The SKD manufacturing technique involves turning partially assembled kits into finished vehicles, while CKD puts together cars from parts delivered to the site. South Africa has secured commitments from Chinese and Indian car companies to upgrade their semi-knocked-down (SKD) vehicle assembly operations to full-scale manufacturing, the South African trade minister said on Thursday, as industry… Continue reading South Africa secures China, India investments to boost local auto manufacturing
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Hesai Becomes the World’s First Lidar Company to Produce 1 Million Units in 2025
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hesai Technology (NASDAQ: HSAI; HKEX: 2525), a global leader in lidar solutions, today announced the production of its 1,000,000th lidar unit in 2025, making it the first lidar company worldwide to exceed one million units in annual production. This achievement underscores Hesai’s capability to deliver large-scale, high-quality… Continue reading Hesai Becomes the World’s First Lidar Company to Produce 1 Million Units in 2025
Scania launches high-floor battery-electric platform at Busworld, enabling its first zero-emission coaches
SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, Oct. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Scania is taking a major step towards the electrification of new market segments with the unveiling of its new high-floor battery-electric bus and coach platform at Busworld Europe. The introduction of the new BEV platform enables Scania to provide battery-electric high-floor buses and coaches for both Urban and Travel… Continue reading Scania launches high-floor battery-electric platform at Busworld, enabling its first zero-emission coaches
Volvo C70: Sweden’s forgotten 4 Series now a £1000 bargain
There was a time when Volvo’s aversion to curves was so acute that you’d see one only in the wheel in your hands, under the arches or perhaps under the bonnet, where the arc of a cable had escaped the company’s obsession with the straight and narrow. That changed quite suddenly in 1996 with the… Continue reading Volvo C70: Sweden’s forgotten 4 Series now a £1000 bargain
New Porsche Cayman and Boxster could use 911’s flat six
The move effectively resurrects the original, highly successful Boxster business case: a slightly detuned 911 engine in a more accessible mid-engined chassis. However, another critical question arises: how does Porsche plan to homologate a new combustion-engined sports car well into the 2030s, given the EU’s GSR2 regulations effectively killed off the current ICE 718? While… Continue reading New Porsche Cayman and Boxster could use 911’s flat six
@VW Group: Porsche Engineering and Porsche Digital are evaluating consolidation010673
1. All information offered on Porsche Newsroom, including but not limited to, texts, images, audio and video documents, are subject to copyright or other legislation for the protection of intellectual property. They are intended exclusively for use by journalists as a source for their own media reporting and are not intended for commercial use, in… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche Engineering and Porsche Digital are evaluating consolidation010673
@VW Group: All four titles decided at final doubleheader of the Carrera Cup season010672
30/09/2025 Turning onto the finish straight of the 2025 season, the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland heads towards a dramatic finale. The championship titles in all four categories – Drivers, ProAm, Rookies, and Teams – will go down to the wire next weekend at the Hockenheimring. Race 15 of the German one-make series featuring the… Continue reading @VW Group: All four titles decided at final doubleheader of the Carrera Cup season010672
@VW Group: Porsche, BASF and BEST successfully complete chemical recycling pilot project010671
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@VW Group: Porsche keeps WEC title bid alive with podium result in Fuji010670
On the Fuji Speedway, Laurens Vanthoor and Kévin Estre charged from 17th on the grid to secure the final podium spot in the No. 6 Porsche 963. Julien Andlauer and Mathieu Jaminet followed closely in the sister car to take the flag in fourth place. Porsche’s customer squad Proton Competition spent time in the lead… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche keeps WEC title bid alive with podium result in Fuji010670
@VW Group: Porsche Carrera GT: A legendary supercar marks its milestone010669
28/09/2025 A quarter of a century ago, Porsche presented a study in Paris that set standards in technology, design and driving dynamics: The Carrera GT. The V10, originally developed for Le Mans, was derived from the LMP 2000 – a prototype that was never put into a race but saw its second wind in the… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche Carrera GT: A legendary supercar marks its milestone010669