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FAW-Toyota, a joint venture between Chinese manufacturer FAW and Japanese carmaker Toyota, plans to launch an all-electric sedan called bZ3 in China. The motors and the battery are to be supplied by BYD. The Chinese Ministry of Industry and ...

Lawrence Hamilton to lead Genesis in Europe

Lawrence Hamilton will become the new European head of Hyundai’s Genesis brand on 1 September. Hamilton takes over from Dominique Boesch, who is leaving the company to pursue new challenges. “With his long-time experience in the auto industry, Lawrence ...

Xiaomi may build electric cars with BAIC in Beijing

Xiaomi appears in talks with BAIC to collaborate on producing electric vehicles and is exploring options to take a stake in a Hyundai plant, according to media reports. The technology company aims to make electric cars by 2024 but ...

Kia allows sneak peeks of the EV9 to premiere early 2023

Kia has given some insights into the final test programme of the EV9 and announced its world premiere for the first quarter of 2023. Test drives with camouflaged prototypes are currently still taking place in South Korea. Kia announced ...

Audi to join Formula 1 in 2026

Audi will compete in Formula 1 from 2026. As the manufacturer has now officially announced, its own hybrid drive unit is being developed for this purpose at Audi Sport’s Motorsport Competence Centre in Neuburg an der Donau. Around half ...

Mercedes kicks off production of the EQS in the USA

Mercedes-Benz has given the go-ahead for the production of the EQS SUV. The SUV offshoot of the all-electric EQS is now being produced at the US plant in Tuscaloosa for the global markets. The Stuttgart company had already started ...

Tesla Model Y with RWD now available in Germany

Tesla has added a new basic version with rear-wheel drive to the configurator for the Model Y in Europe. In Germany, the new model variant costs 53,990 euros. It is unclear whether the new variant will come from Grünheide ...

ZF looks to sell People Mover and e-axle business

Automotive supplier ZF is looking to sell off parts of its prestige project ‘People Mover’ and electric axle business. At least for the axle division, ZF has confirmed that a sale of shares is under consideration. According to a ...

BYD to offer three electric models in Europe

BYD recently announced its market entry with passenger car models in a number of European countries. German media has now leaked exactly which models the Chinese manufacturer plans to offer in Europe. According to the report, BYD’s service in ...

EU project REEsilience to strengthen rare earth supply chain

The new EU project REEsilience for rare-earth-based magnetic materials focuses on the supply chain in Europe. These magnets are crucial in building wind turbines, sensors, and, more so, electric vehicles. Magnetic rare earth elements (REE) such as neodymium form ...

Kia EV6 GT to hit the US this winter

Kia just debuted the EV6 GT at a motorsport event in the States, saying this most potent offspring of the EV6 family will hit the US market this winter. Pricing has yet to be revealed, but the spec sheet ...

Nissan starts Formula E with new driver duo

Nissan will start the upcoming Formula E season with a new driver duo. The current drivers Maximilian Günther and Sebastien Buemi will be replaced by Norman Nato and Sacha Fenestraz. Norman Nato from France was already a regular driver ...

Great Wall Motor’s Haval brand to go fully electric by 2030

Yet another Chinese car manufacturer has now announced that it will stop selling pure combustion vehicles. Great Wall Motor’s Haval brand will focus exclusively on the sale of New Energy Vehicles (NEV) from 2030. Pure electric (BEV), fuel cell ...

Xpeng increases both turnover and losses

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has just presented its financial data for the second quarter of 2022. Compared to the same period last year, sales and revenue almost doubled while losses also increased. Xpeng delivered 34,422 cars from ...

Hongqi signs sales partnership in the Netherlands

Hongqi is the next Chinese car brand to enter the European market with electric cars. The FAW Group subsidiary brand has been present in Norway since January 2022 and has now entered into a cooperation with Stern Premium Car ...

Mercedes launches sales of the EQE in China

Mercedes-Benz has started selling the EQE in China. Three rear-wheel drive variants are on offer, one of which offers a maximum CLTC range of 752 kilometres and the other two versions a range of 717 kilometres. The CLTC is ...

Lincoln presents autonomous EV concept

With the Model L100 Concept, the Ford brand Lincoln has presented a futuristic car concept for the era of autonomous driving – with an electric drive, of course. The Model L100 Concept pays homage to Lincoln’s first luxury vehicle, ...

Smart announces Brabus-tuned version of the #1

The all-electric Smart #1, which was presented in April, has been refined by the tuning company Brabus. The aim is not only to improve the car’s appearance, but also to increase its performance. While Smart only mentions the design ...

Fisker looks to expand production of the ‘Ocean’

The electric car startup Fisker has announced that it is considering increasing production at contract manufacturer Magna in Graz beyond the previously planned 50,000 units per year from 2024 due to the high level of interest in its Ocean ...

Lucid launches performance subsidiary ‘Sapphire’

The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has introduced its new performance subsidiary brand Sapphire. It will debut with a three-motor version of the Air electric sedan, which is expected to rival the Tesla Model S Plaid. The Lucid ...

