The latest round of safety ratings from ANCAP Safety has delivered five-star results for several new electric vehicles, including the battery-electric Toyota Hilux, Subaru Trailseeker, and Subaru Uncharted. The June…
Singapore will enforce stricter rules on commercial refrigerators and vehicle air-conditioning starting 1 July 2027. Keeping it light Starting from 1 July 2028, passenger cars and light vehicles in Singapore must use…
On 1 June, Malaysia raised its biodiesel blend rate from 10 per cent (B10) to 15 per cent (B15). Raising the bar The biodiesel blend rate in Peninsular Malaysia has now changed from 10 per cent…
Toyota is set to revamp its current manufacturing process with a new AI-powered vehicle development system. AI in vehicle manufacturing Toyota’s new vehicle development system will launch this year according to Japan…
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs), hybrids, and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) accounted for 46 per cent of all new vehicle sales in Australia during May 2026. New VFACTS data released by the Federal Chamber of…
Australia’s electric vehicle and freight sectors are calling on governments to urgently remove regulatory barriers they say are holding back electric truck adoption during a period of rising diesel costs…
Australia’s vehicle-to-grid rollout is set for a major expansion after the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) committed an additional $13.6 million to scale up a residential vehicle-to-grid (V2G) trial led by Amber…
New vehicle registrations in New Zealand rose strongly in May 2026, with the market climbing 18.1 per cent year-on-year or 11,296 units. This comes as the passenger vehicle segment demand continued to strengthen. The result marked the fifth consecutive…
Chinese carmaker XPeng has rolled out its first mass-produced Robotaxi in its factory in Guangzhou, China. Robotaxi rollout XPeng officially rolled out its first mass-produced Robotaxi last 18 May becoming…
Vietnamese carmaker VinFast is set to sell its manufacturing business and two main factories to offload USD $7 billion (AUD $9.7 billion) worth of debt. The big deal Last week, VinFast revealed plans to sell its Vietnam-based…