Lotus EV division enters SPAC deal, will list on Nasdaq
Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Lotus Technology, a division of Lotus responsible for development of electric vehicles, is about to go public via a SPAC deal.
VW And SAIC Extend Deal To 2040, Plan New Hybrids And Range-Extender EVs, End Controversial Xinjiang Plant
Carscoops
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Volkswagen and China’s SAIC have signed a deal extending their partnership to 2040. And this week, on the 40th anniversary of that original deal, the pair have signed up to extend their joint venture to 2040. The pair announced their recommitment to the joint venture 40 years after teaming up.
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Prejudging No-Credit Buyers is Costing You Deals
AutoSuccessOnline
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Anyone who’s ever sold cars for a living has had this experience: a customer walks into your showroom, they express great interest in a particular vehicle, then the deal falls apart practically before it even begins. The post Prejudging No-Credit Buyers is Costing You Deals appeared first on AutoSuccessOnline.
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Ford patents its steer-by-wire system
Motor Authority
DECEMBER 29, 2024
Ford is following other automakers in developing a steer-by-wire system, a recently discovered patent filing shows. But it deals not with steer-by-wire as a concept. The filing in question was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nov.
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Toyota forms technical partnership with Haas F1 team
Motor Authority
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Toyota Gazoo Racing becomes Haas F1 team's Official Technical Partner Deal will provide Toyota drivers, mechanics, and engineers with F1 experience Collaboration includes vehicle development, data analysis, wind tunnel testing, and design of carbon-fiber parts Toyota hasn't raced in Formula 1 since 2009, but its chairman, Akio Toyoda, the man who. (..)
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How Mercedes F1 boffins are rewriting the EV battery rule book
Autocar
APRIL 15, 2025
Based at Brixworth, the firm was formed to develop methanol-fuel Indycar engines but soon branched into Formula 1 and eventually sold its F1 division to Mercedes-Benz. Today, as Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP), its playing a major part in developing what could be the most advanced EV battery yet.
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Foxconn Gearing Up To Build Four New EVs, Including Two From Japanese Brands
Carscoops
MARCH 18, 2025
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn has revealed it’s close to inking deals with two Japanese car manufacturers to design and manufacture a pair of EVs. Foxconn will use its “contract design and manufacturing services (CDMS) business model” in the development of these new EVs.
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2025 Ram 1500: Six-cylinder pickup finally confirmed for Australian launch
CarExpert
DECEMBER 9, 2024
100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. litre twin-turbo engine (named SST SO) produces 313kW and 636Nm, while a high-output version (called SST HO) develops 403kW and 706Nm. Browse now. The standard-output 3.0-litre
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Electric Nissan Micra unwrapped: Renault 5 twin due this year
Autocar
MARCH 26, 2025
New Micra is twinned with the Renault 5 but references the early-2000s K12 Micra New electric supermini was designed in London and will be built in France, alongside Renault 5 The Nissan Micra will return this year as an electric car twinned with the Renault 5 ,developed with a focus on the European market.
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Leapmotor launches C10 with sharp driveaway pricing
CarExpert
DECEMBER 16, 2024
SPONSORED Leapmotor is launching sharper drive-away deals for its new C10 mid-sized electric SUV. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now.
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Ford pausing F-150 Lightning production again
CarExpert
NOVEMBER 3, 2024
100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. In August, Ford said this would better allow it to capitalise on lower-cost battery technology “and take advantage of other cost breakthroughs while the market continues to develop”. Browse now.
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Subaru sticks to its guns against increasing competition
CarExpert
APRIL 11, 2025
Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. One is its symmetrical all-wheel drive system, a full-time setup developed and honed by Subaru seen in all its models in Australia bar the rear-wheel drive BRZ. Browse now. per cent being hybrids.
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Jeff Bezos Secretly Backs EV Maker Building A $25K Pickup For The Masses
Carscoops
APRIL 9, 2025
Zoom, which has been acquired by Amazon, is developing a robotaxi Nevertheless, it has reportedly being hiring a number of employees in Detroit, among them from legacy automakers like GM , Ford, and Stellantis, as well as not-so-successful startups such as Fisker and Canoo. In fact, it has so far invested more than $1.3
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BYD launching longer-range Blade EV battery in 2025
CarExpert
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. In April , Fast Technology reported BYD’s battery subsidiary FinDreams had developed a new-generation Blade pack to be about 25 per cent more efficient than the current packs. Browse now.
