Auto Shanghai 2021
Tesla Wins Another Lawsuit Against an Auto Shanghai 2021 Protester, What Brake Failure?
22 Nov 2023, 16:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla faced headwinds in China as brake failure claims threatened to taint the carmaker's reputation. Since then, Tesla has filed lawsuits against people who claimed its cars had brake problems and won many of them. On Wednesday, the EV maker ...
Woman Who Protested on Top of a Tesla at Auto Shanghai 2021 Loses Another Lawsuit
30 May 2023, 12:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has significantly staffed its legal department and is now going after people who tainted the company's image. The most famous worldwide is probably the Chinese woman who protested at Auto Shanghai 2021 on top of a Tesla Model 3 after all...
The Sleek MG Cyberster Is Going Into Production
11 May 2021, 06:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One of the concept cars unveiled at the 2021 edition of Shanghai Auto, which took place in April, was the MG Cyberster, a sleek, beautiful, powerful, and all-electric sports car. The Cyberster is one step closer to becoming a reality. Designed ...
Tesla v. Goliath, the Insane Backstory of the One-Person Shanghai Auto Protest
4 May 2021, 05:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tesla is highly and, some would say, controversially protective of the data it collects, only sharing it with the public in extreme cases. But Tesla can also spill the tea cups if it needs to and, when it does, you can rest assured it will be pipin...
IM Motors’ Airo Is an EV That Filters Polluted Air, Doubles as Living Space
2 May 2021, 02:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / They say the future is electric. We’re currently living in a world where the level of pollution and congestion in cities has long reached alarming quotas, so electric vehicles are considered the solution that will answer most of our problems....
Audi A6 e-tron Concept Is a Sign of Things to Come
24 Apr 2021, 10:05 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / The long-awaited Auto Shanghai 2021 show brought a huge surprise from the German Ingolstadt manufacturer Audi - the launch of the A6 e-tron concept. They also showcased their newest all-electric architecture named "Premium Platform Electric&qu...
Tesla Releases Data Logs in Model 3 Crash That Fueled Protest Over Faulty Brakes
24 Apr 2021, 07:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tesla is fighting back in China against claims of selling unsafe vehicles and, perhaps more importantly, pressure from the government to change some of its policies. Following a highly mediated incident at 2021 Auto Shanghai, the EV maker has relea...
2022 Ford Evos Crossover Wagon Gets Detailed Inside and Out
23 Apr 2021, 16:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Probably the biggest surprise from the Blue Oval at the Shanghai Motor Show, the Evos won’t be sold in the United States of America or European Union according to communications manager Mike Levine. What could’ve been the replacement fo...
Maserati Honors Iconic 250F Race Car With F Tributo Special Edition Models
23 Apr 2021, 08:15 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / It’s been exactly 95 years since Maserati made its racing debut back in 1926 with the Tipo26, which went on to win the 1,500 cc class at the Targa Florio with Alfieri Maserati behind the wheel. Some 28 years later, the Italian carmaker also m...
Volkswagen Is Considering Legal Options With the Beetle Knockoff ORA Punk Cat
23 Apr 2021, 04:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Cases of Chinese automakers borrowing design elements, taking inspiration from popular or classic models, or downright ripping them off to create cheaper versions are quite frequent. Every once in a while, one such “tribute” comes close...
Polestar CEO Calls Out Posers on the EV Market, Asks for Focus on Climate Change
22 Apr 2021, 11:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Polestar is coming for the EV posers. At the ongoing 2021 Auto Shanghai, which saw the premiere of a special edition of the 1, the company’s CEO Thomas Ingenlath spoke against EV startups whose primary focus is a high market valuation and not...
Hongqi L-Concept: Who Needs a Steering Wheel When You Have a Chandelier?
21 Apr 2021, 05:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Every once in a while, particularly around the time of various auto shows, carmakers like to indulge in a bit of fantasizing about what the future might hold for the auto industry. Not few are those who imagine one in which the driver is no longer ...
Hongqi S9 Hypercar Is All About Luxury, Performance and Eco-Friendliness
21 Apr 2021, 04:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The 2021 edition of Auto Shanghai has delivered countless surprises, the least of all being the fact that here we are, hosting in-person indoor events again. Among the most pleasing is the official reveal of the Hongqi S9 hypercar prototype, coming...
Tesla Issues Apology After Backlash to One-Person 2021 Auto Shanghai Protest
21 Apr 2021, 03:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A one-person protest would, under normal circumstances, hardly cause a ripple. But a one-person protest in the right place (read: country), at the right moment (read: event), and with the right type of exposure can make a world of a difference. ...
Tesla Owner Climbs on a Model 3 at Auto Shanghai 2021 Over Brake Failure
20 Apr 2021, 19:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / I’ve bought my current daily driver three years ago with zero miles on the clock. It may not be the coolest automobile on sale today, it’s not luxurious, but I have never experienced a single issue with my econobox since then. Tesla, me...
Bespoke Cullinan Among Three Special Rolls-Royce Cars on Display in Shanghai
20 Apr 2021, 13:45 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Even though Rolls-Royce models don’t exactly come in all shapes and sizes, customers can still configure their luxury four-door, two-door, or SUV in near-infinite ways. To showcase yet again just how bespoke a Rolls-Royce can be, the carmaker...
New Nissan X-Trail to Arrive in 2022 in Europe with E-Power Technology
20 Apr 2021, 11:10 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Nissan officially announced the new generation Nissan X-Trail at the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show as the key model in the Nissan NEXT's transformation plans. Alongside the X-Trail, Nissan introduced the latest e-Power technology, which will open up...
GM’s Tiniest, Cheapest Mini EV Loses Its Top, Is Even Cuter
20 Apr 2021, 07:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Perhaps more surprising than the fact that dozens of people are crowding in an indoor space for the in-person 2021 Auto Shanghai event is that GM and its local partners have been able to make the Mini EV even cuter. Last year, GM, SAIC, and Wul...
Porsche 911 Turbo S 20 Years Is a $480k Collectible You Can't Have in America
20 Apr 2021, 06:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / What’s a proper automotive show without something that’s clearly produced just for collectors? At Auto Shanghai 2021, Porsche has that covered by introducing the new 911 Turbo S 20 Years Porsche China Edition. Also joining it on stage i...
The ORA Punk Cat Is a Four-Door VW Beetle EV Knockoff With an Insane Interior
20 Apr 2021, 05:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The ORA marque has been on the market since 2018: it is Great Wall Motors’ EV-focused brand. Since 2018, ORA has displayed a particular propensity for cat-based names and, more to the point, inspiration from Western classics. The latest v...