China’s JuneYao Auto have revealed official images of their first car, the Air. It is expected to be unveiled in the second quarter of 2024, priced below C¥200,000 (28,000 USD), and to go on sale in 2025. The Air is designed with what the company are calling ‘minimalistic aviation aesthetics’ and ‘ultimate one-box’, and is…
The Jeep® brand is celebrating another year of firsts in 2024, preparing to launch its first global battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and expanding its lineup of legendary SUVs. Meet the all-new, all-electric premium Jeep Wagoneer S. Built on the all-new, highly flexible, BEV-native STLA-Large platform, the all-electric Jeep® Wagoneer S offers standard 4xe capability with all-terrain…
By Paul-Henri Matha, DVN COO and Lighting General Editor Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems—Xingyu, for short—was established in 1993. They make exterior and interior lighting components; around 13 million headlamps and 24 million rear lamps per year. Production is fully integrated, with 95 per cent in-house production. They’re headquartered in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China, and have…
Antolin have developed what they call the NightSight Assist, a light said to enhance vision for safer driving in the dark. Designed in collaboration with the Institute of Applied Ophthalmology (IOBA) and the University of Valladolid (UVa) and co-financed by the Instituto para la Competitividad Empresarial (ICE), the system is intended to optimise the driver’s…
Extract from Fast Company The electric Kia EV9’s headlamps contain the Hyundai-Kia-Genesis group’s brandmark ice cubes of light. But on some trim levels, in place of the grille, there are more light cubes: a matrix of customizable lights animates with different patterns when you approach the vehicle. Kia calls these glowing animations ‘welcome lights’, and…
Porsche are launching their second EV: the new Macan, capable of delivering up to 470 kW (630 hp) on any terrain and a high level of day-to-day usability, including fast charging capacity of up to 270 kW. It’s on a platform co-developed with Audi. Called Premium Platform Electric (PPE), this platform uses an 800-volt electrical…
Chery’s premium brand, Exeed, announced the start of production for their Exlantix ET (Sterra ET in the Chinese domestic market) on 19 January. The car is on Chery’s E0X high-end electric platform, like the Exlantix ES launched late last year. The same platform also underpins the Chery-Huawei Luxeed S7. The ET features a closed front grille design, LED DRLs,…
Stellantis unveiled STLA Large, their new, versatile, BEV-native platform meant for a wide range of upcoming D- and E-segment vehicles. The platform enables capabilities including embedded energy, charging efficiency, high-performance vehicle dynamics, and off-road driving. It will first be used in the North American market for Dodge and Jeep vehicles, followed by other brands including…
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