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Japan to give new subsidies for domestic EV battery output
06 September 2024
TOKYO: Japan will hand out more subsidies for electric-vehicle battery production, pledging as much as $2.4 billion in support for related projects by Toyota motor and other major ...
Car buyers warm to hybrid-only Camry, buoying Toyota’s US sa...
06 September 2024
LOS ANGELES: Toyota Motor Corp.’s decision last year to make America’s best-selling sedan only available as a hybrid was provocative at the time, but its latest monthly sales numbe...
South Korea mandates disclosure of EV battery makers
06 September 2024
SEOUL: South Korea will make it mandatory for electric car makers to disclose the names of their battery suppliers and manufacturing technology in an effort to alleviate concerns o...
Volvo EX90 ready for customer deliveries, ES90 on the horizo...
06 September 2024
GOTHENBURG: Volvo chose the Sept 4 reveal of the refreshed XC90 to announce that the electric version, the EX90, is ready to be delivered to customers.
Following its world debut...
Volvo unveils refreshed XC90 with advanced hybrid tech and e...
06 September 2024
GOTHENBURG: Volvo officially unveiled the new XC90 on Sept 4.
The updated SUV, now available for order, will begin production in late 2024, with first customer deliveries expect...
EVs no longer need subsidies, Indian Minister says
06 September 2024
NEW DELHI: India no longer needs to subsidize electric vehicles as falling battery costs make them increasingly competitive, Federal Road Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
"Demand ha...
Thai EV sales to miss target
06 September 2024
BANGKOK: Thailand’s electric vehicle sales are set to miss target this year as lenders turn more cautious in sanctioning new auto loans with the nation’s household debt hovering ne...
Nio defies EV slowdown as sales nearly double
06 September 2024
SHANGHAI: Nio Inc. said revenue almost doubled in the second quarter after the Chinese manufacturer saw strong sales of its electric vehicles.
Sales surged to 17.5 billion yuan ...
Europe pulls back from EV shift
06 September 2024
WOLFSBURG: Europe is stalling for time in the electric-car race as the region’s automakers struggle with the transition and politicians become wary of fueling voter frustrations.
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Tesla to release full self-driving in China, Europe early 20...
06 September 2024
BEIJING: Tesla Inc. plans to launch the advanced driver assistance system that it calls Full Self Driving technology in China and Europe in the first quarter of next year, pending ...
Toyota RAV4 hits sales record in Australia
06 September 2024
SYDNEY: Toyota’s RAV4 has achieved its highest monthly sales in the model’s 30-year history, making it Australia’s best-selling vehicle for the month of August.
A total of 6,712...
BYD Seal Dynamic launched at RM163,800, Atto 3 enhanced and ...
06 September 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: BYD Malaysia has expanded its electric vehicle (EV) lineup with the entry-level Seal Dynamic and enhanced Atto 3 sports utility vehicle (SUV).
Launched at the Buki...
Drive the Volvo EX30 at KL Base, Sungai Besi on Sept 26-29
06 September 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo Car Malaysia will be giving customers the opportunity to get in the driver’s seat of the new, fully electric Volvo EX30 SUV at a massive, first-of-its-kind laun...
Hyundai Santa Fe FL (CKD): 2.2L Diesel and 1.6L Hybrid, RM18...
06 September 2024
PETALING JAYA: The locally assembled (CKD) facelifted Hyundai Santa Fe lineup is open for booking.
Hyundai in Malaysia is offering an early bird discount of RM10,000 for the fir...
2025 updated Porsche Taycan: from RM575K, up to 678km WLTP, ...
06 September 2024
SINGAPORE: Porsche introduces the extensively updated all-electric Taycan range to the Southeast Asian region, with a suite of upgrades across all areas.
These upgrades mean the...
New car sales decline in Germany as demand for EVs drops
05 September 2024
BERLIN: Sales of new cars in Germany declined sharply in August compared to the same month last year, largely as a result of weak demand for electric vehicles, figures released by ...
Volvo abandons plan to sell only all-electric cars by 2030
05 September 2024
GOTHENBURG: Volvo has abandoned its ambition to sell only fully electric cars by 2030.
The Swedish company announced on Wednesday it is now aiming for 90-100% of its global sale...
China EVs, hybrids to cement sales lead over petrol cars
05 September 2024
BEIJING: Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles in China likely surged in August, surpassing faltering deliveries of conventional petrol cars for the second month in a row.
Sales...
Germany hit by VW’s slow decline
05 September 2024
WOLFSBURG: On a Monday afternoon in mid-August, workers at Volkswagen AG’s electric vehicle factory in Zwickau shuttled stony-faced between car frames and platforms.
The plant w...
GM to launch 1st ethanol-capable hybrid-flex cars in Brazil
05 September 2024
SAO PAULO, Brazil: General Motors said on Wednesday that it would begin producing its first-ever hybrid-flex vehicles that can run on 100% ethanol or gasoline alongside their batte...
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