Weekly car news: 2nd April 2024

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

15th April 2024

●Pan German Motors introduced the BMW 218i Luxury, and the MSRP starts from NT$ 1,550,000.

●Volkswagen Taiwan announced that it will hold the “2024 Volkswagen brand festival – The celebration of 50 year anniversary of the Golf” event on 11th May.

●Jerry Wang, the chairman of ARTC, leads members of the SAE International Taipei Section to USA to attend the WCX SAE World Congress, and also visit the supply chains.

●Formosa Smart Energy pointed out that it will develop the solid-state battery technology in the future, and it will begin the construction of the 3rd phase and 4th phase manufacturing plants from 2027.

●TCC officially activated the 35mW E-DREG energy storing system in Suao Township, Yilan County, and it also began trading electricity with TaiPower.

16th April 2024

●Yulon Nissan introduced the facelifted Nissan Sentra, and the trim levels and the starting MSRPs are the “尊爵版” (NT$ 785,000), the “尊爵智駕版” (NT$ 839,000), and the “尊爵Bose版” (NT$ 879,000).

17th April 2024

●The 2024 “TAIPEI AMPA”, “AUTOTRONICS TAIPEI”, and “2035 E-Mobility Taiwan” were held in TaiNEX 1.

●Ford Lio Ho foretold that it will introduce the Ford Mustang Dark Horse Premium.

●Zerova introduced the DZ480 kW, Novae Power, and MCS SailWind in 2035 E-Mobility Taiwan.

●Micro Star Int’l introduced the 2nd generation “Eco Premium” and Portable EV Charger in 2035 E-Mobility Taiwan.

18th April 2024

●Audi Taiwan began the pre-sale of the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron 45 Edition One, and the MSRP starts from NT$ 2,190,000.

●Taiwan Transport & Storage, a subsidiary of the TCC Group, and Taikoo Motors, the distributor of Volvo Trucks in Taiwan, jointly announced that Taiwan Transport & Storage became the first-ever company that utilizes electric tractor to transport cement in Taiwan.

19th April 2024

●Sime Darby Auto Kia introduced the Kia Carnival Space Edition, and the MSRP starts from NT$ 2,049,000.

●Mercedes-Benz Taiwan announced that it will hold the “Mercedes-Benz FUN電星樂園” event from 26th April to 5th May.

●Hankook Tire & Technology established its subsidiary in Taiwan.

21st April 2024

●2024 Taipei International Gymkhana Prize was held in Ketagalan Boulevard, Taipei City.