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Maruti Suzuki India is all set to launch the fourth-generation avatar of the popular Swift hatchback on May 9. The Swift is one of the largest-selling cars ever in the country at almost 29,00,000 units. Yes, you read it right, 29,00,000 units!
Stellantis will produce a hydrogen fuel-cell Ram commercial truck, the head of the automaker's fuel-cell program said in a recent interview with German publication Welt am Sonntag (via Electrive).
Crash tests follow a pretty strict format and for that reason they’ve often come in for criticism that cars have safety measures purely engineered for tests. One of the nightmare scenarios for many is driving your car off a cliff. Obviously it doesn’t happen much in everyday life but people can’t but help but worry. Chery also seemed curious and so it dropped a Chery Exeed Exlantix ET from a height of 32 meters. Sales of the Chery Exeed Exlantix ET will commence on May 9.
In April, 243,000 new passenger cars were registered in the most significant European auto market, up 20% from the previous year. 29,668 were all-electric vehicles (BEV), which accounts for 12.2% of the market share – mostly flat from the same month of the last year. Chinese brands registered 3,580 electric cars in Germany, which accounts for 12% of BEV sales in Germany.
The whole market was down in week 18 (April 29 – May 5) of the year due to the Labor Day holiday. Xiaomi registered 1,300 units of SU7, down 24%, Nio was down 28%, Tesla was 26% down, and BYD nearly 18% down from the week before.
The upcoming Kia EV3 SUV, the Korean brand’s entry-level born EV, will debut globally on May 23. Kia has confirmed this development and released some teaser images of the production-spec EV3. The EV3 was shown as a concept last year, and the snapshots confirm that the production car would closely mirror that concept. The vehicle will feature boxy, angular lines reminiscent of the flagship EV9 that sits atop Kia’s growing range of bespoke EVs; its wheels will be pushed towards the corners to extend the wheelbase and maximise interior space.
In the dynamic landscape of the automobile industry, April 2024 brought forth some interesting shifts in the top-selling cars, showcasing both expected stalwarts and surprising newcomers. Tata Nexon which has been in the top 5 selling cars list for months now, has gone missing. It has not featured in the top 10 list for April 2024, as it has slipped to the 11th spot with 11,168 units sold last month.
Audi South Africa has announced the return of the Audi driving experience after a successful relaunch in 2023. The three scheduled events are set to take place at the iconic Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Gauteng with Audi promising even more excitement and high-performance thrills than before.