An additional 10% tax rate will be imposed on premium cars that cost 1.3 million yuan ($188,852) and more, a move that will have big implications for luxury brands like Ferrari, Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin. more
Of five vehicles included in the crash tests, that Euro NCAP regularly conducts on newly-released European vehicles, three of them achieved the maximum rating of five stars: the Audi Q2, Hyundai Ioniq and Ford Edge. more
Poor citizens found their cars missing after leaving it out to defrost. more
Apparently, blue is the new white. more
"Inhumans" is finally getting its own TV series. more
Based partly on insight and mostly on jokes from "Outlast" gamers that the first installment of the Red Barrels Studio's survival-horror title was scary enough to make players wet themselves, or worse, the studio created the perfect solution. In a Kickstarter project they created to help fund "Outlast 2," Alison Wilkes, Red Barrels' head of market research, unveiled a high-tech adult diaper designed specifically by the company for future players of the super-scary sequel. more
Mercedes-Benz made waves when it revealed its X-Class concept late last month, a sleek pickup truck with two versions dubbed the "stylish explorer" and "powerful adventurer." Soon after, rumors began to pick up that Mercedes-AMG had a high-performance version of the X-Class cooking under its hood. According to Motoring, however, AMG announced that it would not be tuning the Mercedes pickup, without abandoning the idea completely. more
In a market where electric vehicles and self-driving cars are forcing traditional automakers to innovate at unprecedented rates, Japan's second biggest carmaker may have something groundbreaking up its sleeve. Nissan announced it would be taking the first steps into internet-connected vehicles, the first product of which could be a service that gives drivers notifications when their car needs to be taken in for maintenance. more
PlayStation 4 gamers should check their consoles as soon as possible, because the developers of "The Division" announced via a tweet that the title's newest update is now live across the globe. The much-awaited Patch 1.5 was slightly delayed for PS4 by Ubisoft following maintenance problems, and has already been live on PC and Xbox One since last week, according to the International Business Times. more
"Resident Evil 7" gamers will be able to continue on a PC the game progress they saved on Xbox One, and vice versa, due to the horror series' latest installment's cross-save compatibility support. The welcome news first broke on Japanese website Dengeki, which reported that the Windows Store and Xbox One version of Resident Evil 7 can share play data. The news was then confirmed to IGN by Capcom. more
Volkswagen and Toyota are undeniably the auto industry's two giants of mass production, and to prove it, they are now in an extremely tight duel to earn the distinction of being the biggest carmaker of 2016. According to Forbes, the latest data hsows that Toyota is trailing Volkswagen by a mere 9,000 units, which is well within the data's margin of error. more
Marvel whet the appetite of "Guardians of the Galaxy" fans last month when it released the first teaser trailer of the much-awaited sequel to Marvel's first installment, which saw the little-known comic book characters skyrocket to the spotlight in one of 2014's biggest blockbusters. Now, the teaser has been redone in LEGO form, brought to fans by Huxley Berg Studios. more
All eyes are on Netflix as it gears up for production of the heavily-anticipated second season of its original science-fiction series "Stranger Things," which concluded this year to roaring approval from both critics and a global fanbase. Among the biggest updates so far are a confirmation that actress Millie Bobby Brown will return as fan-favorite Eleven, or 'El,' and the announcement of new characters. more
Volkswagen unveiled its all-new Arteon, the automaker's projected star at the Geneva Motor Show next March, and hinted that the premium-level vehicle could be Volkswagen's new flagship car. This is after it just recently discontinued production of its Passat CC four-door coupe, but the company stressed that more than a replacement, the Arteon is on a whole new level from its predecessor. more
Car giants like Volkswagen, Maserati and even Toyota have recently signaled shifts in their strategy toward a more electric future: But BMW has already been there for years with its i3 electric vehicle. Despite this, its EVs have generated little to no buzz, something that could change drastically after BMW announced this week that the i3, slated for 2017, is getting a big makeover and range increase of up to 50%. more
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