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Level 2+ arrives in H1 2028 on NVIDIA hardware; the in-house Atria AI system follows in H2 2029.

GM sells three hybrids in the US - all Corvettes, all over $111,000.

Korea and Europe get it in the second half of 2027, with up to nine seats and a 96.2 kWh battery.

Makers quote 10-80%, 10-70%, 30-80% or km added. The figures side by side, with independent tests beside them.

Of four carmakers sold after the 1997 crisis, Hyundai bought one, Kia, and foreign buyers took the other three.

A mild hybrid never moves on electricity, a full hybrid manages a kilometre or two, a plug-in 40 to 100 km.

Mitsubishi sold its half of GAC Mitsubishi for one yuan in 2023, and that plant now builds Aion EVs.

One version, the Premium RWD at 49.99 million won, made up 76% of July's Model Ys. It sits just under the subsidy cap.

457,663 registrations in H1, up 10.8% and 14,966 ahead of Toyota. Volkswagen still leads on 725,604.

The market grew 19% in June. BYD rose 233%, and Chery, a year into Poland, reached 19th among brands.

1,137,929 cars in the first half, up 9.2%. In March the Jaecoo 7 was the UK's best-selling car outright.