WM Motor to enter Indonesia next year with EX5 SUV
Weltmeister EX5 Chinese electric vehicle company WM Motor will be making its entry into the Indonesia market next year, as it prepares to bring the Weltmeister brand of vehicles into the country. …
Ford ends vehicle production for India market; engine manufacturing for export to continue until Q2 2022
Ford has announced that it is ceasing vehicle manufacturing operations for the India market effective immediately. Manufacturing at the Sanand vehicle assembly facility for export markets will end by the fourth quarter …
Gran Turismo 7 zooms onto PS4, PS5 March 4 – return to Campaign mode, tuning, time and weather change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeznj47iZGg Fans of the Gran Turismo series have been waiting for a better look at the next instalment, Gran Turismo 7, ever since the racing simulator was announced last year. Their prayers …
Toyota Corolla Cross receives a different face in Japan
The Toyota Corolla Cross has already gone on sale in several ASEAN markets as well as in the United States, but is noticeably absent in Japan. Previous reports suggest that the TNGA-C-based …
Volvo’s Recharge PHEV powertrain upgraded – bigger 18.8 kWh battery, up to 90 km EV range, 455 hp for T8
Volvo has upgraded its Recharge plug-in hybrid powertrain to deliver significantly more electric driving range, lower CO2 emissions, increased performance and enhanced driveability. Available in two specifications – T6 and T8 – …
Aston Martin F1 to race with 007 livery in Italian GP – celebrates end-September release of No Time to Die
Ever since a Silver Birch DB5 shot to international fame in Goldfinger in 1964, Aston Martin has been inextricably linked to the James Bond series of films. Now, with several of Gaydon's …
Hyundai Ioniq 7 teased – large EV SUV arrives in 2024
When Hyundai announced its Ioniq electric vehicle sub-brand last August, the Korean automaker said there would be three models to make up the initial range of offerings, all built on the company’s …
Toyota Land Cruiser 300 – wait list up to FOUR years!
Aspiring owners of the brand new Toyota Land Cruiser 300 are in for some terrible news. The Japanese automaker has formally announced that the lack of parts and global semiconductor crunch is …
2022 Ford Ranger teased – new truck coming this year
It's finally happening – Ford has released official teasers of the all-new Ranger ahead of a reveal later this year, with global sales due to kick off next year. The fourth-generation pick-up …
BMW iX – first EV to get Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System, the most advanced in a car!
BMW has announced that the iX SUV will be getting the Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System, making it the first fully electric vehicle to get the British audio company's top-end …
2022 Mazda CX-5 facelift leaked in China – Dec debut?
The second-generation Mazda CX-5 has been around since 2016, and based on leaked images posted to China’s Autospy, it looks like the SUV will receive a facelift in 2021 for the 2022 …
2022 Honda Integra in China is a Civic with a new face
When Acura announced that it would be reviving the storied Integra name, this is not what we had in mind. It turns out that Honda has other ideas in China, as images …
Lotus Emira GT4 race car revealed – 2022 track debut
Lotus has revealed a new competition-spec GT4 challenger based on the Emira sports car, which debut in July. Almost all modern Lotus road cars have had race-ready siblings, so it was just …
China carmakers excel in Euro NCAP crash safety test
Lynk & Co and Nio have proved that China-made cars are truly capable of competing at the world level. This follows the top ratings the Lynk & Co 01 and Nio ES8 …
Honda to start testing self-driving car service in Japan
Honda has just announced that it will be starting a trial programme for autonomous vehicles in Japan, which will take place in Utsunomiya City and Haga Town in the Tochigi Prefecture. The …
Continental Conti GreenConcept tyre debuts in Munich – uses over 50% sustainable materials, retreadable
Continental has unveiled the Conti GreenConcept at this year’s IAA Mobility (also known as the Munich Motor Show), which is a conceptual study that leverages both current and emerging technologies when it …
Computer chip shortage could extend through 2023
The semiconductor chip shortage that has put a pinch on the global automotive industry as well as others could stretch until 2023 before it is fully resolved, automaker executives said at the …
2022 Subaru BRZ 2.4L priced from RM119k in Australia
Subaru Australia has announced the pricing for the all-new BRZ ahead of its launch in the first quarter of 2022. Two variants will be available, starting with the BRZ at AUD$38,990 (RM119k) …
Mercedes-Benz EQC Sedan not coming until at least 2024 with MMA platform – no fully electric W206
The Mercedes-Benz EQ line-up of electric vehicles has grown to be a pretty comprehensive one, with the EQS leading the charge, joined by the EQE only recently. Both EVs are underpinned by …
Obrist HyperHybrid – range-extended electric vehicle powertrain shown with engine “smoother than V12”
We all know that the future is very much electric. With ever larger batteries and faster charging technologies, range anxiety is becoming less and less of an issue. But long-range electric vehicles …