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New AC Cobras to be built at former Saab facility
Autocar
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
As well as building Cobras (additional to those madein the UK),it will offer AC access to Trollhttans R&D facilities and test track to aid the development of future models. The deal comes as the British sports car makerdrastically expands its line-up, reintroducing the junior Ace model with petrol and electric powertrains.
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China May Force Major Automakers To Merge
Carscoops
APRIL 4, 2025
By pooling development and manufacturing resources, the thinking goes, these companies could become more competitive, especially against agile private-sector brands. The commission oversees approximately 100 state-owned enterprises, such as Chongqing Changan Automobile, Dongfeng Motor Corp, and China FAW Group, Nikkei Asia reports. .
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Electric Toyota HiLux lands in Australia
CarExpert
OCTOBER 28, 2024
100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now.
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Ford Halts F-150 Lightning Production Until 2025 Over Weak EV Demand
Carscoops
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Ford is temporarily shutting down F-150 Lightning production as part of a plan to deal with lukewarm demand for electric vehicles that is causing problems for multiple automakers. It will concentrate on developing smaller models and hybrids instead.
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2026 BYD Shark 6 upgrade will see it match HiLux, Ranger towing capacity
CarExpert
OCTOBER 30, 2024
” 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. “Everything that BYD develops is based on market feedback, when we detect demand in the market we will expand on that [an off-road focused ute].” It can tow up to 3.5 Browse now.
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1,526-HP Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Is $40K Cheaper Than Initially Announced
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
That makes the Ultra around one quarter the price of the Taycan, which develops less power and was slower around the Shanghai International Circuit. The triple-motor Ultra gets a single 386 hp (392 PS / 288 kW) power unit in the nose and a pair of 570 hp (578 PS / 425 kW) motors at the back.
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Nissan Patrol: Australians finally get the high-tech interior they’ve missed out on
CarExpert
APRIL 14, 2025
The current Y62 Patrol was first released in the Middle East in 2010 and arrived in Australia in 2013, but it didnt receive a cabin update until last year , after Nissan partnered with Melbourne-based firm Directed Technologies to develop an infotainment system with smartphone connectivity via third-party equipment. Browse now.
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Ram 1500 fends off new rivals to retain Australian sales crown
CarExpert
JANUARY 5, 2025
” 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. We know the US pickup market in Australia is getting more competitive, but we remain absolutely committed to this segment.” Browse now.
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Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi in talks to merge: Official
Drive.com
DECEMBER 23, 2024
The deal would represent a step beyond a technical alliance Nissan and Renault have operated since 1999 , with Mitsubishi joining in 2016 , which sees the brands hold stakes in each other, but remain separate entities. ” Earlier this year Honda and Nissan commenced discussions into a partnership focused on electric-car development.
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RAC Approved Dealers get AI-enhanced imaging technology
Motor Trader
APRIL 15, 2025
Lee Coomber, RAC client director at Assurant, a premier global protection company that works with the RAC in the warranty and aftersales sector, explained that the new development builds on a collaboration first established two years ago. The new VIV Media app enhances that deal.
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2026 Ford Ranger Super Duty spotted in Australia
CarExpert
JANUARY 1, 2025
100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Itll be built in Thailand alongside other Australian-market Rangers, however, local engineering input has come courtesy of Fords 1500-strong IMG Product Development team based in Melbourne. Browse now.
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Tesla Model 3 Highland Turning Stalks Are Back Thanks To This Brilliantly Simple Aftermarket Fix
Carscoops
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
This avoids potential warranty issues and eliminates the headache of dealing with parts that don’t receive software updates. While the current version is tailored for the 2024+ Model 3 Highland, the company has announced that compatible versions for the Model S and Model X are in development and expected to launch in April 2025.
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Lexus LFA successor on Australian wish list – when it becomes reality
CarExpert
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
litre V10 engine co-developed by Yamaha which produced 412kW and 480Nm, propelling it from 0-100km/h in 3.7 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now.
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Next Mazda CX-5 getting efficiency boost with new engine, hybrid tech
CarExpert
MARCH 18, 2025
Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. This allows for lower development costs. Mazda claims that to meet increasingly strict emissions regulations, the performance output of conventional engines would have to be dropped by around 30 per cent.
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GWM Cannon Alpha, Tank 500 get safety upgrades following negative feedback
CarExpert
DECEMBER 4, 2024
100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. The changes centre around upgrades to their controversial driver nannies (including the seemingly pointless bings and bongs required by ANCAP) and the calibration of their 2.0-litre Browse now.
