China’s BYD to build cars in Europe
Chinese electric-car specialist BYD has announced plans to build a factory in Hungary amid growing sales globally – and a European Union probe into the sharp prices of Chinese-built electric cars on the continent.
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Special Ferrari 296 GTB Celebrates Scuderia Ferrari's Championship Winning F1 Car
Ferrari's bespoke 'Atelier' department has highlighted one of its latest projects — this one-off Ferrari 296 GTB Assetto Fiorano — that pays tribute to one of Scuderia Ferrari's most emphatic and historic victories.
PSA: The Gran Turismo 7 Soundtrack, Jazz and All, Is Now on Streaming
By and large, I cannot stand the Gran Turismo 7 official soundtrack. It's not that I take issue with some good old fashioned racin' jazz fusion—far from it! Talk to me about Casiopea, I dare you. Every Gran Turismo from the first up to and including the fourth had a stunning selection of menu tunes (the licensed race jams, I could take or leave). With GT7, though, Polyphony Digital greeted fans with cheesy ditties, ham-fisted covers of public domain classical, fodder for anime music videos, and the ultimate bane of my existence, «The Entertainer.» If all that sounds good to you, it's your lucky day, because much of it's available on music streaming services as of today.
Limited Edition Ferrari 296 GTB Channels F2004 Ghosts
The Ferrari Atelier is known for adorning Maranello’s lineup with exclusive eye-catching liveries and its latest creation brings a certain level of nostalgia, particularly among millennials. It’s a special edition of the 296 GTB Assetto Fiorano, set to be produced in a limited run of just five units, paying homage to Scuderia Ferrari’s triumphant performance at the 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix.The F2004’s 1-2 victory at the Hungaroring with drivers Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello at the helm marked a significant moment.
China's BYD to build its first European electric vehicle factory in Hungary
A man looks at a BYD electric vehicle in Budapest in October, when the Chinese automaker started selling cars in Hungary. (Getty Images)
BYD announces its first European car factory in Hungary
BYD will build its first passenger car factory in Szeged, Hungary, the company officially announced today on WeChat. The plant will produce new energy vehicles (NEVs) – the Chinese term for all-electric vehicles (BEVs), and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs).
Tesla moves forward with a plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China
BEIJING — American electric automaker Tesla's plans to produce energy-storage batteries in China moved forward on Friday with a signing ceremony for the land acquisition for a new factory in Shanghai, China's state media said.
Chinese EV giant BYD to build electric car factory in Hungary
► BYD confirms plans for Euro factory ► Szeged in Hungary will build EVs ► The first Chinese factory in Europe