Volkswagen Passenger Cars India today announced the implementation of the carmaker’s new brand design and logo across all its 150 dealerships in the country. The German carmaker had first revealed the new logo and brand design at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show. Volkswagen’s rebranding is one of the largest projects globally covering 171 markets in… Continue reading Volkswagen India showrooms to sport new brand design and logo
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Sonalika opens new harvester plant in Himachal Pradesh
New Sonalika Samrat combine harvester is produced at the Amb plant in Himachal Pradesh. The Sonalika Group has set up a new high-tech harvester manufacturing facility at Amb in Himachal Pradesh, with an investment of Rs 200 crore. The company has also rolled out a new harvester called Sonalika Samrat at Rs 25.5 lakh. Spread… Continue reading Sonalika opens new harvester plant in Himachal Pradesh
Used car retailer Spinny raises Rs 800 crore in Series D Round funding
Spinny founders Niraj Singh; Mohit Gupta and Ramanshu Mahaur. Spinny, a used car retailing platform in India, has closed its Series D Funding round with $108 million (Rs 800 crore) from new and existing investors. The round was led by Tiger Global, which has alspo backed a number of Indian unicorns such as Flipkart, Byju’s,… Continue reading Used car retailer Spinny raises Rs 800 crore in Series D Round funding
Kirloskar Group gets future-ready
With the need to be future-ready, the Kirloskar Group of companies led by Atul and Rahul Kirloskar has announced a new focus on getting into customer-centric segments. With this refresh, the company also acquired a new logo. The five companies that have got the brand refresh include Kirloskar Oil Engines, Kirloskar Chillers, Kirloskar Pneumatic, Kirloskar… Continue reading Kirloskar Group gets future-ready
Visteon to integrate AI into SmartCore cockpit solution for motorcycle OEM
Visteon has tied up with AI-mobility major Cerence Inc to integrate conversational AI in Visteon’s recent SmartCore product award with a leading motorcycle manufacturer. The product will include core Cerence technologies, including AI-powered voice recognition, natural language understanding, and text-to-speech – all with global language support – alongside Visteon’s Android-based SmartCore technology platform. SmartCore is… Continue reading Visteon to integrate AI into SmartCore cockpit solution for motorcycle OEM
Bosch and VW harvest swarm intelligence for automated driving
Bosch and Volkswagen have come together to harvest real-time information for high-resolution maps. A continuous and seamless flow of information from real road traffic ensures map layers are always up-to-date and at present VW Golf 8s on Europe’s roads are helping create the Bosch road signature. If cars are to drive on their own in… Continue reading Bosch and VW harvest swarm intelligence for automated driving
Motofumi Shitara: ‘Yamaha is working on an all-new EV platform for India and other global markets.’
The new FZ-X and Fascino 125 Fi Hybrid scooter are cues to India Yamaha Motor’s aggressive new product strategy. The Chairman of Yamaha Motor India Group of Companies tells the hybrid scooter is Yamaha’s first step towards entering the electric vehicle market in India even as the Japanese major develops an all-new EV platform. He… Continue reading Motofumi Shitara: ‘Yamaha is working on an all-new EV platform for India and other global markets.’
Hyliion picks FEV as partner for electrified Class 8 truck development
FEV is partnering electrified powertrain systems start-up, Hyliion, to support design, development, integration and validation of its Electric Range Extender for Class 8 tractor-trailer applications FEV, a world leader in vehicle and powertrain development for hardware and software, has entered a long-term agreement with electrified powertrain systems provider, Hyliion, to support design, development, integration, and production… Continue reading Hyliion picks FEV as partner for electrified Class 8 truck development
Pininfarina reveals its first fully virtually developed concept car
Italian design house Pininfarina has revealed the Teorema, its first-ever fully virtually developed concept car. Designed by using virtual reality technologies, the Mahindra Group-owned Pininfarina says the Teorema is “an all-new interpretation of fully electric,autonomous mobility in the name of user experience and technology,studied to create a sense of community and foster interactionsamongst passengers and… Continue reading Pininfarina reveals its first fully virtually developed concept car
Cepton Tech wins largest ADAS Lidar order from US carmaker
US-based Lidar solutions provider Cepton Technologies Inc has secured an ADAS lidar series production award at a leading, Detroit-based global automotive OEM, which is the industry’s largest award to date. This represents a landmark milestone both for the lidar industry as well as for Silicon Valley-based Cepton, which celebrates its fifth anniversary this month. The Detroit-based… Continue reading Cepton Tech wins largest ADAS Lidar order from US carmaker