YIBIN, CHINA: Kaiyi Auto entered the Nepali market in 2024 with two models, the Kaiyi X3 Pro EV SUV and the Kaiyi e-Qute hatchback. Since launch, many buyers in Nepal have been curious about the brand and its background. A…

KATHMANDU: Toyota was the first major Japanese brand to commercially produce an electric vehicle. In 1997, it launched the electric version of its popular Toyota RAV4 EV. The move showed that EVs had real market potential. Electric vehicle development, however,…

KATHMANDU: Ouyang Minggao has projected that pure electric vehicles will dominate around 90% of China’s automotive market by 2040. He shared this outlook at the Intelligent Electric Vehicle Development Forum held in Beijing. The Tsinghua University professor stated that plug-in…

KATHMANDU: Thousands of foreign-brand cars are entering Russia through China despite Western sanctions imposed after the 2022 Ukraine invasion. According to registration data reviewed by Reuters and Russia-based research firm Autostat, vehicles from brands such as Toyota, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, BMW,…

KATHMANDU: The final global automotive sales rankings for 2025 are in, and the results signal a significant shift in the industry’s balance of power. With Stellantis Group releasing its financial report on February 26, the full picture is now clear,…