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By Esha Vaish STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish luxury electric carmaker Polestar, which is jointly owned by Volvo Cars and its Chinese parent Geely, is setting up an R&D center in Britain to develop future passenger cars, it said on Wednesday. The move com…

Earlier last month at the Malaysia Autoshow 2019, we spoke with Proton chief designer Azlan Othman on the facelifted Persona and Iriz, and we also scratched the surface on the imminent arrival of the locally-assembled Proton X70. From the interview, Othman …

Last week, I have released the mega recap from my recent trip to the Shanghai Auto Show' 19. Give it a read if you haven't yet. During the show, we were invited to a sit-down with the CEO of Lynk & Co, introducing Alain Visser. A little background about A…

This is the Geely Binyue PHEV, the plug-in hybrid version of the B-segment SUV that surfaced late last year in China. According to Chinese media, the Binyue PHEV is set to debut in its home market either late this month or in early June. These images show t…

Premium is the word Volvo people would like to have pop into your head when you see their new S60 sports saloon. Chris McKinnon, head of lifecycle at Volvo Car Corporation, tells me so at launch of its latest model that they have benchmarked the car during it…

Alain Visser seems, at first, like more of a fashion CEO than the head of one of the newer and more interesting automobile brands. His relaxed and open-minded attitude, a sneaky grin and Cole Haans tied with brightly colored shoelaces all set him apart from t…

Chinese automaker Zotye, maybe best known around here for its cheap Porsche Macan copy, promised last year to break into the U.S. market. It looks like its making good on that promise, as the company confirmed Thursday it would kick things off with the Zotye …

François here from ABDZ. Here it is, the mega recap from my recent trip to China for the Shanghai Auto Show' 19. I was invited by Geely / Lynk & Co to take part on this 3-day journey to learn more about the 3rd biggest car company in China. In…

Monday brought news few people feared: the dwindling, one-model Smart brand (we refuse to use a lowercase “S”) is gonzo after 2019, at least in North America. Finally, some of you might be thinking. It’s not likely there’s a large contingent of readers who c…

The recent joint venture between Daimler and Geely may be giving smart a new lease of life, but that doesn’t mean it is out of trouble. TechCrunch reported that the micro car brand is pulling out of United States and Canada, and the company has since confirme…