Manufacturer recalls for December 2020
With the curtains finally falling on 2020, here is a list of all recalls announced around the world in the last month.
With the curtains finally falling on 2020, here is a list of all recalls announced around the world in the last month.
If you live in the Middle East, you may be familiar with the beautiful fragrance that comes through your a/c vents every time you are stuck behind a Canter pickup in traffic. The best-selling workhorse that used to be a Mitsubishi and is now under the Fuso brand, will become Euro 5 compliant, which means the 2021 model will be kinder to the environment and your nose.
Here is the list of recalls that were issued around the world in the month of November.
Honda Jazz has been the Japanese carmaker’s entry model to their lineup in most markets around the world and a fairly successful one at that. But in some markets, the Japanese giant is planning to replace the Jazz with a five-door Honda City hatchback that carries over the sedan’s styling but with a smaller footprint.
Since its introduction 50 years ago in Japan, Honda Civic grew into a familiar name for folks looking for a no-nonsense sedan. With the crossover wave raging around the world, the sheen of the Civic has lost its brilliance, but that did not stop Honda from churning out a new generation of the popular sedan. They unveiled the 2022 Honda Civic prototype, previewing what the next-generation Honda Civic is going to look like.
Nissan Middle East has unveiled the 2021 Nissan X-Terra with a web event that marks the return of the popular Xterra nameplate, albeit with a hyphen in the badge and based on the ASEAN-market Terra.
The Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 twins were revered as a common person’s fix for affordable performance when it was launched, though it didn’t have as much power as other similarly priced coupes. The four-cylinder boxer engine, rear-wheel-drive and manual gearbox made it popular among “new” enthusiasts. And now eight years into its life, there is a new and more powerful 2022 Subaru BRZ.
The MG ZS was the most value-packed crossover SUV in its segment when it debuted in the Middle East a few years ago. The model has now undergone a redesign and is also available in ZST form with a new turbo engine option. We check out the 2021 MG ZST that comes with a premium new look on the outside, and attractive premium trim on the inside.
Word was that Hyundai’s N division was cooking up sub-compact hot hatch. Now it is finally here — it’s the 2021 Hyundai i20 N, and it comes with 204 hp.
Emerging markets like India love small vehicles, given the tax benefits provided to cars shorter than 4 metres. Thus the “Compact SUV” market in India is flooded with pint-sized SUVs like the Hyundai Venue and Kia Sonet. Now, Nissan has jumped into this segment with the Nissan Magnite, the brand’s smallest SUV.