China’s automotive industry is gigantic, fast-growing and influential, one of the youngest industries involved in mass production. The largest country in Asia hosts the Car of the Year event, whereas a local division of the famous American agency J.D. Power chooses the most reliable cars. Plus, there is another, ver...
The Buick Encore GX is a compact SUV produced by General Motors since 2019. The model was originally designed for China and was even unveiled at the Shanghai Motor Show, but Chinese consumers did not appreciate its compact size, especially since it had an even smaller ‘sibling’, the Buick Encore. Thus, the Buic...
The Buick Envision is a compact SUV that expands GM’s geography: it is produced in China by the SAIC-General Motors joint venture and sold in China and North America. The first Chinese-made GM model to be sold on the American market, and one of the brand’s most commercially successful cars in the US. The firs...
The Cadillac XT4 is a compact premium SUV (4.5 m long). One of the newest models of the oldest American company has been produced since 2018 in China, as well as at General Motors plant in Kansas. In Israel, the popular vehicle is represented by front or all-wheel drive versions with a 2.0-liter engine. At th...
Everyone knows what an electric vehicle (EV) or electric vehicle (EV) is? Just in case, remember that this is a vehicle that is propelled by an electric motor powered by rechargeable batteries or other electrical energy (electricity) storage devices. This is a classic definition of electric vehicles, which hav...
The joint venture of the Chinese company SAIC and the American GM presented the Buick Electra E5, the first electric Buick for China, a mid-size 5-seater SUV equipped with an electric motor with a capacity of 245 hp. The alphanumeric prefix in the name hints that the ‘Electra’ name will also include sedans an...
In 2020, sales of electric vehicles in Europe increased by 137%, reaching 1.4 million! (According to data from The Electric Vehicle World Sales Database). In the United States, the figures are not yet so significant with an increase of only 4%, and the number of electric vehicles sold per year is 328,000 (bu...
In February 2023, Chevrolet introduced the restyled version of the 3rd generation Chevrolet TrailBlazer, a compact SUV that replaced the classic TrailBlazer back in 2020. The newcomer and a large body-on-frame SUV, which was produced in the USA since 2001 and received the Truck of the Year award, share nothing bu...
In October 2021, the American Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) changed the methodology for carrying out side crash tests: the mass of a movable barrier simulating a collision increased to 1.9 tons, and it now moves at a higher speed of 60 km/h instead of the previous 50 km/h. This is closer to th...
The Cadillac CT5-V is a sports version of the CT5 midsize luxury sedan, introduced in 2019. This version has been designed to replace the rightly popular Cadillac CTS-V. The sophisticated sedan is set to compete with the very cool Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, BMW M3 and Mercedes-AMG C63. Therefore, it is not onl...
