The new Ioniq 5 from Hyundai will be on public display at The Bullring in Birmingham, from April 23-25. Visitors will be among the first to see the new electric car in the flesh. The Ioniq 5 is Hyundai’s first dedicated electric model and will be the flag bearer for the launch of its Ioniq sub-brand. …
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Name BYD Co., Limited. (Build Your Dreams) Founded 1995 (BYD Auto: 2003) History Set up as a rechargeable battery manufacturer in 1995; Listed on Hong Kong stock exchange in 2002; Growth came from strong sales of batteries for mobile phone handsets; BYD created BYD Auto after purchasing Qinchuan Machinery Works in 2002 …
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September marks the 100th anniversary of Maybach Motorenbau GmbH’s first series production model As this year is Maybach’s 100th anniversary, Daimler has plans to commemorate the occasion with not only the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class but an electric vehicle. The new decade is even more important for another small but growing sub-brand, with the just-announced EQB the …
Press preview days were 19 & 20 April There are multiple updates to just-auto.com’s list of concepts, prototypes and production model global debuts at the Shanghai motor show following the press preview. More information about future models can be found in PLDB, just-auto’s global vehicle database. Simply click on the link at the end of …
At first glance, the Lexus NX cuts a striking silhouette giving it showroom appeal in spades. But what of its interior? Continuing just-auto/AIC’s review of interior design and technology trends, we slid inside this mid-size SUV to take a closer look.
The fourth generation Tuscon is rapidly becoming one of Hyundai’s most important global models. It isn’t just the arresting looks either, with powertrain preferences stretching from diesel and petrol engines to mild hybrid, hybrid and plug-in hybrid. What’s more, there is now an extended wheelbase model for China and for the first time, US production. …
Toyota, a senior industry sage told me years ago, is like a huge ship which, like that container ship in the Suez recently, takes a while to change direction. At the time, almost all of Toyota’s model range was still rear-drive, a decade after Europe started changing ends, and several years after most of its …
Company name Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited. (CATL) Headquarters Ningde, Fujian Province, China Founded 2011 Key people ‘Robin’ Zeng Yuqun (founder, chairman), Zhou Jia (president) Products Lithium-ion battery cells for passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and energy storage systems; battery recycling solutions Revenue Q3 2020 – CNY 12.69bn (up 0.8% compared with Q3 …
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The sound system in the Lexus NX uses Clari-Fi technology, developed by Harman. At first glance, the Lexus NX cuts a striking silhouette giving it showroom appeal in spades. But what of its interior? Continuing just-auto/AIC’s review of interior design and technology trends, we slid inside this mid-size SUV to take a closer look. Inside …
The fourth generation Tuscon is rapidly becoming one of Hyundai’s most important global models. It isn’t just the arresting looks either, with powertrain preferences stretching from diesel and petrol engines to mild hybrid, hybrid and plug-in hybrid. What’s more, there is now an extended wheelbase model for China and for the first time, US production. …