Volvo has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2023, with the company’s operating jumping by a healthy 39% on the back of its electric vehicle deliveries skyrocketing 178% year-on-year. All up, Volvo’s revenue figures jumped from 71.3 billion SEK in Q2, 2022 up to 102.2 billion, with […]
Alexi Falson
Alexi is an automotive road tester and news editor at PerformanceDrive. He appreciates the complexity of modern vehicle engineering and loves to keep his hands greasy working on motorbikes and cars. He prefers wagons over SUVs, vans over utes and reads more news than your Grandma.
Watch the First Walk-around of the Nissan Patrol Warrior by Premcar (video)
Premcar has given us our first look at its upcoming Nissan Patrol Warrior ahead of its launch later this year. In a video posted to Premcar’s YouTube channel, Premcar’s Engineering Chief, Bernie Quinn gives us a detailed little walkaround of the Patrol Warrior, and breaks down some of the most […]
Tata Announces Massive Investment for Jaguar Land Rover Gigafactory in the UK
Indian giant, Tata Group, the parent company of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced a major investment plan for a gigafactory in the United Kingdom that it hopes will produce up to 50% of its battery requirements by the end of the decade. The news comes as a massive boon […]
Skoda Range Picking up Extra Equipment in Q4 as Supply Constraints Ease
Skoda says that its updated model lineup will be picking up some key safety technologies as standard after the company removed some features in the wake of Covid-related supply chain constraints. Specifically, Skoda says that buyers can expect to see rear-cross traffic alerts and the blind-spot monitoring side assist as […]
Nissan’s Yokohama Engine Plant Reaches 40 million Production Milestone
After kicking into life 88 years ago, Nissan’s Yokohama engine manufacturing plant has hit a significant milestone after producing its 40-millionth powertrain, with no signs of slowing down as the factory transitions to an electric powertrain and battery assembly line. Nissan opened the Yokohama plant just two years after its […]
BMW Adds Entry-Level xDrive40i to X7 SUV Range, Priced at $167,900
BMW has beefed up its flagship X7 SUV range with a new base model variant, with the X7 xDrive40i arriving on Australian shores in the fourth quarter of 2023 with a price tag of $167,900. The X7 xDrive40i comes powered by a twin-turbocharged in-line six-cylinder with mild-hybrid tech producing 280kW […]
New Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 Features Ballistic 500kW/1020Nm Four-Cylinder Hybrid
Mercedes-AMG says that the 2024 GLC SUV range will come packing the world’s most powerful four-cylinder engine when it arrives here in Australia in mid-2024. Mercedes’ high-performance arm has released details of the GLC 43 and the GLC 63 S E Performance, both of which have moved away from a […]
Peugeot e-Partner Lands in Australia with $59,990 Price Tag
Peugeot’s battery-electric e-Partner van has officially landed Down Under, with the company’s first EV on offer here in Australia priced at $59,990 before on-roads. The e-Partner comes powered by a single electric motor producing 100kW/260Nm, with range figures standing at a claimed 258km from the 50kWh battery pack. The pack […]