BMW India has announced a contactless experience for its customers in India. Introduced earlier this month, the BMW Contactless Experience enables customers to explore and buy new and pre-owned BMW cars, book vehicle service, make payments securely online and more, with a click of a button through www.bmw-contactless.in BMW Contactless Experience facilitates car buying without the… Continue reading BMW India thinks digital first for customer buying experience
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Volkswagen issues guidance to 40,000 suppliers for protective measures
In connection with the resumption of production, the Volkswagen Group has developed measures ensuring the maximum level of health protection for its employees and is now implementing them at its plants. In order to provide the best possible support for the resumption of production and logistics processes in the coronavirus crisis by its more than… Continue reading Volkswagen issues guidance to 40,000 suppliers for protective measures
Valeo’s global Q1 sales in 2020 drops eight percent, India sales down as well
Global automotive Tier 1 supplier, Valeo announced its first-quarter sales of 2020. The original equipment sales for the group slipped eight percent to 3,797 million euros from the previous year (4,121 million euros in Q1 2019). In India, the French company recorded a 15 percent drop in the OE sales (40 million euros) for the… Continue reading Valeo’s global Q1 sales in 2020 drops eight percent, India sales down as well
BYD and Hino ink strategic alliance for developing electric commercial vehicles
Chinese electric vehicle major BYD Company (BYD) and Japan’s commercial vehicle and diesel engine maker Hino Motors (Hino) have signed a strategic business alliance agreement with a focus on collaborating in commercial battery electric vehicles (BEVs) development. The partners will accelerate the development of commercial BEVs to provide the best-fit product for customers in a… Continue reading BYD and Hino ink strategic alliance for developing electric commercial vehicles
Kia Motors India targets sale of 70,000 Sonet SUVs in first year
Kia Motors, which has in a short span of time got a strong foothold in the Indian market, first with the Seltos SUV and more recently with the Carnival MPV, is now gearing up to launch its third product – the Sonet compact SUV – later this year. Revealed as a concept at the Auto… Continue reading Kia Motors India targets sale of 70,000 Sonet SUVs in first year
Volkswagen resumes production of electric cars in Zwickau
The Volkswagen plant in Zwickau has resumed production of the all-electric ID.3 resumed from Thursday, initially with reduced capacity and significantly slower cycle times. Numerous additional measures to protect the health of the workforce are being implemented, and the restart is also oriented to the gradual stabilisation of international supply chains. Thomas Ulbrich, Volkswagen Brand board… Continue reading Volkswagen resumes production of electric cars in Zwickau
UK-based Faradion bags first order for sodium-ion batteries from ICM Australia, plans to set up manufacturing in India
UK-based Faradion, a leading player in sodium-ion battery technology, has bagged its first order from ICM Australia, a privately owned investment group. Faradion says that the sodium-ion batteries offer exceptional superiority over lithium-ion batteries, are likely to revolutionise the automobile/mobility, storage and mobile sectors across the world. The company says its battery technology provides similar… Continue reading UK-based Faradion bags first order for sodium-ion batteries from ICM Australia, plans to set up manufacturing in India
Kia Motors exploring second plant in India
Kia Motors India, which in its first year of commercial operations has turned into a challenger brand with robust sales of 84,903 units in just eight months, is pulling out all stops to be future-ready in terms of manufacturing capacity. This means, in addition to its existing 300,000 units-per-annum-capacity plant at Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh,… Continue reading Kia Motors exploring second plant in India
NIO begins delivery of the new ES8 SUV
Chinese electric carmaker NIO, has officially started deliveries of 2020 ES8, the flagship model from its smart electric vehicle range. The new ES8, is available in six and seven-seat configurations, and comes with a combination of 160kW PM and 240kW IM motors and a 100kWh liquid-cooled battery pack. The company says these ensure the new… Continue reading NIO begins delivery of the new ES8 SUV
European automakers in restart mode
After almost a month-long shutdown, many automakers in Europe are restarting operations across their plants in the continent. Volvo Cars has resumed production at its Torslanda plant in Sweden. The company, has decided to reopen the plant after dialogue with relevant labour unions along with its Swedish offices. Both the plant and offices have been… Continue reading European automakers in restart mode