Autotalk: Nz Auto Business News
China’s vehicle parallel import enterprise dragged down prices and maintained luxurious automobile gross sales volume, while the high-end market has cooled over the previous several years. Currently, Mazda’s EV model range globally consists of the MX-30 and the CX-30 EV that’s for the Chinese market. In Malaysia, the MX-30 EV was launched in December 2022 in two variants, priced at RM199k and that includes a 35.5 kWh battery for up to 199 km of range. On that point out, the Qashqai will solely be provided with electrified powertrains that embrace said e-Power system where the front wheels are driven by an electrical motor rated at 190 PS and 330 Nm of torque. The motor draws power from a 1.eight kWh battery that is charged solely by a 1.5 litre turbocharged inline-three variable compression petrol engine with 156 PS – the engine just isn’t linked to the wheels in any respect.…