breaks, subsidies to promote local production, consumption
Thailand’s cabinet recently announced a series of measures to further develop the electric vehicle (EV) market in the country, according to a report by Bangkok Post. This comes after the government signed …
Volkswagen e-Up! available to order in Germany again
The Volkswagen e-Up is now once again available to order in its home market of Germany, the automaker has announced, after it had stopped taking new orders for the small electric car …
China’s Envision aiming to produce EV batteries that will offer 1,000 km range, shorter charge times by 2024
Envision AESC is reportedly set to begin mass producing EV batteries that will give vehicles a driving range of at least 1,000 km sometime in 2024, the Nikkei reports. The company, owned …
Porsche to invest over RM2 bil for fully electric 718s
Porsche has announced that it will invest around US$567 million (RM2.37 billion) at its Zuffenhausen plant for a new line that will produce the fully electric successors of the 718 sports cars. …
Mazda CX-60 interior teased ahead of March 8 reveal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O6kp57vF74 Just two weeks to go before the new Mazda CX-60 is revealed for the European market on March 8, which means its time for another teaser. This time, Hiroshima has given …
G70 BMW i7 undergoes acoustic testing before debut
BMW has released more photos of the upcoming i7 (codenamed G70) undergoing pre-production development, this time focusing on acoustic testing. At the carmaker’s Research and Innovation Center (FIZ) in Munich, engineers focus …
2023 Ford Ranger Raptor unveiled – 3.0L EcoBoost V6 with 397 PS, 583 Nm; 10-spd auto, B&O sound system!
Ford has, at long last, unveiled the much anticipated Ranger Raptor. The second-generation Ford Performance mid-size pick-up truck is in every way an upgrade from before, so let's skip the potatoes and …
Volkswagen ID. Buzz to debut March 9 – Five-seater variant, Cargo with up to 3.9 cubic metres of space
First revealed to the world at the 2017 Detroit Motor Show as the I.D. Buzz concept, the modern-day interpretation of the Microbus has been confirmed for debut on March 9 this year …
Thailand to produce over 2 mil cars annually by 2024
The automotive powerhouse of the Southeast Asian region, Thailand is expected to build more than two million vehicles annually within the next two years on the back of a recovering global economy, …
2022 Volkswagen Virtus facelift teased ahead of debut in India on March 8 – sibling to the Skoda Slavia
Volkswagen has teased a “new global sedan” that will make its debut in India on March 8, 2022. The carmaker isn’t providing a name just yet, but numerous reports are claiming that …
Lotus to float its new EV division on the stock market – Malaysia’s Etika Automotive set to gain from move
Lotus is aiming to float its recently-formed Lotus Technology division on the stock market in a move that would value it at £5 billion to £6 billion (RM28.5 billion to RM34.2 billion), …
Luxury car buyers in Singapore to pay higher taxes
Luxury car buyers in Singapore can expect to pay more with the introduction of a new tier structure announced by the country’s finance minister, Lawrence Wong, in his Budget 2022 statement. Under …
2023 Honda CR-V patent image leaked – 1.5 litre turbo petrol and 2.0 litre hybrid versions; debut end 2022?
The fifth-generation Honda CR-V made its debut in 2017, with further improvements received courtesy of the facelift that arrived in 2020. Now, a sole patent filing image the sixth-generation sports utility vehicle …
2022 Toyota Voxy launched in Indonesia – seven seats, 2.0L CVT; Nissan Serena rival; priced from RM163k
The fourth-generation Toyota Voxy has been launched in Indonesia, just over a month after the MPV first made its debut in Japan alongside its sibling, the Noah. Toyota Astra Motor is offering …
2023 Volkswagen Amarok – near-production sketches
This is it, our first proper look at the all-new Volkswagen Amarok. Slated to be launched sometime this year, this set of sketch images show the pick-up truck in its near-production form, …
Thailand approves tax breaks and subsidies for EVs – set of financial incentives to be in place until 2025
Thailand has announced a package of financial incentives, including tax cuts and subsidies, that it hopes will encourage a shift to electric vehicles (EVs). The package, which will be in place from …
Volvo achieves record profit in 2021, sold 698,700 cars
Volvo Cars has done it again, setting an all-time sales record by selling 698,700 cars in 2021. That is a healthy 6% year-on-year increase (it sold 661,713 cars globally in 2020), with …
