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Subaru shifts investment focus from EVs to hybrids

Subaru is set to scale back near-term electric vehicle (EV) investment and shift more resources to hybrids under a revised …
Intense competition drags Tesla’s China sales to lowest point in three years

Tesla’s China sales have reportedly fallen to 26,000 vehicles in the month of October, its lowest monthly level in three …
GM to close in-house service operations in Korea

GM Korea Company, the South Korean subsidiary of US automaker General Motors (GM), reportedly plans to shut down its in-house …
KG Mobility to assemble vehicles in Algeria

South Korean automaker KG Mobility (KGM – formerly SsangYong) has agreed to set up a vehicle assembly plant in Algeria, …
China’s car market finally registers a slight decline

Retail sales of passenger vehicles in China, including sedans, MPVs, and SUVs, declined by 0.8% year-on-year to 2.27 million units …

Caterham Seven – a rip-roaring roadster

The first thing to know about getting into any Caterham Seven is how cosy the fit is. In fact, taller …
Nexteer expands Bengaluru centre with driveline validation facility

Nexteer Automotive has expanded its India Technical Centre (INTC) by adding driveline physical validation capabilities, further developing its engineering and …
Geely Auto rolls out EX2 electric hatchback in Brazil

Chinese carmaker Geely Auto Group has introduced its compact electric hatchback, the EX2, in the Brazilian market. Built on the company’s …
Italy grants conditional approval to Tata Motors’ €3.8bn purchase of Iveco

Italy has conditionally cleared the sale of truck manufacturer Iveco to Tata Motors, according to a parliamentary document cited by …
Toyota shows ninth generation Hilux

Toyota has shown its new Hilux, the ninth generation for the pickup model. The new range includes the first battery electric …
Toyota delays Japanese EV battery plant again – report

Toyota Motor has deferred its planned electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan for the second time, Nikkei …
Mazda reports FY26 H1 net loss on US tariffs

Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corporation has reported a 6% decline in global revenues to JPY2,238.5 billion in the in the …
Fleet Preview: Renault Twingo E-Tech

Exterior Think of the Renault Twingo, and you’ll probably be thinking of the second- and third-generation cars that were sold in …
Japan’s vehicle market declines by 2% in October

Japan’s new vehicle market shrank by 1.8% year-on-year to 395,189 units in October 2025, down from 402,310 units in the …
Renault legend Louis Schweitzer passes away at 83

Renault Group has said it was deeply saddened to learn of the death, at the age of 83, of Louis …