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The iconic 2021 Jeep Wrangler four-wheel-drive looks set to go electric. The American brand has teased a zero-emissions, all-electric Wrangler concept car, set to be unveiled in full as part of the Easter Jeep Safari event in Moab, Utah from 27 March to 4 April.

The 2021 Mahindra Thar has been spied undergoing testing on Australian roads. Mahindra's new Thar was officially unveiled in August 2020, revealing a design which shared more than a passing resemblance to the Jeep TJ Wrangler. The Indian car maker is hoping the new Thar will enjoy some of the runaway success of the Suzuki Jimny, with the short-wheelbase SUV offering real off-road capability thanks to its part-time four-wheel drive, low-range gearbox, and rear differential lock.

Porsche AG appears set to open a manufacturing facility in Malaysia, according to one of the country's leading local news outlets, The Edge Weekly. If accurate, this would be the brand’s first plant outside of Germany. It isn't the first time Porsche vehicles have been built overseas, however – the current Cayenne SUV is built at parent Volkswagen's factory in Slovakia.

It might be only one small leap for hydrogen but it could be a giant leap for hydrogen cars. Australia’s peak science and advanced research institution, the CSIRO, has been given a $1 million funding boost from the Victorian Government to go towards Melbourne’s second hydrogen-car refuelling station – only the fourth such facility nationally.

Pricing and specification for the 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan has been announced, ahead of its staggered showroom arrival commencing in mid-March.