The view that greets a Supersport driver is one of the best in modern motordom: a long, sleek bonnet, swooping wheel arches and diminutive, spotlight-style headlamps ensure this car is characteristically true to Morgans of yore. But what sets the Supersport apart from its forebears is its ease of use, practicality and ultimately its more… Continue reading A very güten Morgan: Charming Supersport is my dream daily
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When we joined Tokyo’s street racers for a 186mph tunnel run
As Japan’s automotive industry began to flourish in the 1960s and produce sporty cars, Japanese enthusiasts took to the country’s stunning mountain roads to race one another, often in highly modified machinery – and driving in such a fashion grew in popularity and spread to urban expressways. Supposedly some street racing clubs had codes intended… Continue reading When we joined Tokyo’s street racers for a 186mph tunnel run
Ola Electric Receives ₹366.78 Crore PLI-Auto Incentive from Ministry of Heavy Industries
Ola Electric received a sanction order from the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India, on December 25, 2025, for the release of ₹366.78 crore under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Automobile and Auto Components (PLI-Auto Scheme) for claims pertaining to FY 2024-25. The sanction covers the Demand Incentive for the Determined Sales Value… Continue reading Ola Electric Receives ₹366.78 Crore PLI-Auto Incentive from Ministry of Heavy Industries
Keeping the lights on – the Kia EV6’s ultimate party trick
Three years ago, Nissan celebrated building 250,000 Leafs at its Sunderland plant by using one to power a giant Christmas tree, complete with reindeer, outside the factory. There was snow (real, not fake) on the ground too, making the whole scene look very festive – well, as festive as a grass verge next to a… Continue reading Keeping the lights on – the Kia EV6’s ultimate party trick
I drove the world’s most powerful tractor – it’s outstanding in its field
With impressive understatement the John Deere website refers to its 9RX range of agricultural machinery as “high-horsepower tractors”. We always like it when the Christmas road test has a unique claim to fame: the biggest, the newest, the fastest or whatever it might be. And this year’s Christmas road test subject takes that ‘high horsepower’… Continue reading I drove the world’s most powerful tractor – it’s outstanding in its field
Matter Motor Works Receives Best Patent Portfolio Award from CII
MATTER MOTOR WORKS received the Best Patent Portfolio (2020–2025) award at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Industrial Intellectual Property Awards 2025. The company, which manufactures India’s first geared electric motorcycle AERA 5000+, was also named among the Top 30 IP-Driven Organisations in India for its intellectual property creation over the past five years. The… Continue reading Matter Motor Works Receives Best Patent Portfolio Award from CII
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Partners with WMG Foundation to Remove Invasive Species from Bandipur Tiger Reserve
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) signed an MoU with the WMG Foundation on December 24, 2025, to remove invasive Lantana camara species from 5 hectares within the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka. The environmental habitat restoration project, named Namma Vana, aims to revive degraded forest landscapes, reduce animal-human conflict, and reverse ecological imbalance caused by the… Continue reading Toyota Kirloskar Motor Partners with WMG Foundation to Remove Invasive Species from Bandipur Tiger Reserve
Waymo will update driverless fleet after San Francisco blackout to improve navigation during outages
A Waymo car is halted on the road amid a power outage in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 20, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.d Reuters Three days after a blackout in San Francisco caused Waymo to pause its driverless car service, the Alphabet-owned company said it’s updating its fleet so… Continue reading Waymo will update driverless fleet after San Francisco blackout to improve navigation during outages
China’s mineral dominance gives Western magnet makers a moment in the sun
Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets sit in a barrel at a Neo Material Technologies Inc. factory in Tianjin, China on June 11, 2010. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rare earth magnet makers are having a moment as Western nations scramble to build domestic “mine-to-magnet” supply chains and reduce their dependence on China. A turbulent… Continue reading China’s mineral dominance gives Western magnet makers a moment in the sun
BP Agrees to Sell Majority Stake in Castrol to Stonepeak in $10 Billion Deal
BP announced on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to sell a majority shareholding in Castrol, its lubricants business, to alternative investment firm Stonepeak at an enterprise value of $10 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Stonepeak will acquire a 65% stake in Castrol, while BP retains 35% ownership in a newly formed… Continue reading BP Agrees to Sell Majority Stake in Castrol to Stonepeak in $10 Billion Deal