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Tata Motors partners Yes Bank for digital retail finance solutions for CV customers

Commercial vehicle major Tata Motors today announced that it has taken its relationship with Yes Bank to the next level by developing ‘digital synergies’ for offering financial products to its customers. The partners will jointly introduce digital retail finance solutions for the entire range of cargo and passenger carriers, facilitating easy purchase and offer better… Continue reading Tata Motors partners Yes Bank for digital retail finance solutions for CV customers

Vitesco Technologies presents affordable hybrid transmission solution

Vitesco Technologies, the powertrain business area of Continental, presented a cost-effective and compact hybrid transmission solution with integrated electric machines, designed for use in applications such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). In a further step-up to their systematic electrification strategy, it is now using its powertrain electrification expertise to make affordable hybrid vehicles a… Continue reading Vitesco Technologies presents affordable hybrid transmission solution

Aston Martin opens ‘pivotal’ St Athan factory

Aston Martin boss Andy Palmer says the new DBX SUV production plant in St Athan, Wales, which was officially opened on December 6, will be “hugely important” to the firm’s future growth. The facility, which occupies three converted ‘super-hangers’ that were formerly part of the Ministry of Defence St Athan site, will be the sole global… Continue reading Aston Martin opens ‘pivotal’ St Athan factory

Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in Silicon Valley software firm for autonomous mobility

Volvo Group Venture Capital has invested in Apex.AI, a leading software company in autonomous mobility. The investment will fund the development of a safety-certified software framework for autonomous systems. Apex.AI, a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017, is building an automotive-grade version of ROS (Robot Operating System), an established open source software framework commonly used in… Continue reading Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in Silicon Valley software firm for autonomous mobility

MG Motor India plots major EV play, starting with the ZS SUV

Rajeev Chaba, president and MD, MG Motor India, and Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commercial Officer, MG Motor India at the unveiling of the MG ZS EV in New Delhi. The status of the Indian electric passenger vehicle market can at best be said as fledgling. However, that’s perhaps being seen as an opportunity rather than a… Continue reading MG Motor India plots major EV play, starting with the ZS SUV

Mercedes-Benz Cars opens plug-in hybrid battery plant in Thailand

The global battery production network within the Mercedes-Benz Cars production network has put the third production facility into operation: A factory for plug-in hybrid batteries has been opened in the Bangkok region in Thailand. It is being set up in partnership with Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant (TAAP) and Thonburi Energy Storage Systems (TESM). Mercedes-Benz has… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Cars opens plug-in hybrid battery plant in Thailand

BMW to provide Apple CarPlay free for life in UK

BMW is set to announce today that it has reversed its controversial decision to charge Apple CarPlay users £85 (Rs 8,000) per year. Launched in 2018 with the brand’s latest ‘7.0’ operating system, customers received a year’s free subscription to the service, which lets users synchronise their iPhone with the car’s infotainment system. After 12 months, owners were… Continue reading BMW to provide Apple CarPlay free for life in UK

MG to import HS plug-in hybrid to UK in 2020

MG is planning to introduce a plug-in hybrid HS next year as parent company SAIC has elected to import the model to the UK, a company spokesman has confirmed to Autocar UK.  Set to arrive towards the end of next year, the MG eHS 500 was revealed and went on sale at the Guangzhou motor show in China last… Continue reading MG to import HS plug-in hybrid to UK in 2020