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Tampered wiring caused XUV700 fire, says Mahindra

Mahindra Automotive has released an official statement regarding the XUV700 SUV that caught fire on the Jaipur National Highway recently. The company stated that it has conducted an investigation and initial findings reveal that the wiring of the car was tampered with, which could have led to the fire. Mahindra XUV700 fire: the incident In a Twitter post on May 21,… Continue reading Tampered wiring caused XUV700 fire, says Mahindra

Tampered wiring caused XUV700 fire, says Mahindra

Volvo Group launches AR safety app for electric trucks

Volvo Group has become the first truck manufacturer to launch an Augmented Reality (AR) safety app for electric trucks, designed specifically to support first responders in an emergency. The app is developed to deliver instant, valuable information from the electric truck to the emergency services team arriving on the scene to guide them in real-time… Continue reading Volvo Group launches AR safety app for electric trucks

Volvo Group launches AR safety app for electric trucks

JLR targets Silicon Valley and Israel start-ups, partners TCS to accelerate innovation

JLR has marked the first anniversary of its Open Innovation programme by announcing the expansion of its global presence, into Israel and Silicon Valley, USA after successful growth of ecosystems in the UK and Brazil. In the past year, the Open Innovation programme has engaged with over 600 start-ups globally, resulting in 27 co-creation projects.… Continue reading JLR targets Silicon Valley and Israel start-ups, partners TCS to accelerate innovation

Hyundai Motor Group participates in Israel’s largest start-up event, inks MoU

Hyundai Motor Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic partnership with the Israel Innovation Authority at EcoMotion Week 2023 in Tel Aviv. At the 11th annual event, held on May 23, Heung-soo Kim, Executive Vice-President and Head of the Global Strategy Office (GSO), delivered a keynote speech on ‘Hyundai Innovation in Israel.’ … Continue reading Hyundai Motor Group participates in Israel’s largest start-up event, inks MoU

Electric Caterham Seven: 700kg, 322bhp EV coming to Goodwood

Elsewhere, a 322bhp electric motor and limited-slip differential are packaged where the boot would usually be and incorporate a Seven’s de Dion rear suspension. This is more compact than a fully independent wishbone set-up as used by the Seven CSR, claims Caterham. The biggest aim is a 150kW charge rate, which, Swindon says, is feasible… Continue reading Electric Caterham Seven: 700kg, 322bhp EV coming to Goodwood

From the archive: on this day in 1973

The risible reputation of Austin’s Allegro precedes it with the certainty of day and night. As such, people forget that it arrived in a period when British Leyland was feeling good and succeeded the fondly recalled 1100/1300. The Allegro was a saloon with an all-new look (if not the stylish one its designer had originally… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1973

2024 Volkswagen Touareg gets redesign and interior upgrades

Volkswagen has unveiled its facelifted Touareg some five years after the third-generation model first went on sale in the UK. The upmarket SUV, a sister model to the Audi Q7 and Porsche Cayenne (alongside which it’s produced at Volkswagen‘s Bratislava plant in Slovakia) receives a series of exterior design upgrades as well as a reworked interior with new digital functionality across… Continue reading 2024 Volkswagen Touareg gets redesign and interior upgrades

GM CFO makes big stock buy, analysts call it an ‘unusual’ move done to signal Wall Street

General Motors CFO Paul Jacobson feels so good about the automaker that he did something even CEO Mary Barra has rarely done: Buy GM stock. Jacobson spent about $1.01 million of his own money to buy 31,000 shares at $32.60 a share in a transaction dated May 19, according to a filing with the Securities… Continue reading GM CFO makes big stock buy, analysts call it an ‘unusual’ move done to signal Wall Street