Geely targets 50% electric sales by 2023

The Chinese carmaker Geely is accelerating its transition to electric vehicles, as was revealed in the company’s financial report for the first half of 2022. The company aims to make 50 per cent of its overall sales electric by ...

Norwegian VW importer to stop selling combustion vehicles

The Norwegian Volkswagen importer Møller Mobility Group has decided to only import electric cars from 1 January 2024. The sale of combustion engines and plug-in hybrids is to be discontinued. This would mean that Volkswagen in Norway would say ...

Acura announces Ultium-based electric vehicle

Honda’s Acura subsidiary brand announces its first all-electric model. The electric SUV will be called Acura ZDX and is scheduled for market launch in 2024. Acura provides a preview of the electric vehicle in the form of the Precision ...

Tesla cuts down on delivery times in China

Tesla has shortened the forecast delivery times for all Model Y and Model 3 variants produced in China by an average of around four weeks. The modifications at the Shanghai plant to increase production rates are apparently having an ...

GKN Automotive presents new powertrain test bench

GKN Automotive has developed a new test bench for powertrain components of electric vehicles. According to GKN, the new real-time test bench at the Offenbach site can handle the extreme drive forces and higher torque of electrified powertrains. Conventional ...

FIA increases hybrid share of the Formula 1

The FIA has approved the engine regulations for Formula 1 from 2026. The electric share of hybrid drives will then increase to up to 50 per cent, and the combustion engines must also run on 100 per cent “sustainable ...

Evergrande NEV still stuck in financial difficulties

Evergrande New Energy Vehicle, the electric car division of Chinese real estate group Evergrande, is apparently still in trouble and could be taken over by another carmaker. According to the report, first suppliers are already insisting on full payment ...

Xiaomi to use BYD & CATL batteries for first BEV

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has reportedly chosen CATL and BYD as battery suppliers for its first electric car. According to the report, Xiaomi is planning two variants with 400 and 800 volts battery voltage for its first electric vehicle ...

Dodge shows off a preview of the battery-electric Charger

A day after unveiling its first electrified model, the Hornet compact SUV, which is also offered as a PHEV, Stellantis brand Dodge is offering a first glimpse of the Charger’s all-electric future. The glimpse comes in the form of ...

BMW has started testing a 4-e-motor AWD system

BMW’s sports car division BMW M has unveiled a technology carrier based on the BMW i4 M50 with a modified body in which “innovative drive and chassis control systems” are to be tested. These developments could later be used ...

Polestar to release the O2 concept as the Polestar 6

The Swedish-Chinese electric brand Polestar has confirmed that the electric convertible concept O2 will be built in series. The market launch of the model, then called Polestar 6, is planned for 2026. Polestar presented the high-performance electric convertible for ...

Dodge presents its first electrified vehicle model

The Stellantis subsidiary Dodge has presented its first electrified model. The Dodge Hornet compact SUV is also offered as a plug-in hybrid in the R/T variant with a 15.5 kWh battery pack and more than 30 miles (48 km) ...

Hyundai to release two <€20,000 compact BEVs in Europe

<img alt="hyundai to release two According to media reports, Hyundai is working on two electric small cars for the European market, which are to replace the i10 combustion model and be offered for under 20,000 euros. So far, only the ...

Next.e.GO Mobile is headed to Macedonia

The German electric car manufacturer Next.e.GO Mobile has signed an agreement with the Republic of Northern Macedonia to establish a production facility in the country. Next.e.GO Mobile’s micro-factory in Northern Macedonia is to be built near the town of ...

Volvo secures the rights to ‘EXC90’ model name

The first pictures of the patent application for a large Volvo SUV have appeared on the Internet. Volvo has also registered the name ‘EXC90’ with the European Patent Office. This fuels speculation about the purely electric successor generation – ...

VW & Mahindra sign MEB component supply agreement

The Volkswagen Group and Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra have signed a term sheet for the supply of MEB components for Mahindra’s new Inglo all-electric vehicle platform. Mahindra has also provided a preview of the first five models. The term ...

WRX Championship starts its first all-electric season

The FIA World Rallycross Championship (WRX) has started its first all-electric season in Hell, Norway. Johan Kristoffersson won the season opener at the traditional Norwegian race track last weekend. The World Automobile Federation had already announced the start of ...

Texan startup to design electric off-roader with GM powertrain

Volcon, a Texas-based off-road electric vehicle startup, will equip all of its models with General Motors powertrains. The company offers two- and four-wheeled electric vehicles for off-road use that are equipped with battery modules and other electric drive system ...

GAC launches electric drive subsidiary

The Chinese car company GAC Group is investing 2.16 billion yuan (312 million euros) in setting up a subsidiary for the production of electric drive systems. The new subsidiary plans to build production lines with an annual capacity of ...

VW Commercial Vehicles begins prepping for ID.Buzz variant production

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has prepared the first areas of production at its plant in Hanover for future variants of the ID. Buzz. The modernisation measures at the plant were carried out during a three-week summer break. The specific variants, ...

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