We are already used to cheap car copies from China, but the latest model offered on Alibaba has "stepped up the game". For only 2,710 euros, you get a not-so-faithful copy of the Range Rover, in a much smaller package with a range of 200 kilometers. Copies of famous cars coming from China are not rare. A good number of…
Global sales of electric cars continue to grow at record numbers. According to EV-Volumes, 847,590 new vehicles were registered in August, which is 60 percent more than in the same period in 2021. Globally, the market share increased to 15 percent (11 percent fully electric and four percent plug-in hybrids). By the end of August, a total of more than…
As expected, the visual changes compared to the current model are minimal. Halfway through its life cycle, Mercedes refreshed the entire A-Class range, including the sedan version. Cosmetic changes are minor and include slightly revised headlights with optional LED lights along with a redesigned radiator grille with a texture made up of miniature three-pointed stars. At the rear, the German…
The modern version of the famous car will premiere on October 17. Thirty years after the end of production of the original "four", the French manufacturer will present its new take on the Renault 4 at the 2022 Paris Motor Show. A team of designers working under the baton of Gilles Vidal, Renault's vice president of design, created a modern…
Most new vehicles sold in Europe and America are equipped with automatic emergency braking (AEB) as standard. However, new tests of the capabilities of this safety system have shown that it fails when it is most needed - at higher speeds. Technology that uses radar, cameras or LiDAR to spot potentially dangerous situations has proven to be great at reducing…
Sunday, 02 October 2022 04:27

New car buyers trust Toyota

J.D. Power's 2022 Car Brand Loyalty Study has just been released, and among new car buyers, one brand stands out as a favorite. Actually, there are four of them, but only one dominates the two categories of this established research. That brand is Toyota, although Ford recorded the highest percentage of loyal customers by a slight margin compared to the…
BMW has released the first photo of the exclusive Label Red version of the new XM model. Label Red will make the XM the most powerful hybrid crossover on the market. As the nameplate says, the car will be recognizable by its matte black paint and plenty of red accents that aren't available on the standard BMW XM variant. BMW…
Thursday, 29 September 2022 05:38

Mazda is leaving Russia

Asian media reports that Mazda will sell its stake in the Russian joint venture to local carmaker Sollers. The Japanese automaker has been looking for ways to wind down its Russian operations since the invasion of Ukraine in February. In March, they confirmed that the export of parts to the Vladivostok factory would end and that production would cease when…

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