Category: Automotive

Under the skin: Audi’s highly effective carbon capture system

Who would ever have guessed that some of the stuff that we all breathe could end up being among the biggest threats to the planet? Clearly CO2 is that, but what’s frustrating is that we can’t just magic up a giant school chemistry experiment and make it all go away. Or can we? There is… Continue reading Under the skin: Audi’s highly effective carbon capture system

Next MG Marvel R SUV to launch in UK after snub rethink

MG will launch the replacement version of the Marvel R upmarket electric compact SUV in the UK after restricting the current model to left-hand-drive European markets only, the brand has confirmed.  No details about the new model have been released, but it’s expected to be built on the same modular electric underpinnings as the new… Continue reading Next MG Marvel R SUV to launch in UK after snub rethink

Can solar-electric cars break into the mainstream?

According to Lightyear, this all facilitates a potential range of 1,000km (620 miles) between plug-ins, and up to 70km (43 miles) of additional daily range. These figures are based on ownership in southern Spain, though – if you live in, say, the relative gloom of Glasgow rather than glorious Granada, an extra 30km (18 miles) a… Continue reading Can solar-electric cars break into the mainstream?

Jeep Avenger

From the outside, the Avenger looks like a robust and tough little thing. There’s lots of hard black cladding around the bottom, but leaving those surfaces unpainted saves €1000 (£875) in scuff and scrape repair costs over the car’s life, says Jeep. I don’t recall ever seeing a T-Cut bill that high, but I get… Continue reading Jeep Avenger

VinaCapital defers $160m worth PE deals due to market uncertaintyThe firm had signed legal documents to invest the sum across two projects.

Vietnam-based asset management firm VinaCapital has postponed investments worth about $160 million in two private equity projects due to unfavourable market conditions. The firm had signed legal documents to invest about $100 million and $60 million in each project since the start of July but has now decided to postpone the deals with a hope… Continue reading VinaCapital defers $160m worth PE deals due to market uncertaintyThe firm had signed legal documents to invest the sum across two projects.

Indonesia’s BNPL hopefuls may land a good bargain with multifinance firms

Several Indonesian multifinance companies could be up for grabs amid pressure to meet the financial regulator’s minimum capital requirement of 100 billion rupiah ($6.38 million). Bambang Budiawan, head of the non-bank financial industry supervision department at the Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK), said 30% of the 154 multifinance firms in the country will need to… Continue reading Indonesia’s BNPL hopefuls may land a good bargain with multifinance firms

The LP View: Despite slowdown, LPs bullish on long-term India growth story

Despite global economic uncertainty and a slowdown in deal activity this year, limited partners (LPs) continued to bet big on India, hoping to garner returns from the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem in the long run. During the first nine months of 2022, LPs committed $7.7 billion to India-focused private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) firms,… Continue reading The LP View: Despite slowdown, LPs bullish on long-term India growth story

Macau’s 6 casino operators get new licences, Malaysia’s Genting out

Macau‘s government said on Saturday its six incumbent casino operators would be given new licences to operate in the world’s biggest gambling hub from January, with Malaysian operator Genting missing out on a spot. The highly anticipated announcement signals stability and continuity for the Macau operators who have invested more than $50 billion in the Chinese special… Continue reading Macau’s 6 casino operators get new licences, Malaysia’s Genting out