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Honda takes ‘Made-in-India’ Elevate SUV to its home bastion of Japan

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Read more Honda Elevate is the SUV that the brand currently has in its lineup. Honda Cars India has launched the Elevate in Japan which is their home market. This is the first time in Honda Cars India’s business that a car is being exported from India to Japan. litre, four-cylinder naturally aspirated unit.

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Galaxy quest: Yet another Chinese brand headed to Australia and its pricing could be out of this world

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Voracious Chinese auto giant Geely has announced the all-new 2024 Galaxy E5 electric SUV will spearhead its fledgling new brand’s global expansion including to Australia. 2025 Galaxy E5 SUV. 2025 Galaxy E5 SUV. More impressive, it is also one of three all-new models that will be introduced in 2024.

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Mitsubishi wants to launch Australia’s cheapest electric car, but there’s a very expensive reason it might not

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Westcott, who has worked in the renewable energy sector converting a coal-fired power station to run on bio-mass in his native South Africa, confirmed he had lobbied federal government ministers on the issue. “We I have a car that’s ready to go.” We need a more holistic solution to the problem,” he said. “We

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China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

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To be distributed in Australia by independent BLK Auto, JAC has already commenced sales here with the N55EV electric van and will follow with the turbo diesel T9 Hunter dual cab ute in mid-2023. EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: EV ute overload: The electric pickup trucks coming soon READ MORE: Why electric cars will be more capable off-road.

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BYD confirms Shark electric pickup name as Ford F-150 Lightning rival in latest teaser

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Electrek’s Take Although BYD is best known for its low-cost electric cars, like the Dolphin or Seagull, it is expanding into key segments like mid-size SUVs, luxury, and pickups. The Shark will look to take market share from Toyota’s Hilux and Isuzu’s D-MAX in key markets like Thailand, Australia, and South Africa.

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Development of autonomous cars is steadily progressing with AI as an accelerator, says Sven Lanwer, XC expert from Bosch – ET Auto

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Then why should people think of driverless cars? Maybe driverless cars would work well in other parts of the world. But do you think driverless cars make sense for the Indian market right now or going forward? Q: We have been talking about driverless cars for six or seven years. Yeah, a very interesting question.

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Rivian taps ex-Porsche and Apple vet to lead R2, R3 EV platform development

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Mittelbach brings over 20 years of experience from Mercedes, serving as plant manager in East London and South Africa. Rivian’s COO, Frank Klein, described Materazzo’s experience in auto manufacturing as “second to none.” Source: Rivian FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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