Mitsubishi has unveiled an update for its last passenger car in Australia, the Mirage hatch, as it looks to take down the all-conquering Kia Picanto.
Mitsubishi sold 9500 Mirages at the model's peak in 2013, but just 500 have been sold this year – well down on the 4788 sales Kia reports for the Picanto.
When it arrives in the second quarter of 2020, the updated Mirage will take the fight to Kia with an updated look and fresh technology for the interior.
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Tesla will build its next Gigafactory near Berlin, as it looks to tap into the huge pool of automotive engineering talent in Germany.
The factory will be Tesla's fifth, following facilities in Nevada, New York, and California, USA, and Shanghai, China. It will also up the pressure on European carmakers, as they look to rapidly develop and roll out their pure-electric line-ups.
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Daimler to cut 1100 employees, $1.6 billion in costs by 2022 – report
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Electric vehicle development is expensive business and even juggernaut Daimler AG is being forced to rein in costs as it grapples with developing a fleet of EVs and meeting emissions regulations.
