Weekly car news: 23rd December 2024

"Weekly car news " is a recap of some of the major stories in Taiwan car market last week.

16th December 2024

●MSI announced the launch of the new MSI eConnect Energy Management System (EMS), offering diversified solutions ranging from household to commercial applications.

●Versacraft Corporation announced that the DFSK A380 WINMAX has officially begun deliveries.

17th December 2024

●Hotai Motor announced that the team "Wombat's Butt is Bone" won the championship in the "2024 Hotai MaaS Hackathon" finals, earning the trophy and a cash prize of NT$300,000.

18th December 2024

●Volvo Cars Taiwan, together with its authorized dealers, partnered with Carplus and the Line GO platform to launch the "VOLVO GO" diversified mobility service. It also announced the nationwide upgrade of Volvo showrooms from 4S to 5S centers, marking Volvo's official entry into shared mobility services.

●Nanyang Industries announced that all Hyundai owners, new or old, will enjoy a warranty of up to 8 years or 160,000 km (whichever comes first) for high-voltage batteries. Within the warranty period, any battery replaced through insurance or at personal expense will follow the original warranty period. For vehicles outside the original warranty, the high-voltage battery warranty will be 1 year or 20,000 km (whichever comes first).

●HDRE announced its collaboration with Uber to launch the "Corporate Carbon-Reduction Uber" service.

19th December 2024

●Pan German Motors unveiled the all-new fourth-generation BMW X3. Models and suggested retail prices include the X3 20 xDrive xLine (starting from NT$2.49 million), X3 20 xDrive M Sport (starting from NT$2.77 million), and X3 M50 xDrive (starting from NT$3.83 million).

●Hotai Motor officially launched the facelifted Toyota GR Yaris, with a suggested retail price starting from NT$2.05 million.

●Daimler Trucks Asia Taiwan introduced the 2025 Fuso Canter model.

●XING Mobility announced its participation in the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) from 7th to 10th January 2025. ICT's new IMMERSIO™ XE 50 energy storage battery system received the CES "Innovation Award" in the Sustainability and Energy category. At CES, ICT will showcase its groundbreaking immersion cooling battery technologies, including Cell-to-Chassis (CTC) and Cell-to-Pack (CTP) systems, the world's first MIT electric hypercar Miss R, and its new AI battery management system along with energy storage products.

20th December 2024

●Audi Taiwan officially unveiled the facelifted Audi RS Q8, with a suggested retail price starting from NT$7.81 million.