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The head of Nissan Australia says the country is falling behind other nations in its adoption of zero-emission cars, due to a lack of leadership in Federal Government policies. "The UK, Norway, Canada, they have all taken a position to say we want to have this particular ambition [to embrace electric vehicles] and we want to guide our policy … to that end" Nissan Managing Director Stephen Lester told The Sydney Morning Herald. "And I think at this moment, we don’t have that here."

Jaguar Land Rover has axed its upcoming all-electric Range Rover 'Road Rover' project, according to a new report from Automotive News Europe. Citing an investor call with the brand’s Chief Financial Officer Adrian Mardell, the report also claims the Jaguar J-Pace electric SUV had been pulled from development.

India is attempting to attract Tesla to build cars in its country, promising lower production costs than China. Speaking to news outlet Reuters, India's transport minister Nitin Gadkari promised government incentives to make it financially attractive for Tesla. "The government will make sure the production cost for Tesla will be the lowest when compared with the world, even China, when they start manufacturing their cars in India. We will assure that," Mr Gadkari said.

Off the back of launching a plug-in hybrid version of its medium SUV, the 2021 MG HS range is again bolstered by the addition of two new, all-wheel drive variants. Based on the top two trim levels (barring the Anfield special edition) – Excite and Essence – both are offered with introductory drive-away pricing. The 2021 MG HS Excite X costs $37,990 drive-away, $3000 more than its front-drive counterpart.

UPDATE, 3 March 2021: The 2021 Haval H6 will go on sale in Australia in the second quarter of 2021, the brand has confirmed. While full pricing and specification details will be announced closer to launch, Haval has confirmed available technologies will include wireless phone charging, a digital instrument cluster, 360-degree camera, heated steering wheel and automatic parking.