Weekly car news: 3rd March 2025

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

24th February 2025

●Hotai Motor officially launched the 2025 Toyota Prius PHEV, available in Flagship Edition (starting at NT$1.299 million) and Platinum Edition (starting at NT$1.379 million).

●Arc Motor announced that Tai Yong Group has introduced 15 MAN 4x2 tractor trucks into its fleet.

25th February 2025

●Bridgestone Taiwan introduced the Potenza Sport tires, designed for the Porsche Macan Electric and Panamera, as well as the Blizzak LM005 winter tires specifically for the Panamera.

26th February 2025

●Volvo Cars Taiwan officially launched the Volvo EX30 series, with the EX30 Ultra Twin Motor Performance priced from NT$1.7499 million. Additionally, pre-orders for the EX30 Plus Single Extended Range and EX30 Core Single Extended Range have begun, with starting prices of NT$1.62 million and NT$1.42 million, respectively.

●Mercedes-Benz Taiwan officially introduced the 2025/25 model year Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology, priced from NT$8.08 million.

●Yulon Nissan started pre-orders for the Infiniti QX60 2.0L VC-Turbo, with prices starting at NT$2.55 million for the Elegance Edition and NT$2.69 million for the Flagship Edition. The Autograph 6-seater luxury package is available as an optional upgrade for an additional NT$200,000.

●Sime Darby Auto Kia announced that the second facelift of the Kia Picanto will be officially unveiled on 18th March.

27th February 2025

●Ford Lio Ho announced the arrival of the 2025 Ford Focus ST, available in Focus ST X 6MT (starting at NT$1.489 million) and Focus ST X Wagon (starting at NT$1.589 million).

●Volkswagen Taiwan, in collaboration with its authorized dealer Taikoo Volkswagen, launched a short-term rental program for the Volkswagen ID.4 & ID.5. Rental rates are as follows: General customers: NT$1,500 per day, NT$9,000 per week, NT$36,000 per month; VIP customers: NT$1,000 per day, NT$6,000 per week, NT$24,000 per month.

●Luxgen Motor announced that customers purchasing the Luxgen n⁷ in March will receive a complimentary "Enjoy Car Camping 9-piece Set".