After 3 battery fires that brought on an onslaught of bad publicity, Tesla is the subject of some positive headlines as we wrap up the year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reconfirmed the highest safety rating of 5-star for the 2014 Tesla Model S.
It has not been an easy year for Toyota Camry. The perennial winner of best-selling car in the US seemed to be in danger of losing its grasp on the title, which it has won for the past 11 consecutive years.
World famous actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, has announced that he is setting up a team for next year’s inaugural Formula E championship, which is due to begin in September. He will be in a paddock studded with business and racing greats, such as British entrepreneur, Richard Branson, and Mario Andretti, to name just a few.
As Australia concluded negotiations on free trade with the Republic of Korea on 5 December 2013, the Aussie auto manufacturing industry was not popping any champagne (rather, they were possibly drowning their sorrows in them).
Well, love them or loathe them, it doesn’t matter because Edaran Tan Chong Motors (ETCM) has started to deliver the very first all-electric plug-in vehicle in Malaysia, and now we will all have to live with the glorified golf cart as we try to navigate the ever crowded streets of our metropolis.
A recent study conducted by Accenture, the global consulting firm, has revealed some interesting, albeit unsurprising, proclivities of car drivers in a dozen countries, including China, Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea.
The first 3 Asian countries named above were amongst the countries which possessed the strongest interest in in-vehicle connectivity and digital services. China ranks highest in existing usage of such technologies. 40% of the survey’s respondents indicated that the main criteria for car purchasing is in-car technology (carmakers focusing on China, which is just about everyone, take note).