The historic vehicle market is worth more today than it was five years ago but growth is slowing dramatically and more must be done to increase the number of young enthusiasts if it is to survive in the future. That’s the warning from the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC), whose annual National Historic… Continue reading Younger enthusiasts needed to reverse classic market slowdown
Category: US Motoring Press
Weekly Auto Wrap: Maruti Counters Small Car Narrative, VinFast’s 2W Push, November Sales Highlights
India Auto Inc opened December on a strong footing, with wholesale volumes of SUVs, two-wheelers and tractors growing in double-digit in November. The uptrend was supported by post-festive demand, improving rural sentiment and steady traction from new model launches. Maruti Suzuki, meanwhile, pushed back strongly against what it called the “wrong narrative’’ surrounding small cars… Continue reading Weekly Auto Wrap: Maruti Counters Small Car Narrative, VinFast’s 2W Push, November Sales Highlights
Ola Electric Begins Deliveries of Vehicles Powered by Domestically Manufactured Battery Cells
Ola Electric announced on December 7, 2025, that it has started mass deliveries of vehicles equipped with its indigenously manufactured 4680 Bharat Cell battery packs. The S1 Pro+ scooter with a 5.2kWh battery is the first product to use these domestically produced cells, making Ola Electric the first Indian company to control both cell and… Continue reading Ola Electric Begins Deliveries of Vehicles Powered by Domestically Manufactured Battery Cells
Ola Electric Begins Deliveries of Vehicles Powered by Domestically Manufactured Battery Cells
Ola Electric announced on December 7, 2025, that it has started mass deliveries of vehicles equipped with its indigenously manufactured 4680 Bharat Cell battery packs. The S1 Pro+ scooter with a 5.2kWh battery is the first product to use these domestically produced cells, making Ola Electric the first Indian company to control both cell and… Continue reading Ola Electric Begins Deliveries of Vehicles Powered by Domestically Manufactured Battery Cells
Hero Vida Races Past 100,000 Sales in a Year for the First Time
Hero MotoCorp has, for the first time since entering the electric two-wheeler market over three years ago, sold 100,000 units in a calendar year, confirming Autocar Professional’s forecast of the same in early September. As per the latest retail sales numbers on the Vahan portal, between January 1 and December 5, a total of 100,383 Vida… Continue reading Hero Vida Races Past 100,000 Sales in a Year for the First Time
Hero Vida Races Past 100,000 Sales in a Year for the First Time
Hero MotoCorp has, for the first time since entering the electric two-wheeler market over three years ago, sold 100,000 units in a calendar year, confirming Autocar Professional’s forecast of the same in early September. As per the latest retail sales numbers on the Vahan portal, between January 1 and December 5, a total of 100,383 Vida… Continue reading Hero Vida Races Past 100,000 Sales in a Year for the First Time
My £40k Humvee has a 6.5-litre diesel V8 – and it’s a fine city car
“I grew up playing with figures like Action Man and not video games, so to own a Humvee like the one he drove is a dream come true,” says Samuel Ogunlana. Note, it’s a Humvee, the US military vehicle – full name High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle that first saw action in 1989 in Operation… Continue reading My £40k Humvee has a 6.5-litre diesel V8 – and it’s a fine city car
SpaceX aims for $800 billion valuation in secondary share sale, WSJ reports
Dado Ruvic | Reuters Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is initiating a secondary share sale that would give the company a valuation of up to $800 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. SpaceX is also telling some investors it will consider going public possibly around the end of next year, the report said. At the elevated… Continue reading SpaceX aims for $800 billion valuation in secondary share sale, WSJ reports
Beware the green T: This new sticker signals a doubtful driver
I still don’t know howI feel about the T-plate. The brainchild of Scottish hotelier Robert Marshall, this is a sticker bearing a large green ‘T’ (and a smaller ‘Tourist’ postscript) that visitors can apply to the back of their car, just like learners do with a red L-plate and new drivers sometimes do with a… Continue reading Beware the green T: This new sticker signals a doubtful driver
This tiny petrol engine is designed to fit in electric cars
Fifteen months after revealing its plans for ‘off-the-shelf’ range-extender and hybrid powertrains, Horse Powertrain unveiled its Future Hybrid Powertrain solution earlier this year. Available from 2027, the “all-in-one” powertrain is aimed at enabling a vehicle manufacturer to easily convert a BEV platform to a hybrid by replacing a front-mounted BEV drive motor and transmission with… Continue reading This tiny petrol engine is designed to fit in electric cars