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Hyundai to provide hydrogen power for Electric Touring Car Racing championship

Hyundai Motor Group’s hydrogen fuel cell system brand ‘HTWO’ is entering the motor sports market. The Korean automaker has announced today that it is to provide a hydrogen fuel cell power generation system for the first electric-car racing event ‘ETCR (Electric Touring Car Racing)’ to be launched this year. The standout feature of ‘ETCR’, a… Continue reading Hyundai to provide hydrogen power for Electric Touring Car Racing championship

Volkswagen, Daimler, BASF and Fairphone plan sustainable lithium mining in Chile

In 2020, Volkswagen and Daimler started a ground investigation in Chile as part of their human rights risk assessment.Now, with BASF and Fairphone, they are funding a joint act with local stakeholders With the advance of e-mobility and digitisation, the global demand for lithium as a key material in batteries is expected to grow dynamically… Continue reading Volkswagen, Daimler, BASF and Fairphone plan sustainable lithium mining in Chile

New Jaguar F-Pace launched in India at Rs 70 lakh

Jaguar has introduced the new F-Pace SUV in India, priced at Rs 69.99 lakh, ex-showroom. The SUV, in its latest avatar, gets a thorough makeover with enhanced exterior and interior design upgrades. It gets an overhauled appearance with new super-slim LED headlamps with integrated DRLs, refreshed grille, rear LED tail lights as well as the… Continue reading New Jaguar F-Pace launched in India at Rs 70 lakh

Tata Motors rolls out 200,000th Nexon in 46 months since launch

Tata Motors today rolled out the 200,000th Nexon compact SUV from its plant in Ranjangaon in Pune. Launched on September 21, 2017 at Rs 585,000, the Nexon has taken a little less than four years or 46 months to be precise to cross the production milestone. The Nexon raced past the 50,000 unit first production… Continue reading Tata Motors rolls out 200,000th Nexon in 46 months since launch

Continental India launches ‘Women for Manufacturing’ CSR programme

Technology company Continental has launched ‘Women for Manufacturing’ in India, an initiative to empower and support women to take up a career in manufacturing through various skill development programs. Manufacturing has been historically stereotyped as unsuitable for women, and over the years resulted in an under-representation of women in this field. Lack of awareness, the… Continue reading Continental India launches ‘Women for Manufacturing’ CSR programme

Bangalore-based electric CV start-up Cell Propulsion raises Rs 14 crore

Bangalore-based electric vehicle technology start-up, Cell Propulsion has raised $2 million (Rs 14.8 crore) (in debt and equity) in a growth round from existing investors – Endiya Partners, growX Ventures, Huddle Accelerator and Micelio – which were the key investors in the round. This is in addition to the $1 million (Rs 7 crore) it… Continue reading Bangalore-based electric CV start-up Cell Propulsion raises Rs 14 crore

Cero Recycling targets more scrapyards for Centre’s clean-up drive

Cero Recycling plans to enhance its annual recycling capacity to over 600,000 units across 24 plants in the next five years.  A joint venture between Mahindra Accelo (the erstwhile Mahindra Intertrade) and the State-run MSTC, the company also hopes to expand its services in over 100-odd cities by that time.  At present, Cero’s total capacity is… Continue reading Cero Recycling targets more scrapyards for Centre’s clean-up drive

Auto retail witnesses bloodbath in lockdown-hit May: FADA

The second wave of Covid-19 which spared not a single state, industry, and most households has resulted in what was expected by almost everyone, a total washout. According to the latest data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA), the country saw 535,855 vehicles being retailed in May 2021, a drop of 71… Continue reading Auto retail witnesses bloodbath in lockdown-hit May: FADA

Toyota unveils new Land Cruiser

Toyota has unveiled the new Land Cruiser in the 70th anniversary year of the SUV. Since 1951, a cumulative total of approximately 10.4 million units and more than 300,000 units a year have been sold in 170 countries and regions all over the world. Now, Toyota has completely redesigned the Land Cruiser’s character by merging… Continue reading Toyota unveils new Land Cruiser