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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Gets A Bold Boxy Design

Hyundai’s midsize SUV, now in its fifth generation, offers unique lighting with a “H” theme. The completely revamped Hyundai Santa Fe also has square wheel arches and 21-inch alloy wheels with 245/45 R21 tyres for a more robust appearance.

While the tailgate is decorated with the Hyundai emblem and large “Santa Fe” writing, the taillights are fairly low and feature the same “H” theme as the front. While Hyundai has not yet released any technical details, it has stated that the wheelbase has been lengthened.

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Ranger Training Experience: Unleash The Full Potential Of Your Trucks!

Owners of Ford Ranger or Ranger Raptor cars in Sabah can now register for the Ranger Training Experience, which is scheduled to begin on July 23, 2023, at the Likas Complex Area in Kota Kinabalu from 9:30am to 2:30pm.

Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), the sole Ford distributor in Malaysia, is organising the training event as part of Ford Ranger Getaways. It seeks to give owners a fun method to discover and research the talents of their Rangers or Raptors.

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Mitsubishi Shuts Down Operations In China

After years of dismal sales in a market that is fast shifting to electric vehicles, Mitsubishi Motors has paused its China operations indefinitely and will lay off personnel.

According to a business document distributed on Chinese social media on Wednesday, the manufacturer said that its existing line-up had been negatively impacted by China’s switch to cleaner vehicles and that sales had fallen well short of projections.

The memo’s contents were validated by a representative of Mitsubishi’s regional partner Guangzhou Automobile Group. Both automakers stated that all parties were striving to “optimise the employee structure” and that they would do all possible to protect the affected employees’ legal rights.

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Names And Qualifications Of Mechanics Must Be Displayed At Workshops

In order to provide customers with the necessary information to choose workshops with competent mechanics, workshop owners are now required to post a list of the names of mechanics and their credentials or qualifications.

The requirement was one of several reforms included in the Consumer Protection (Workshops Information Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which went into force countrywide on July 1. Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Salahuddin Ayub noted that the regulation was one of numerous changes.

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Tesla Cybertruck Finally Rolls Off Assembly Line After 2-Year Delay

Tesla has announced that its first Cybertruck has been produced at its Gigafactory in Texas. Why is this a big deal? Because the Cybertruck was launched to much fanfare with Tesla fans rushing to put down deposits, but this happened nearly two years ago. So the Cybertruck has been delayed by two years.

Tesla now has its assembly line in Austin ready and has manufactured its first Cybertruck there after months of Cybertruck prototypes being sighted on the highways in Texas, California and as far away as New Zealand for winter testing.

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BMW Increases M3 Touring Production Due To Popularity

As predicted, the M3 Touring is in high demand in Europe, and the brand is barely keeping up with deliveries. According to BMW M CEO Frank van Meel, the company even doubled production capacity at its site in Munich to keep up.

The M3 Touring’s popularity has shocked the firm, according to the CEO.

According to reports, BMW M has been considering a lighter and more potent CS version of the M3 Touring because of the high demand for the model. The specific modifications that may be done to this model are unknown, but it stands to reason that it would benefit from a variety of new aerodynamic enhancements and could make use of various M Performance Parts.

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