Paolo Pininfarina, Chairman of the Pininfarina Group, passed away yesterday in Turin at the age of sixty-five. Born in Turin on August 28, 1958, Paolo Pininfarina graduated in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin. Following a series of formative and professional experiences abroad including at Cadillac, Honda, and General Motors, in 1982 he… Continue reading Pininfarina Group chairman Paolo Pininfarina passes away
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Pininfarina Group chairman Paolo Pininfarina passes away
Paolo Pininfarina, Chairman of the Pininfarina Group, passed away yesterday in Turin at the age of sixty-five. Born in Turin on August 28, 1958, Paolo Pininfarina graduated in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin. Following a series of formative and professional experiences abroad including at Cadillac, Honda, and General Motors, in 1982 he… Continue reading Pininfarina Group chairman Paolo Pininfarina passes away
Tata Motors tops electric commercial vehicle retail sales in FY2024
The Indian electric vehicle industry has been on a roll in FY2024 with retail sales hitting the 1.67 million units mark, achieving handsome 42% year-on-year growth (FY2023: 1.18 million EVs). While over 944,000 e-two-wheelers (up 30%) did the heavy lifting for India EV Inc, 632,000-plus e-three-wheelers (up 57%) and over 90,000 electric passenger vehicles (up… Continue reading Tata Motors tops electric commercial vehicle retail sales in FY2024
Tata Motors tops electric commercial vehicle retail sales in FY2024
The Indian electric vehicle industry has been on a roll in FY2024 with retail sales hitting the 1.67 million units mark, achieving handsome 42% year-on-year growth (FY2023: 1.18 million EVs). While over 944,000 e-two-wheelers (up 30%) did the heavy lifting for India EV Inc, 632,000-plus e-three-wheelers (up 57%) and over 90,000 electric passenger vehicles (up… Continue reading Tata Motors tops electric commercial vehicle retail sales in FY2024
What Happened When a German Car Factory Went All Electric
Zwickau, a city in Germany’s east, may not be as famous as Detroit, but its economy has revolved around internal combustion engines since August Horch established Audi here at the beginning of the 20th century. So when Volkswagen announced in 2018 that it would convert its Zwickau factory, the largest private employer in the area,… Continue reading What Happened When a German Car Factory Went All Electric
Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over a Fatal Crash Involving Autopilot
Tesla on Monday settled a lawsuit that blamed the automaker’s driver-assistance software for the death of a California man in 2018, averting a trial that would have focused attention on the company’s technology several months before it plans to unveil a self-driving taxi. The trial stemming from the death of Wei Lun Huang, an Apple… Continue reading Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over a Fatal Crash Involving Autopilot
GM’s Cruise to relaunch vehicles with human drivers in Phoenix
A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco on Feb. 2, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images General Motors’ Cruise self-driving vehicle unit will redeploy cars on U.S. roadways Tuesday for the first time since October, beginning with a small fleet of human-driven vehicles in Phoenix, the company said. The relaunch comes after the… Continue reading GM’s Cruise to relaunch vehicles with human drivers in Phoenix
GM continues reinvention of Buick brand with new Enclave SUV
2025 Buick Enclave GM WARREN, Mich. — General Motors has redesigned Buick’s flagship Enclave SUV as the latest testament to the automaker’s ongoing reinvention of the roughly 125-year-old brand. The updates to the 2025 Enclave — from new tech to exterior to interior redesigns — complete Buick’s refresh of its current four-vehicle lineup. In 2022,… Continue reading GM continues reinvention of Buick brand with new Enclave SUV
Tesla settles lawsuit over Autopilot crash that killed Apple engineer
A Tesla Model X burns after crashing on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, California, U.S. on March 23, 2018. S. Engleman | Via Reuters Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Walter Huang, an Apple engineer and father of two who died after his Model X SUV, with Autopilot… Continue reading Tesla settles lawsuit over Autopilot crash that killed Apple engineer
Inside Japfest: Why Japanese cars are still loved by UK tuners
Modifying – fixing, improving, making more obnoxious – cars in the UK has been alive and well since, basically, the invention of the cars. The first Japanese car sold in the UK came in 1965. But it took another 15-20 years before the modification of Japanese cars became ubiquitous in the car scene. And since… Continue reading Inside Japfest: Why Japanese cars are still loved by UK tuners