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MG ute: China’s latest Ranger, HiLux rival looks very familiar
CarExpert
DECEMBER 18, 2024
100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. I wouldnt say theres a particular segment we rule out, its just a matter of what products our parent company is developing or has, and then well assess that product for Australia on its own merits. Browse now.
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Celebration to mark 40 years of one of Australia’s most famous cars
CarExpert
MARCH 29, 2025
Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. MAGNA40 is a celebration of the popular family sedan and wagon, and it’s open to owners and fans of all generations of Magna and Verada plus the related Diamante sold overseas. Browse now.
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Cybertruck Owner Fixes Problem Tesla Dealer Couldn’t Solve With A $13 Amazon Part
Carscoops
NOVEMBER 2, 2024
After a windshield replacement, his EV developed wind noise, and Tesla’s attempts to fix it failed. A Cybertruck owner became so frustrated at Tesla ’s inability to deal with a problem with his electric truck that he took matters into his own hands and fixed it with a $13 DIY part.
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Australian Government aims to boost EV uptake with low-interest loans
CarExpert
DECEMBER 18, 2024
100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Most Australians buy used cars instead of new ones, but the pre-owned EV market is still developing so targeted financial incentives and support is required to boost uptake and create a self-sustaining market.”
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Renault 5 Turbo 3E electric hot hatch confirmed for Australia
CarExpert
DECEMBER 23, 2024
100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. As more news develops, well keep you informed.” Browse now. We got the green light for this car overnight and we are not waiting a moment to get things moving.
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Nissan To End Honda Merger Talks, Foxconn Back On The Table
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The deal was supposed to include the creation of a joint venture by August 2026. Sources indicate that the two companies may still work together on EV software and battery development, though details remain vague. For Foxconn, a deal with Nissan could help fast-track its ambitions in the automotive sector.
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Toyota Starts Trial Of Electric Hilux Prototype In Australia
Carscoops
OCTOBER 29, 2024
This Hilux BEV double-cab marks Toyota’s first venture into the all-electric utility truck market, developed in partnership with mining giant BHPP. Last year, SEA Electric and MEVCO announced an AU $1 billion (US $700 million) deal for building 8,500 EVs over the next five years, based on the Toyota Hilux and Land Cruiser.
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Nissan CEO fired, to be replaced by product planning and motorsports boss
CarExpert
MARCH 11, 2025
Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Since 2014 Mr Espinosa has held senior global roles primarily in product development, adding NISMO and motorsports to his portfolio in 2019 and 2023, respectively. Browse now.
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MG Ute: Chinese brand promises Ranger, HiLux rival for Australia
CarExpert
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. You can’t do it without a ute so, connect the dots” The executives’ remarks all but confirm a ute is coming, but they suggest the launch could take place later in the decade. Browse now.
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What Every New Car Salesperson Needs to Learn in Their First 30 Days
Auto Alert
APRIL 17, 2025
New car salespeople must develop the habits, skills, and confidence needed to thrive on the showroom floor, which can be accomplished in the first 30 days! Sit in on live deals, service drive interactions, and BDC calls. Watch how the pros handle objections, build rapport, and close deals.
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MG will tackle EV hatch segment with two different models
CarExpert
MARCH 24, 2025
” Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. The current MG 4 was developed as a global model, with the European market front of mind for the brand. Browse now. MG sold more than three times as many MG 4s as BYD did of its rival Dolphin.
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Real-world testing shows not all hybrids are created equal at saving fuel
CarExpert
APRIL 13, 2025
Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Testing protocols are based on European Union legislation but developed for Australia with consultation between the peak group and local regulators and industry. Browse now.
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Mazda 6: Long-running family sedan and wagon axed in Australia
CarExpert
JANUARY 20, 2025
Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Mazda had confirmed its mid-sized sedan and wagon, despite coming standard with AEB, hadn’t been certified to ADR 98/00. Browse now.
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Genesis to open its first Australian agency retail site
CarExpert
MARCH 30, 2025
Developed in partnership with CKD Automotive, Genesis Castle Hill will be the companys eighth location nationwide and the third in Sydney, following the flagship Genesis Studio on Pitt Street and the Genesis Showcase in North Strathfield. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Browse now.
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2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series price and specs: Manual joins four-cylinder lineup
CarExpert
DECEMBER 5, 2024
100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. This is still more than six-speed manual Toyota HiLuxes with the same engine, which develop 420Nm. Browse now. And despite sharing the same 150kW power output as the 2.8-litre
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