Lucid Air Pure RWD 2024.

Lucid Air Pure RWD 2024.

Lucid Air Pure RWD 2024.

Lucid Air Pure RWD 2024. Lucid Motors has launched a “budget” version of the Air sedan and launched a second plant.

American electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors, whose main shareholder is the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), is expanding the range of modifications of its first and so far only model, the large Air sedan.

This week, a new basic version of Lucid Air Pure RWD went on sale in the United States for $77,400, and last week the company reported the launch of its second plant — it was built in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The first and main plant of Lucid Motors is located in the city of Casa Grande (USA, Arizona), two years ago the Lucid Air electric sedans began rolling off its assembly line.

But increasing production volumes is difficult for Lucid Motors; there are still more orders than the company can quickly process: in the first three quarters of this year, Lucid Motors delivered only 4,140 cars to American customers, with a goal of 10,000 by the end of the year.

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Tank 300 AT35 2023.

Tank 300 AT35 2023.

Tank 300 AT35 2023.

The Tank 300 SUV received a hardcore version from Arctic Trucks.

The new version was distinguished by an even more brutal appearance and increased ground clearance. There are other improvements as well.

The division of the Icelandic tuning company Arctic Trucks not only continues its activities, but is also actively expanding its portfolio.

The company recently upgraded the Land Rover Defender, Great Wall Poer pickups and the latest generation Toyota Tundra.

And now another new product is presented, and this is again a model from the Chinese concern Great Wall: the Tank 300 frame SUV received an extreme version of the AT35.

As usual, the geometry of the body in the front part has been changed and the suspension has been strengthened; in addition, impressive wheel arch extensions have appeared.

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Rising Auto R7 from SAIC 2023.

Rising Auto R7 от SAIC 2023.

Rising Auto R7 from SAIC 2023.

Rising Auto R7 from SAIC 2023. SAIC’s premium Rising brand of electric vehicles is coming soon.

Rising is the youngest subsidiary brand of SAIC, it so far has only two models, the Rising R7 crossover and the Rising F7 liftback, both will arrive in our country with a twin-engine power plant with a capacity of 544 hp.

The Chinese state-owned automaker SAIC today has two premium electric vehicle brands — IM and Rising.

IM (Intelligence in Motion) was created in 2020 in partnership with the IT giant Alibaba Group and the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech technology park in Shanghai, but Rising is fully owned by SAIC and is, in fact, its flagship brand — a showcase of advanced achievements.

Rising was launched in 2021, growing out of the R sub-brand originally created under the Roewe brand.

The first two Rising models, the ER6 sedan and the Marvel R crossover, were restyled “electric trains” Roewe i6 and Roewe Marvel X, respectively, they have already been discontinued from sale, they were replaced by completely original models on a new platform — the Rising R7 crossover and the Rising F7 liftback

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Suzuki Swift 2024.

Suzuki Swift 2024.

Suzuki Swift 2024.

New Suzuki Swift: first photos before the world premiere.

The change of generations will not bring radical changes to the Japanese hatchback either in design or technology, and India has been and will remain the main market for it.

The new generation will be the fourth for Swift in its current form factor and at least the seventh, if we follow the chronology from the original Japanese hatchback, developed in the early 80s of the last century.

The current form factor means a rounded hatchback with blackened A-pillars — in this form the Swift debuted in 2004 and entered the Indian market in 2005 under the Maruti Suzuki brand.

In India, the locally assembled Maruti Suzuki Swift is now an absolute bestseller with 141,014 units sold between January and August this year. (+17.5% compared to sales for the same period in 2022).

For comparison, let’s say that in its native Japan, Swift sold 18,215 units in the first eight months of this year. (+5%), in Europe — 27,713 units. (+37%).

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Haval H5 2024.

Haval H5 2024.

Haval H5 2024.

They brought a new SUV Haval H5 at a price of 5.3 million rubles.

The 2024 Haval H5 SUV entered the home market in the summer. This model is now available for purchase.

One of the domestic dealers brought a Chinese SUV to the country, offering it at a price of 5.3 million rubles.

That is, before the car appeared in our country, the price increased by about 3 times.

Let us remind you that the Chinese model is built on the basis of a frame chassis.

With a length of 5190 mm, its wheelbase reaches 3140 mm. Despite these dimensions, the car has a 5-seater seating capacity, making it an SUV with the most spacious interior in China.

Under the hood of the new product is a 2-liter turbo engine that develops up to 224 hp.

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