Haval Dargo 2022.

Haval Dargo 2022.

Haval Dargo 2022.

Haval Dargo 2022. Haval DaGou crossover will enter foreign markets with a different name and a new look.

Intended for sale outside of China, the SUV has acquired a different «face».

But the interior was not touched, technology, according to preliminary data, too, as the Chinese version. The model is waiting in Russia.

In native China this crossover Haval debuted in 2020, there it is called DaGou, that is Big Dog or «Big Dog».

It was already clear that for the export version will come up with another name, but here it is curious that one of the first reported it Russian website: not so long ago the portal «Chinese Cars» wrote with reference to the certification documents that in Russia the model may appear under the name Dargo.

Then a local division of Haval began to mention Dargo in its press releases, not specifically dedicated to our market, but to the activities of the concern Great Wall as a whole. But only now the global office of the company has declared officially: yes, outside of China the crossover will be sold as Dargo.

And the first public demonstration of the foreign version took place at the auto show in Saudi Arabia, and this SUV has other features.

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Skywell ET5 2022.

Skywell ET5 2022.

Skywell ET5 2022.

Skywell ET5 2022 electric cars are brought to Russia.
Electric cars from China can now be bought in Chelyabinsk. The young company Elektrokars Rus (part of the group of companies «STO Molniya») has brought to Russia crossovers of the Skywell brand called ET5.

So far this batch of Skywell ET5s is, in fact, part of the marketing research.

They will be presented in a showroom in Chelyabinsk, where you can get acquainted with them live.

In its Instagram-account the company’s representatives announced that two weeks later they will offer these cars for a test-drive, but they are already available for pre-order.

We also know the preliminary cost — for the basic version of the crossover will be asked 3.6 million rubles, and the «top» ET5 will cost already 4.27 million rubles.

Direct sales of the Skywell ET5, according to preliminary information, will begin in June 2022.

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Honda Passport Trail Sport 2022.

Honda Passport Trail Sport 2022.

Honda Passport Trail Sport 2022.

Honda Passport Trail Sport 2022. The restyled Honda Passport is fully revealed: a new «base» and «off-road» version.

The Japanese brand launches an updated crossover on the market. The front end is made like the Ridgeline pickup, with almost no updates to the interior. The engine is not affected by reforms.

The American Honda Honda division (the USA is the basic market for the model) announced Passport in September, but then they showed only a crossover in the new «off-road» version TrailSport.

Now all the kitting is declassified, and prices are announced at the same time.

Recall, the crossover, which revived the name Passport (once called the twin frame SUV Isuzu Rodeo), in operation since 2018, it is, in fact, a shortened version of the three-row Honda Pilot.

At the same time five-seater SUV is inferior to his big brother, although this year it managed to go «plus»: according to the company itself, from January to November 2021 Passport sold 48,524 copies in the States (+38%), while the Pilot for the same period there have gained 131,776 owners (+19%).

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Volkswagen Aero B 2023.

Volkswagen Aero B 2023.

Volkswagen Aero B 2023.

Volkswagen is developing a large sedan.

The German company is expected to unveil a new spacious four-door, now known by its «working» name Aero B, in 2023.

Like many other global automakers, Volkswagen is actively investing in the development of its own «green» lineup.

The separate family has its own name — ID — and its firstborn is the ID.3 compact five-door hatchback. The model was introduced back in 2019, but it went on sale in the fall of 2020 (the release was delayed due to problems with the software for the «electric car»).

According to the website Carssalessbase, dealers sold 99,689 units in Europe in the first year.

Later «electric parkette» ID.4 entered the market; in total, from December 2020 to September 2021, Old World dealers sold 40,913 units. In the future, the «battery» range will become wider.

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Mazda 2 2022.

Mazda 2 2022.

Mazda 2 2022.

Mazda 2 hatchback of 2022 model year has been presented in Europe.

The official presentation of the Japanese Mazda 2 hatchback version of the 2022 model year has taken place. The novelty has received a full hybrid system, as well as a hybrid powertrain.

The previous generation Toyota Yaris, sold in many markets, was essentially a redesigned version of the Mazda 2.

Now, the fourth-generation Mazda 2 compact hatchback for the Old Continent market is presented as the Yaris with Mazda logos.

The connection between the two Japanese automakers allows Mazda to launch its first full hybrid in Europe.

The electric motor works in conjunction with an un-supercharged three-cylinder gasoline engine, with a 1.5-liter displacement and 91 hp. (68 kW).

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