In just over a month, the global automotive media will return to China en masse for the first time since the pandemic. The 2024 Beijing motor show is the first to be held truly free of Covid restrictions, and therefore will be the first chance since 2019 for many to appreciate the dramatic change that… Continue reading Editor’s letter: Looking ahead to a very different Beijing motor show
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Best cars for £10,000 or less
In the not too distant past, £10,000 could have bagged you a brand-new budget motor in the shape of an MG3 or Dacia Sandero. Rising prices mean this is sadly no longer the case, but on the plus side, the used car market still offers plenty of choice for £10k or less. You’re not just limited… Continue reading Best cars for £10,000 or less
Solaris sells 1,456 buses in Europe in 2023, leads in zero-emission bus sales
Solaris Bus & Coach, one of the leading producers of city and intercity buses in Europe, has announced its production, sales and financial performance results for CY2023. What they reveal is an organization well prepared for the constantly evolving market environment and a company resilient to the dynamically changing economic context. Solaris reported solid sales results in 2023, selling a total of 1,456 vehicles. The growing share of low-… Continue reading Solaris sells 1,456 buses in Europe in 2023, leads in zero-emission bus sales
Solaris sells 1,456 buses in Europe in 2023, leads in zero-emission bus sales
Solaris Bus & Coach, one of the leading producers of city and intercity buses in Europe, has announced its production, sales and financial performance results for CY2023. What they reveal is an organization well prepared for the constantly evolving market environment and a company resilient to the dynamically changing economic context. Solaris reported solid sales results in 2023, selling a total of 1,456 vehicles. The growing share of low-… Continue reading Solaris sells 1,456 buses in Europe in 2023, leads in zero-emission bus sales
New Maruti Wagon R sales top 900,000 units in 60 months
The new and third-generation Wagon R, launched in January 2019 in India, has become the latest Maruti Suzuki model to surpass the 900,000-unit sales milestone in the domestic market. In the ongoing fiscal, the Brezza compact SUV and the Ertiga MPV have been the other Maruti passenger vehicles to have notched the 900,000 sales landmark in the current fiscal. … Continue reading New Maruti Wagon R sales top 900,000 units in 60 months
Yangwang U8
The U8 is not a cute kitten, looking more like a cross between a Land Rover Defender and the Kia EV9’s evil twin. What it is instead is a collection of all the gimmicks your heart could possibly desire. Aside from being semi-amphibious (the U8 does it in emergencies only and needs to be checked… Continue reading Yangwang U8
Electric Range Rover Velar to introduce hands-free driving
JLR (formerly Jaguar Land Rover) will introduce hands-free, eyes-on driving in 2025 with the launch of the first model on the new electric EMA platform, understood to be the replacement for the Range Rover Velar. Hands-free, eyes-on capability, known in the industry as level two-plus, is the final step towards autonomous driving, where the car… Continue reading Electric Range Rover Velar to introduce hands-free driving
OMCs cut petrol, diesel prices by Rs 2; effective March 15
State-owned oil marketing companies will cut the prices of petrol and diesel across the country by Rs 2 from March 15, 6 am, as per social media posts by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on X today. “Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have informed that they have revised petrol… Continue reading OMCs cut petrol, diesel prices by Rs 2; effective March 15
Toyota’s Hybrid-First Strategy Is Delivering Big Profits
In today’s high-tech, high-stakes auto industry, fortunes can change quickly, and there’s no better example of that right now than Toyota Motor. Not long ago, it looked as if Toyota had fallen dangerously behind in electric vehicles. Tesla, the electric car pioneer, has grown rapidly and become the world’s most valuable automaker. Seeing Tesla’s success,… Continue reading Toyota’s Hybrid-First Strategy Is Delivering Big Profits
Petrol and diesel prices reduced by Rs 2 per litre
Oil marketing companies (OMCs) have reduced prices of petrol and diesel across the country by Rs 2 a litre from March 15, 6am, as per a PTI report. This ends a nearly two-year-long hiatus in rate revision of the two fossil fuels, just hours before the general election schedule was announced. Petrol in the national… Continue reading Petrol and diesel prices reduced by Rs 2 per litre