Category: Automotive

India should seek deeper integration into European supply chains: Niti VC

Bery said an explicit goal of the EU is to promote convergence in living standards between richer and poorer member states. Assuming a successful conclusion to the trade negotiations with the European Union (EU), India should seek deeper integration into European supply chains and present itself as an alternative to China, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman… Continue reading India should seek deeper integration into European supply chains: Niti VC

India-EU FTA negotiations – how deep can we go?

India and the European Union (EU) will soon launch the free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations. While the two parties have set the ambition to conclude a comprehensive agreement including commitments on trade in goods and services, investments, and geographical indication, it must be acknowledged that there are fundamental differences in the design, or the template… Continue reading India-EU FTA negotiations – how deep can we go?

Volvo Cars & Epic Games Bring Real-Time Photorealistic Visualisation Into Volvo Cars – Auto Futures

    Listen to this article Reading Time: 2 minutes Volvo Cars is bringing photorealistic visualisation technology into its next generation of electric cars through a new collaboration with Epic Games. The companies are teaming up to bring Epic’s Unreal Engine game engine which provides high-quality graphics to the cabin of upcoming Volvo cars. Epic Games is… Continue reading Volvo Cars & Epic Games Bring Real-Time Photorealistic Visualisation Into Volvo Cars – Auto Futures

‘It keeps on going’: driving the world’s first production-ready solar car

‘It keeps on going’: driving the world’s first production-ready solar car Ashifa Kassam with the Lightyear 0 solar car in Bardenas Reales, northern Spain. Photograph: Nacho Bueno Gil/The Guardian Ashifa Kassam with the Lightyear 0 solar car in Bardenas Reales, northern Spain. Photograph: Nacho Bueno Gil/The Guardian Makers of the €250,000 Lightyear 0 hope to… Continue reading ‘It keeps on going’: driving the world’s first production-ready solar car

Prices Inch Down as Used-Vehicle Supply Holds Steady

The average listing prices have been edging down since May 9. Further declines should continue over the summer. Source: Cox Automotive In contrast to new vehicles that are seeing rising prices, the average listing price of used vehicles has begun to inch down ever so slightly as supply holds relatively steady, according to the Cox… Continue reading Prices Inch Down as Used-Vehicle Supply Holds Steady

EV Reservation Data Reveals Frantic Demand from Truck Buyers

There’s a trend of over-ordering happening for electric trucks, as no one is sure which manufacturer will deliver these new trucks. About 89% of Tesla Cybertruck reservations overlap with another truck pre-order, and 100% of F-150 and Silverado reservation holders also pre-ordered another vehicle on this list. Source: Recurrent Recurrent, a firm that analyzes electric… Continue reading EV Reservation Data Reveals Frantic Demand from Truck Buyers

Pakistan PM Sharif announces 10 per cent ‘super tax’ on large-scale industries

The sectors on which this “super tax” will be levied include cement, steel, sugar, oil and gas, fertilisers, LNG terminals, textile, banking, automobile, cigarettes, beverages and chemicals, according to the Dawn newspaper. Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a 10 per cent “super tax” on large-scale industries like cement, steel and automobile,… Continue reading Pakistan PM Sharif announces 10 per cent ‘super tax’ on large-scale industries

Markets rise as automakers enjoy best day in over two years

Maruti Suzuki gained the most on the Nifty 50, rising 6.3% to its highest since late February. Truckmaker Eicher Motors and two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp jumped 5.9% each. BENGALURU: Domestic indices bucked a broader downturn on Thursday as weak metal and oil prices drove beaten-down automakers to their best day since April 2020. The NSE… Continue reading Markets rise as automakers enjoy best day in over two years

Ford races toward all-electric future in Europe, chooses Spanish plant for next-gen EVs

Ford in Europe has announced another move toward an all-electric future, confirming that it has chosen its plant in Valencia, Spain, as the preferred site to assemble vehicles based on a next-generation electric vehicle architecture. Pending product approval, the Valencia plant could produce breakthrough electric and connected vehicles beginning later this decade. The next-generation architecture… Continue reading Ford races toward all-electric future in Europe, chooses Spanish plant for next-gen EVs