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Retail Asia22/04/2021

Daimler will cut working hours for up to 18,500 employees and temporarily halt production at two plants in Germany due to a shortage of semiconductor chips that has hit global car production, it said on Wednesday. “Currently, there is a worldwide supply shortage of certain semiconductor components,” a spokeswoman said. “We continue to play things […]

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Retail Asia22/04/2021

Harley-Davidson has reported a positive start to 2021 with the first quarter results of the calendar year showing good results in the crucial home market of North America. Sales in North America grew 30 percent although year-on-year sales in Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) as well as Latin America took a beating. Sales in Asia […]

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Retail Asia22/04/2021

Jaguar has added a new Black Edition in the I-Pace range for the SE and HSE variants. The Black package adds a dark, glossy finish to the grille, mirror caps, window surrounds, and rear badges, while the 20-inch, five-spoke wheels are finished a gloss black look as well. And even the Black Badge Edition is […]

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Retail Asia22/04/2021

The man behind Dat Bike, the only made-in-Vietnam motorbike brand, is holding fast to his dream of becoming the Elon Musk of the bike industry. Dat Bike, a startup brainchild of Nguyen Ba Canh Son, a former Silicon Valley developer, got a shot in its arm in 2018 by raising $2.6 million in seed funding from a […]

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Retail Asia21/04/2021

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Royal Enfield is bullish on its range of apparel and merchandise and sees the business post healthy growth in the next couple of years, with double-digit growth figures in the financial year 2020-21. Puneet Sood, Head of Apparel Business, Royal Enfield said that the brand’s line-up of casual wear, motorcycle riding gear and accessories offers […]

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Retail Asia21/04/2021

Vietnam imported 3,945 completely built-up (CBU) cars from China in Q1, six times over the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. Despite the surging number of cars imported from China, the country was the third-largest car supplier of Vietnam, after Thailand and Indonesia. Up to 80 percent of the […]

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Retail Asia21/04/2021

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc will launch self-inspection and address customer service issues in China, it said on Weibo late on Tuesday. The statement comes after an unhappy customer clambered onto a Tesla car at the Shanghai Auto Show on Monday over a dispute with the company, creating a social media stir and criticism […]

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Retail Asia21/04/2021

The fatal crash of a Tesla with no one apparently behind the wheel has cast a new light on the safety of semi-autonomous vehicles and the nebulous U.S. regulatory terrain they navigate. Police in Harris County, Texas, said a Tesla Model S smashed into a tree on Saturday at high speed after failing to negotiate a […]

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Retail Asia20/04/2021

Walmart has led a US$2.75 billion investment into self-driving carmaker Cruise, valuing the company at $30 billion. The investment marks increasing faith in the concept by the international retail giant which has already partnered with Cruise in a trial delivery service in Scottsdale, Arizona, announced last November. “Over the years we’ve been doing a lot […]

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Retail Asia19/04/2021

The auction of import quotas for used cars at low tariffs under a free trade deal has been canceled after it failed to attract interest. Under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, a certain number of used cars can be imported annually, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade auctions the right to […]

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Retail Asia19/04/2021

We knew it would happen sooner or later but Volkswagen is all set to bring in a sporty top-of-the-range model to its electric vehicle range – the new ID.4 GTX. The car will be unveiled on April 28 and the company has already teased the logo. Similar to GTI and GTE, it stands for its […]

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Retail Asia19/04/2021

It was earlier this week when Hyundai Motor suspended production at its Asan plant because of a chip shortage. The South Korean carmaker has announced that it will again halt production at its Sonata-producing plant for two days next week due to an electric parts shortage. According to a report from IANS, the automaker will […]

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Retail Asia19/04/2021

Japan’s financially challenged Nissan Motor Co is expected to show off a new “must-succeed” car and explain its green-car strategy for China at the Shanghai auto show which starts on Monday, two company officials told Reuters. The car Nissan plans to show off at the motor show is the significantly redesigned X-Trail sport-utility vehicle (SUV). A […]

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Retail Asia19/04/2021

Bentley has revealed its 2021 Pikes Peak Racecar. The Continental GT3 Pikes Peak, designed and built to compete for the Time Attack 1 record at this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, will be the first competition, Bentley, to run on renewable fuel, ahead of a goal to offer sustainable fuels to Bentley’s customers around […]

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Retail Asia16/04/2021

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has announced setting up a new overseas business vertical with the aim to promote India as a global export hub for Honda. HMSI says that the new vertical will spearhead the company’s ambition to export two-wheelers to other global markets. The new overseas business vertical aims to unlock new […]

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Retail Asia15/04/2021

Auto sales rose by 36 percent year-on-year in the first quarter to 70,952 units, with all categories of vehicles achieving double-digit growth. Passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles were up 34 percent and 43 percent, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA). Truong Hai Auto Corporation, or Thaco, which assembles several brands of cars and […]

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Retail Asia15/04/2021

French carmaker Renault has started negotiations with unions to extend the partial idling of three of its four factories in Spain until the end of September as a preemptive measure in case a global semiconductor shortage lingers. Carmakers around the world have been impacted by the shortage of chips used in engine management and driver-assistance […]

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Retail Asia14/04/2021

Almost a month after Hyundai showcased the upcoming Staria minivan, it has now revealed its technical specifications. Now under the skin, the Hyundai Staria is very similar to the new Kia Carnival. It measures 5,253 mm in length, 1,997 mm in width, and has a massive wheelbase of 3,273 mm. Then, it stands 1,990 mm tall […]

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Retail Asia14/04/2021

The Volkswagen Taigun has been one of the much-anticipated launches for 2021. Expected to go on sale in India ahead of the festive season, the German carmaker has already revealed a fair bit about the SUV, however, so far the cabin of the SUV was kept hidden. But not anymore. Yes, Volkswagen India has officially […]

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Retail Asia14/04/2021

Most two-wheeler manufacturers have increased the prices of their models in India April 2021 onwards. Royal Enfield too has increased the prices of its 350 cc range of motorcycles significantly. In fact, some of the models get a price hike of over ₹ 10,000. The motorcycles already received a price hike of up to ₹ 3,000 in […]

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