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VinFast, a prominent electric car manufacturer, has unveiled a bold strategy to supply one million electric vehicles (EVs) to Green SM, a rising ride-hailing service, by 2030. In addition to this, the deal stipulates the addition of four million electric…
In a historic shift, electric vehicles (EVs) constituted 57.6% of new vehicle registrations in the first quarter of this year in Singapore. This marks the first time EVs have outpaced both combustion engine and hybrid models in new registrations. The…
Nissan India Reaches Export Milestone Nissan India has marked a significant achievement with the announcement of its 1.2 millionth vehicle export. The Japanese automotive company has primarily centred its focus on the Magnite model, with occasional offerings…
Chinese vehicle manufacturer BYD has announced its largest vehicle recall to date, affecting over 115,000 vehicles from the Tang series and Yuan Pro models produced between 2015 and 2022. The recall has been triggered by concerns regarding design defects and…
Volvo Cars India has reported a significant growth of 33 percent in its sales for the first half of 2023 in India. During the period from January to June, the company delivered 1,089 cars, a notable increase from the 818 units delivered in the same period…
Volvo Cars has announced a significant surge in sales for the month of June. The company reported selling a total of 66,379 cars worldwide, marking a 33% increase compared to the same period last year. A major contributor to this is the demand for Volvo’s…
Vietnamese firms spent over $903 million in the first quarter importing 41,780 completely-built-up (CBU) cars, according to a report by the General Statistics Office (GSO). The cumulative import turnover of CBU cars in Q1 2023 increased by 76% in volume and…
Skoda cars are expected to be imported from the Czech Republic and sold from May before being assembled there, according to Skoda Vietnam sources. In the C-segment, CUV Karoq, one of the company’s bestselling models, will compete with the Hyundai Tucson, Kia…
Indonesia surpassed Thailand as Vietnam’s largest car exporter in 2022, with 72,671 cars exported. According to statistics released by Vietnam Customs, Vietnam imported 173,467 cars in 2022, an 8.5% increase from 2021. Indonesia, Thailand and China were the…
Google has been building radars for a while. Remember the ill-fated Pixel 4 smartphone which came with the project soli radar that was used for an advanced face unlocking system? That phone was ill-fated as it couldn’t be launched in many countries like India…
German auto brand Audi is recalling 104 cars in Vietnam due to a lock nut issue on the rear suspension that could cause a loss of control and crash. Certain lock nuts on the trailing arm of the rear axle can break due to corrosion, which can change the wheel…
Volvo Cars is taking an ethical stand for animal welfare in its fully electric cars. Starting with the new C40 Recharge, all-new fully electric Volvo models will be completely leather-free. In the coming years, Volvo Cars will launch a completely new family…
It is no secret that Apple is lagging behind the likes of Google, Aurora, Cruise, Tesla, and many more when it comes down to self-driving technology. It even lost its lead of project titan aka the Apple Car project – Doug Field – to Ford recently. But now…
General Motors Co’s venture capital arm has invested millions of dollars in Oculii, a U.S. startup maker of software for radar sensors used in self-driving cars, Oculii co-founder Steven Hong said. GM can use Oculii’s low-cost software to boost the resolution…
Honda Cars India plans to increase the prices of its entire model range effective from August 2021. As reported by PTI, the Japanese automaker has cited an increase in input cost as the primary reason for the price hike. The carmaker looks to offset the…
Great Wall Motor is targeting an annual sales of 4 million vehicles in 2025, Chairman Wei Jianjun said on Monday, as China’s top pickup truck maker sees an increase in the demand for leisure use. Great Wall’s revenue is expected to reach 600 billion yuan…
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