In 2021, Chinese car exports grew 100% year on year and set a record of 2.015 million units exported. Of these, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), 1.6 million were for passenger cars, 402,000 for commercial vehicles and 310,000 for vehicles powered by alternative energy sources... Read more
Changan was founded in 1862 as a small machine-building factory. In 1949, the company became the property of the state. In 1958, it began the production of compact military off-road vehicles. The production of passenger transport was launched in 1984. In 2016, the combined production and sales volumes amounted to mor... Read more
Did you know that most cars are not just similar to each other, but can be 100% twins released under different brands?! In addition, there are a lot of car manufacturers in the world, and even more models. How to choose one and not make a mistake? Autoboom has made a unique (and very convenient!) comparison system.... Read more
According to the results of 2022, Geely together with its sub-brand Geometry has become Israel’s best-selling electric vehicle brand: the Geely Geometry C was bought by 6,816 Israelis. Moreover, the electric crossover hatchback has become one of the top 10 most popular cars on our market. We love this model for th... Read more
Israel already has one representative of the Wey ‘coffee’ family: the Coffee 01, a premium SUV with a plug-in hybrid system with a capacity of 476 hp and an electric driving range of 149 km, priced from 269,900 shekels. In March 2023, the brand introduced another plug-in hybrid, the Wey Lanshan, the new flagshi... Read more
Who makes the cheapest car? The answer is simple: the Jiangnan brand, unknown outside of China. In the 2000s, the company produced almost the cheapest car not only on the local but also on the global market: Alto hatchback, based on the Suzuki Alto. But Jiangnan did not stop there, presenting in February 2023 on... Read more
Letin is the new name of the Chinese automaker Levdeo, founded in 2008. Levdeo produced the simplest and cheapest electric cars weighing up to 1,400 kg, which developed no more than 40 km/h and belonged to a privileged category of transport, invented in the USA and which became popular in China. But after changing th... Read more
Shenzhen BYD New Energy Co., Ltd., a Chinese enterprise, produces luxury electric vehicles under the Denza brand. The company was founded by the automaker BYD and Daimler AG. However, in 2021, the German co-founder reduced its stake in the joint venture, making the ‘child’ of BYD and Mercedes-Benz a full-fledge... Read more
When a smartphone maker decides to build a car, the result is a ‘smart’ electric SUV. This is the first model by Aito to receive Huawei’s HarmonyOS Smart Cockpit. The “mobile living space” includes a “smart” driving system, network connectivity and cloud technology. Prices in China start at 39,000 dollars.... Read more
The Chinese company Jiangsu Jemmel New Energy Vehicle Industry produces its electric cars under the Lingbao brand. With a 2.7 billion yuan (400 million dollars) investment, the start-up located in Jiangsu, China, has been able to expand into research and development, production and sales of new energy vehicles... Read more
The Geely Galaxy L7 is a luxury mid-size SUV with a hybrid system. The first representative of the new Geely Galaxy family, presented in February 2023, differs from the usual models of the Chinese automaker: safety, practicality and fuel efficiency come first. It will enter the Chinese market in the second quarte... Read more
The price is a topical issue that worries everyone who wants to have a personal vehicle, especially in Israel, where prices for new cars are usually higher than the European average. Hyundai remains the traditional leader of the Israeli market, not least due to the fact that it offers relatively cheap models: in 2023... Read more