Weekly car news: 6th January 2025

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

6th January 2025

●Pan German Motors officially launched the 2025 BMW X7 xDrive40i M EXCELLENCE Special Edition, with a suggested retail price starting from NT$5.43 million, limited to 70 units.

●Hotai Motor announced a 10% structural salary increase for all employees.

●Tesla Taiwan announced that over eight years of operations in the domestic market, it has accumulated more than 50,000 Tesla owners.

●Nanyang Industrial officially launched the Hyundai Porter Pro II, with variants and suggested retail prices as follows: Standard Iron Bed 6-Speed Manual: starting from NT$748,000, Standard Iron Bed 5-Speed Automatic: starting from NT$788,000, Deluxe Iron Bed 5-Speed Automatic: starting from NT$808,000, Double Cabin Iron Bed 6-Speed Manual: starting from NT$918,000, and Double Cabin Iron Bed 5-Speed Automatic: starting from NT$958,000

7th January 2025

●Mercedes-Benz Taiwan officially introduced the 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE series, with variants and suggested retail prices as follows: GLE 300 d 4MATIC: starting from NT$3.39 million, GLE 300 d 4MATIC Coupé: starting from NT$3.63 million, GLE 450 4MATIC: starting from NT$4.11 million, Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+: starting from NT$4.81 million, and Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+ Coupé: starting from NT$5.14 million.

●VicOne announced its collaboration with NXP® Semiconductors to provide proactive AI-driven cybersecurity services for vehicles.

●Taiwan Taxi added three major new features to its 55688 app: thousands of lifestyle services, airport transfers, and real-time express deliveries.

8th January 2025

●Honda Taiwan announced that Honda and Renesas Electronics Corporation have signed an agreement to develop high-performance System-on-Chip (SoC) technology for the next-generation Honda 0 series models, set to debut in the late 2020s.

●VicOne and MediaTek will jointly showcase in-vehicle and external safety communications at CES 2025 in the U.S., utilizing the VicOne xCarbon solution. This will provide Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), offering high-performance and precise communication, data exchange, and collection capabilities for telematics systems.

9th January 2025

●China Motor Corporation (CMC) announced that the cumulative nationwide orders for the CMC J Space have exceeded 5,000 units, with an average delivery waiting period of one month.

●Mazda Taiwan officially launched the 2025 Mazda CX-90, featuring upgraded second-row SRS side airbags. Variants and suggested retail prices are as follows: 33T AWD Elite Plus 7-Seater: starting from NT$1.799 million, 33T AWD Premium 7-Seater: starting from NT$2.039 million, and 33T AWD Premium Captain Seat 6-Seater: starting from NT$2.119 million.

●Porsche Taiwan officially announced the suggested retail price of the facelifted Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupé, starting from NT$8.45 million.

●Grandwell Motors unveiled the Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II, with Taiwan-exclusive packages starting from NT$27 million.

10th January 2025

●XING Mobility and Caterham showcased the all-new lightweight electric concept sports car, Project V, featuring IMMERSIO™ CTP immersion cooling battery technology.

●Audi Taiwan announced the completion of the upgrade of its Xinzhuang showroom.