FY2025 opens on a strong note for retail sales: 2.12 million units, up 27% in April

India Auto Inc has had a good start to the new fiscal year 2025. The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) today released April 2024 vehicle retail sales numbers for India Auto Inc. At 2.2 million units, April 2024 retails constitute a 3.71% increase on March 2024’s 2.12 million units and a handsome 27% year-on-year… Continue reading FY2025 opens on a strong note for retail sales: 2.12 million units, up 27% in April

FY2025 opens on a strong note for retail sales: 2.12 million units, up 27% in April

India Auto Inc has had a good start to the new fiscal year 2025. The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) today released April 2024 vehicle retail sales numbers for India Auto Inc. At 2.2 million units, April 2024 retails constitute a 3.71% increase on March 2024’s 2.12 million units and a handsome 27% year-on-year… Continue reading FY2025 opens on a strong note for retail sales: 2.12 million units, up 27% in April

Luxury car and SUV sales in India rise 20.5% to over 45,000 units in FY2024

A global trend that has also found resonance in India over the past three years is the soaring demand for luxury as well as super-luxury cars and SUVs. This niche segment has hit a new high in FY2024. As per JATO Dynamics India, cumulative sales of seven luxury carmakers in FY2024 were 45,311 units, up… Continue reading Luxury car and SUV sales in India rise 20.5% to over 45,000 units in FY2024

Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric

As per the latest Global EV Outlook report, released by the International Energy Agency (IEA), electric car sales neared 14 million units in 2023, 95% of which were in China, Europe and the United States Almost 14 million new electric cars were registered globally in 2023, bringing their total number on the roads to 40… Continue reading Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric

Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric

As per the latest Global EV Outlook report, released by the International Energy Agency (IEA), electric car sales neared 14 million units in 2023, 95% of which were in China, Europe and the United States Almost 14 million new electric cars were registered globally in 2023, bringing their total number on the roads to 40… Continue reading Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric

Land Rover Defender drops six-cylinder petrol, gains three-pot PHEV

The Land Rover Defender line-up has been shuffled, with the addition of a luxurious new seven-seater, a more potent diesel engine – and a plug-in hybrid that uses a three-cylinder engine.  The revamp comes four years after the launch of the L663-generation Defender and, while not as substantial as a full-blown facelift, ushers in a range of… Continue reading Land Rover Defender drops six-cylinder petrol, gains three-pot PHEV

A classic, remixed: Driving an electric Mercedes SL Pagoda

Who spends almost half a million pounds on an electrified restomod? According to Everrati, it’s a very eclectic bunch. Many of its customers are in the US; around one-third of them are female; and some don’t yet have a driving licence but are instead the fortunate beneficiaries of petrolhead parents foreseeing a zero-emissions future and… Continue reading A classic, remixed: Driving an electric Mercedes SL Pagoda

BMW M4 joins ‘Competition Sport’ line-up

BMW has revealed a more potent and track-focused version of the M4 as the latest entrant into its motorsport-inspired CS lineage. Following on from the existing ‘Competition Sport’ versions of the M2, M3 and M5, the new M4 CS has more power, less weight and a reworked chassis set-up compared with the Competition car, in… Continue reading BMW M4 joins ‘Competition Sport’ line-up

Tesla must provide NHTSA with Autopilot recall data by July or face up to $135 million in fines

Tesla vehicles sit on the lot at a Tesla dealership in Austin, Texas, on April 15, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is pressing Tesla for answers about changes the company made to its Autopilot driver assistance system following a voluntary software recall in December that affected about 2… Continue reading Tesla must provide NHTSA with Autopilot recall data by July or face up to $135 million in fines

Tesla Chairwoman Robyn Denholm has sold over $50 million worth of stock in 2024

Robyn Denholm, chairman of Tesla Inc., speaks during an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia event in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla Chairwoman Robyn Denholm has just sold $17.3 million worth of her shares in the electric vehicle maker, according to a filing Monday, bringing… Continue reading Tesla Chairwoman Robyn Denholm has sold over $50 million worth of stock in 2024