Audi e-tron GT and Citroen C3 Aircross Updates Revealed: Latest Electric Car News

An updated electric sedan has been revealed Audi e-tron GT, and in company photos it is shown without any falsehood, except in a colored package. It is already clear that the electric car will have a modified bumper, radiator grill, rear diffuser and wheels. There is no information about technical updates yet, but they will probably be done in the same way as the co-platform model Porsche Taycan, although it has been modified for the more comfortable nature of the Audi model. The debut date of the updated sedan has not been announced yet.

But the European one Citroen C3 Aircross the new generation will be presented on April 18. The new SUV will be the closest relative to the recently presented model Opel Frontera. And in terms of bodywork, both cars will be unified by the model Citroen C3 Aircross for the Indian and South American markets. However, a European car of the same name will have a different exterior design (in hatchback style Citroen C3), modified chassis, its own engine range and more expensive electronics.

A year ago it was announced new course logos Jaguar, which becomes an electric luxury brand. It has also been promised a JEA (Jaguar Electrified Architecture) electric platform. However, in the Chinese media show up interesting details about Jaguar’s future electric cars. According to preliminary information, they will be built on the Chery platform to reduce costs and shorten development time. There is no official confirmation of this, but the head of Chery talked about the interest of two European brands in the Chinese electric platform, although he did not name them directly. JLR and Chery have a joint venture in China that has been operating since 2012.

Corporate General Motors leaving the famous Renaissance Center in Detroit (pictured). It was built back in 1977, and in 1996 it became the headquarters for all of GM’s global responsibility and even became an unspoken symbol. But now the Recovery Center has become too big for the smaller MG team: if the staff of the headquarters in 2018 included 5,932 people, then in 2023 – only 2,798 people -work. Design departments have already moved to the technical center in Warren, Michigan, and now office workers are preparing to move to the Hudson Detroit commercial building, which is still under construction.

Start of sales of electric generators GMC Sierra EV delayed until the summer, but when the model ended a year and a half ago it was set for early 2024. In addition, we are only talking about selling the top version welcome Edition 1, which, however, became cheaper than promised: $99,500 instead of the original $108,700. Simpler versions will appear on the market even later. Associated electrical construction Chevrolet Silverado EV free although he met the promised date (production began in the second quarter of 2023), but only formally, because last year only 461 copies were delivered to customers.

Crossover in Russia Give RX It is offered with a single 2.0 TGDI turbo engine, a seven-speed pre-selectable “robot” and all-wheel drive. In its native China, the range is wider, and will soon be replenished with the Eeed RX PHEV appeal hybrid: the first presentation will take place at the Beijing Motor Show. The main advantage of the hybrid should be an impressive range: 160 km in pure electric mode and 1,300 km in integrated mode. Other features are the Chery proprietary three-speed DHT transmission and a CATL traction battery.

At the SUV Dongfeng Paladin (provided to Russia under the Oting brand) a special anniversary version has appeared, dedicated to the twentieth anniversary of the start of production of the Paladin model (still under the Nissan brand) in China. This 20th Anniversary Dongfeng Paladin has additional off-road preparation: reinforced springs and shock absorbers from Tein, steel bottom protection, snorkel and AT tires. The price in China is 247 thousand yuan (34 thousand dollars).

Also today we talked about crossovers Friend H6 and Alfa Romeo Junior, a family A Honda, the conversion Maserati GranCabrio Folgore and hatchback Denza Z9 GT.