The first images of BYD’s incoming dual-cab ute have appeared in China, with local media digging up new patent images that capture the HiLux and Ranger-fighting ute in all its digital glory. These are actually more revealing than some patent imagery, with pretty much the full dual-cab ute on display here, allowing CarNewsChina to even…
Fisker Inc. announced that it intends to open its first Fisker Lounge in Shanghai, China, continuing the roll-out of its China business. “China is an incredibly important market for us,” Chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker said. “We are delivering vehicles in the US and Europe, but our goal since the company was established in 2016…
He said that with the success of US-based storage chip maker Micron’s investment in India, the entire world has become very comfortable about India’s capability. The country’s first electronic chip manufacturing plant is expected to be in place within a year, according to Union Telecom and IT Minister Aswhini Vaishnaw. The government has initially earmarked…
The drop in chip imports came amid increased export controls by the Joe Biden administration. China’s semiconductor imports dropped 14.6% (year-on-year) in the first nine months this year amid tightened US export controls, the media reported on Saturday. China imported 355.9 billion units of integrated circuits (ICs) from January to September, down from 416.7 billion…
In August, global sales of plug-in electric cars exceeded 1.2 million units, which was the third best result ever (almost a new record). According to EV-Volumes data, shared by Jose Pontes, 1,238,484 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered globally in August (45 percent more than a year ago). That’s about 18 percent of the…
During the third quarter of 2023, Porsche delivered 19,988 cars in the United States, which is 20.5 percent more than a year ago and the second-strongest quarterly result in the company’s history. The year-to-date result is 56,323 (up 15 percent year-over-year). Porsche’s all-electric car sales also improved (finally, after six consecutive quarters of year-over-year decline)….
In September, new passenger car registrations in Germany amounted to 224,502 – basically on par with the volume a year ago. During the first nine months of 2023, 2,138,066 new cars were registered (up 14.5 percent year-over-year). Meanwhile, the plug-in electric car segment experienced a significant decrease in new registrations last month due to the…
The 2024 Lexus TX is exactly what it needs to be—almost, in one of its versions. It’s a big, boxy three-row SUV with adult-size space in all rows, wide-opening doors, loads of flat-folding cargo versatility, and low lift heights—plus a TX 500h hybrid version, as well as an available TX 550h+ plug-in hybrid version that…
With the world’s first public crash test involving two fully electric vehicles, Mercedes-Benz is going above and beyond not only the legal requirements but also those of the ratings industry. Euro NCAP stipulates a frontal impact test using a 1,400 kg trolley with an aluminium honeycomb barrier replicating the front of another vehicle. In accordance…
The BEST has completed the bidding for the 250 new single decker electric AC buses and the procurement will be within six months for which infrastructure for charging and parking are being planned, he added. The BEST is facing a new crisis — of not having adequate Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points for its new…
