Toyota the bestselling automaker in the US, beats GM
Toyota Motor Corporation has done the unthinkable - it has finally dethroned General Motors as the bestselling auto brand in the United States of America. This is a first in 90 years, …
International News · Page 218
Sony Vision-S 02 prototype 7-seater electric SUV revealed at CES – presages possible EV market entry
Sony is continuing its curious Vision-S electric vehicle experiment, revealing its second prototype, the Vision-S 02, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The SUV, which joins the existing sedan …
Hyundai not halting internal combustion development
Just before the turn of the new year, Hyundai was reported to have closed its engine development centre and therefore halted development of internal combustion powertrains. The Korean automaker has refuted those …
2022 BMW iX M60 – fastest BMW Group EV, 619 PS & 1,100 Nm; 0-100 in 3.8s, Launch Control, 566 km range
BMW has officially unveiled the iX M60, a move that signals its M division's transition into the electrified performance cars segment. The M60 is currently the top iX variant, offering a healthy …
Volvo Cars and Qualcomm partner up for next-gen infotainment system – first debut in 2022 Polestar 3
Volvo Cars will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Cockpit Platforms to power its next-generation Google Android Automotive OS-based infotainment system, which will feature in its and Polestar’s upcoming fully electric vehicles. According to the …
Zeekr, Intel’s Mobileye to collaborate on autonomous cars – goal is world’s first consumer L4 AVs by 2024
Zeekr, Geely's new premium electric brand, will collaborate with Intel subsidiary Mobileye to expand their strategic technology partnership, with a goal to deliver the world’s first consumer autonomous vehicles with Level 4 …
Volvo appoints Jim Rowan as its new CEO, president – ex-Dyson boss to take over from Håkan Samuelsson
Volvo Cars has announced the appointment of Jim Rowan as its new CEO and president from March 21, 2022. Rowan is currently the CEO and board member of Ember Technologies since February …
Electric vehicles accounted for 64.5% of all new cars sold in Norway in 2021 – Tesla Model 3 best-seller
Norway is known for its high take-up rate when it comes to electric vehicles, and the country doesn’t seem to be slowing down in this regard. Last year, the country broke its …
Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX revealed – highly efficient experimental prototype with over 1,000 km of range
After what seemed like an eternity (it was actually a year and a half), Mercedes-Benz has finally debuted the Vision EQXX, an experimental prototype designed to push the boundaries of electric vehicle …
2022 Toyota Hilux GR Sport dual-cab pick-up variant for Europe; limited-slip differential, revised suspension
Toyota has announced the GR Sport version of its European-market Hilux dual-cab pick-up truck, specified with revised suspension and driveline components. The famed pick-up truck model already wears the GR Sport moniker …
Smart EQ ForFour production ends, electric SUV next
It's the end of the road for the Smart EQ ForFour. Production of the Smart with the extra doors has ended at Renault's Novo Mesto plant in Slovenia last month, and the …
Geely Emgrand L launched in China with bold new face – 141 PS 1.4L turbo mated to CVT as standard
Geely has officially launched the Emgrand L in its home market of China. Essentially a heavily facelifted version of the now six-year-old Emgrand GL, it sits somewhere in the middle of the …
Proton Iriz Rallycross teased – based on Iriz R5 rally car, to debut this year with 600 hp and 840 Nm?
Remember the Proton Iriz R5 (now Rally2) rally car? Well, it's about to spawn a rallycross variant in the shape of the Iriz RX, which is being developed as a collaboration between …
Tesla delivered a record 308,600 vehicles in fourth quarter of 2021 – full year deliveries at 936,172 units
Tesla ended the fourth quarter of 2021 on a high by delivering a record 308,600 vehicles, which is about 28% more than the previous record of 241,300 units set in Q3 2021. …
2022 BMW iX M60 leaked – 628 PS, 480 km of range!
Photos of the range-topping BMW iX M60 have just been leaked on social media, days ahead of its scheduled global reveal. It's said to be the second fully electric BMW model to …
Tesla recalls almost 500k cars in US, 200k in China – reverse camera, self-opening front trunk are the issues
Not the kind of news we usually read about Tesla, but Elon Musk's electric car company is recalling more than 475,000 of its Model 3 and Model S EVs to fix reverse …
Koenigsegg drops new hypercar teaser, launch soon?
We're no strangers to New Year's resolutions. New year, new me, right? Well, for Koenigsegg, it didn't explicitly say "new year, new car," but a teaser released on its Instagram page certainly …
G81 BMW M3 Touring gets teased drifting in the snow
BMW has ushered in the new year by teasing a new model that will make its debut in 2022, the first-ever M3 Touring. First announced back in 2020, BMW said at the …
Tesla Model 3 to be best-selling EV in Europe for 2021
The Tesla Model 3 is on course to becoming the best-selling electric vehicle in Europe for 2021, reports Automotive News Europe. The American electric vehicle charted sales of 113,397 units as of …
Togg all-electric SUV due out in early 2023 – Turkish brand to highlight its technologies at CES 2022
Two years after revealing its prototype, Turkey's Automobile Joint Venture Group (Togg) is set to have its first fully electric SUV out on the market domestically by early 2023. According to recent …
