BMW and Great Wall to Build Electric MINIs
BMW AG and Great Wall Motors have signed a letter of intent to jointly build electric MINIs in China. If all goes to plan, Great Wall would be getting its first foreign manufacturing partner.
Good News for the Philippines as the Lack of Cobalt Starts Hurting Electric Automakers
As we rush head-long into the brave new world of electric cars, there is a small detail that we all seem to have forgotten, and that is the availability of one of the key components of the Li-ion batteries. That component is cobalt, a fairly rare element that is usually associated as a by-product in the world’s copper and nickel mines. This of course will benefit any country with appreciable deposits of the blue stuff.
THIS is Causing a Stink in New Zealand’s Car Imports
There are three ships full of Japanese cars of various makes and models floating aimlessly off the coast of New Zealand, after being turned away by authorities upon the discovery of stink bugs aboard them. Yup, it’s stink bug causing a stink in New Zealand’s car imports.
Nissan Takes A ‘Leaf’ Out Of Uber’s Book
It looks like everyone is jumping onto the ride-hailing bandwagon and the latest newcomer to this market is Nissan.
The Ferrari 488 Pista
Yesterday, we wrote about the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Today, we have another ground-breaking model from the guys at Maranello, which will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next month.
Big Brother Will Be Watching You As You Drive
So there you are suffering on the slow commute home in your car, thinking about what to have for your dinner. As you get close to your local pizza parlour, up pops an advert on your digital central console offering you a $2 discount on your favourite thin crust Hawaiian Pizza.