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Chinese vacuum maker Dreame plots Bugatti challenge with dual-brand hypercar strategy
Another Chinese non-car player is pulling a Xiaomi. Dreame Technology, the robotic vacuum maker, is leaping into luxury autos with...
Read moreDetailsHonda opens Resource Circularity Centre in US to keep gear out of landfills
Honda has started a first-of-its-kind Resource Circularity Centre near its Marysville and East Liberty plants in Ohio, aiming to keep...
Read moreDetailsNew Kia K4 blurs lines with new packaging
At first glance, the new Kia K4 could be mistaken for a wagon, what with its elongated and far from...
Read moreDetailsBMW’s Hungarian plant switches on for iX3
BMW will start series production of the new iX3 at its Debrecen plant in Hungary in late October, opening the...
Read moreDetailsHonda’s WN7 leads brand’s electric bike push in Europe
Honda has launched the WN7, its first electric motorcycle for Europe, signalling a step-change in the company’s two-wheel electrification plan....
Read moreDetailsTRI app prompts EV drivers to charge at cleaner times
The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) released new findings that said behavioural science-based prompts improved how drivers charged electrified vehicles in...
Read moreDetailsFord to quit ‘Glass House’ for new Dearborn HQ in November
Ford has announced it would relocate its world headquarters for the first time in nearly 70 years, moving from the...
Read moreDetailsVW delays electric Golf as battery and factory plans hit snags
Volkswagen has pushed the start of production for its all-electric ID. Golf at Wolfsburg to 2030, citing budget constraints around...
Read moreDetailsStellantis cancels full-electric Ram 1500, rebrands range-extended truck as ‘REV’
Stellantis has halted development of a full-size battery-electric Ram 1500 for North America as demand for large EV pickups slows....
Read moreDetailsElectric Nissan Micra takes to the streets of Rotterdam
Nissan’s sixth-generation Micra made its first public road runs in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, moving the story on from...
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