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hybrid vehicles

Transport & Logistics

Nissan to reboot Xterra SUV as a hybrid, freezes plans for US EV

Masayoshi Harano - GM Asia marketing FOR SUZUKI MOTOR CORP
Global Enterprise

Hybrid-focused carmaker Suzuki ‘not too worried’ about EV-first China brands like BYD

Since introducing its Sealion 6 DM-i to Singapore in July, BYD has received more than 100 orders for the plug-in hybrid model.
Singapore

Plug-in hybrid registrations in Singapore double as mass-market brands gain share in segment

New BYD Co. vehicles in a parking lot after arriving at a port in Yokohama, Japan, on Sunday, July 13, 2025. Japan will release its trade figures on July 17. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg
Singapore

EVs nearly dominant in Singapore as registrations increase 63% in H1 2025

BYD's Sealion 6 DM-i is the first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle the brand is introducing to Singapore.
Singapore

Sealion 6 plug-in hybrid becomes first car with a petrol engine brought to Singapore by BYD

The latest RAV4 is not a complete redo: It uses the same chassis and underpinnings as the current version, and borrows the Camry’s hybrid powertrain.
Transport & Logistics

Toyota takes all-hybrid plunge with its best-selling US vehicle

Honda plans to launch 13 next-generation hybrid models globally in the four years from 2027.
Transport & Logistics

Japan’s Honda to scale back on electric vehicles, concentrate on hybrids

China-based EV makers such as BYD continued to increase domestic sales of battery-electric vehicles while responding to growing demand for plug-in hybrids offshore, Rho Motion data showed.
International

Global EV sales rise in April despite trade disruptions: Rho Motion data

EV makers such as BYD and Leapmotor have adjusted their European strategy to adapt to EU tariffs and the slower-than-expected mass adoption of BEVs in Europe.
International

Chinese EV makers sell more plugin-hybrids in the EU to avoid tariffs: research firm

Toyota Motor Asia Vice President Preston Tan
International

Toyota meets ‘aggressive’ Apac entry of China carmakers with more EVs – and combustion engines 

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