Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has unveiled its first car.
Huawei pulled the wraps off a partnership with automotive brand Seres at the 2021 Shanghai motor show, with its first car, the freshly-updated Seres SF5, to be sold and marketed by Huawei throughout its stores in China.
A joint development between Huawei and Seres, the range-topping SF5's two electric motors develop 405kW and 820Nm, with a 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine acting as a range-extending generator.
The first images of the MG Cyberster have been revealed ahead of its unveiling at the Shanghai motor show starting 19 April 2021.
The electric concept car – which was penned by MG Advanced Design Centre in London – takes a number of design cues from the iconic MGB convertible.
While full details will be announced in the coming weeks, MG says the Cyberster uses a fully-electric architecture offering 800km of range and a 0-100km/h time of less than three seconds.
Lexus and its Toyota parent have led the way for hybrid vehicles for decades, though now it appears the luxury arm is looking into the EV space as emissions regulations tighten in markets like China and Europe.
Speaking with industry journal Automotive News Europe at the Shanghai motor show, international president for Lexus, Yoshihiro Sawa, said the company will need to launch an electric model at some point.
The first electric ute in Australia could come from China, with Great Wall confirming the pure-electric version of its new ute was "always" in its plans.
Timing hasn't been confirmed, but Haval Australia's managing director Koma Li says Great Wall will take the as-yet unnamed electric pickup despite of our market's reticence to adopt battery-powered vehicles.
MG Motor’s Australian factory distributor has confirmed it will launch a fully electric version of its increasingly popular petrol-fired ZS small SUV during the course of 2020.
The Mazda CX-3-sized MG eZS will give the company a rival for the just-launched Hyundai Kona Electric, the Hyundai Ioniq, and the Nissan Leaf in Australia’s fledgling EV market. It will be China’s first EV in Australia, and should be a bit of a marketing coup.
