It’s 4.15am and I’m in my kitchen waiting for the kettle to boil while flicking between the Google Maps and Waze apps on my phone. I have to be at a lay-by in Teesdale between 9.30am and 10am in a car that’s fuelled enough for the day, and I need to pick up a videographer… Continue reading Why modern train travel makes you long for a car
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New electric cars coming in 2024
Read our Smart #3 review Vauxhall Crossland The new Crossland will be bigger and bolder than the current car – a proper small SUV, rather than a lifted hatchback. As with its smaller sibling, the Corsa, it will be available with petrol and electric powertrains. The latter is expected to use Stellantis’s favoured combination of… Continue reading New electric cars coming in 2024
ACMA Automechanika New Delhi 2024 draws over 500 exhibitors from 12 countries
The fifth edition of the ACMA Automechanika New Delhi aftermarket trade fair, the first physical event after the Covid-19 pandemic, is to be held from February 1-3, 2024 and has confirmed participation from over 500 exhibitors from 12 countries across 25,000 square metres at Pragati Maidan. The three-day exhibition, organised by Frankfurt Trade Fairs India… Continue reading ACMA Automechanika New Delhi 2024 draws over 500 exhibitors from 12 countries
Hyundai and Kia global sales benefit from India’s booming car and SUV market in 2023
With the Indian passenger vehicle market firing on all cylinders in CY2023 with estimated total sales of 4.11 million units, up 5.65% on CY2022’s record 3.89 million units, all the top carmakers in the country have recorded best-ever annual sales including the Hyundai Motor Group’s Indian vehicle manufacturing businesses in the form of Hyundai Motor… Continue reading Hyundai and Kia global sales benefit from India’s booming car and SUV market in 2023
China’s Xpeng claims its latest EV model could be an industry ‘game changer’
watch now Chinese electric vehicle company Xpeng told CNBC on Friday that its newly launched X9 model could be a “game changer” for the industry. Xpeng launched the X9 large 7-seater EV on Jan. 1, a car built on its SEPA2.0 architecture for the Chinese market. The X9 series are priced between 359,800 yuan to 419,800 yuan… Continue reading China’s Xpeng claims its latest EV model could be an industry ‘game changer’
CNBC Daily Open: Don’t read too much into market losses so far
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on January 3, 2024, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need… Continue reading CNBC Daily Open: Don’t read too much into market losses so far
Robosense shares fall on debut in first Hong Kong IPO of 2024
watch now Shares of Alibaba-backed Robosense Technology fell 2% on its Friday debut in the first new listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange this year. Robosense, a Chinese developer of laser imaging, detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors for self-driving cars, announced January that it had raised HK$985.12 million ($126.14 million) in its IPO by… Continue reading Robosense shares fall on debut in first Hong Kong IPO of 2024
Musk once laughed off BYD as a threat. Now the Chinese giant has taken Tesla’s EV crown — here’s how
Chinese automaker BYD had one of the biggest stands at the IAA show in Munich, Germany in 2023. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Elon Musk dismissed BYD in 2011 by laughing at their products during a Bloomberg interview. “Have you seen their car?” Musk quipped. “I don’t think it’s particularly attractive, the technology is not very… Continue reading Musk once laughed off BYD as a threat. Now the Chinese giant has taken Tesla’s EV crown — here’s how
BYD’s five best-selling cars, including one edging out Tesla’s Model Y in China
BYD’s new luxury brand Yangwang is selling its first model, the U8, for more than 1 million yuan (US$160,000). CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — BYD has overtaken Tesla again by the sheer number of new energy vehicles produced in 2023, thanks in part to the Chinese automaker’s hybrids and wide range of offerings in… Continue reading BYD’s five best-selling cars, including one edging out Tesla’s Model Y in China
Target for 50 percent export share: Piyush Goyal tells automakers
At a time when global automakers are looking beyond China towards India for a reliable and best cost base, the Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said the Indian auto industry should target to increase their share of exports to at least 50 percent.Speaking at an event in the National Capital on Friday to… Continue reading Target for 50 percent export share: Piyush Goyal tells automakers