Driven by replacement demand, pick-up in mining, infrastructure, and construction activities, and overall healthy fleet utilisation levels, the domestic commercial vehicle industry is expected to grow by 7–10 percent in the ongoing fiscal year, as per an ICRA report. This is despite the 5 percent year-on-year and 41 percent sequential contraction in volumes in April… Continue reading CV industry volumes to grow 7-10% in FY24 : ICRA
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New MG Cyberster takes the marque back to the good old days
At last, MG feels respectable again. All these years, it has seemed quite wrong to me for MG to be making handy hatchbacks and dog-toting estates – however decent – without having an honest-to-God sports car in its repertoire. The marque’s famous founder, Cecil Kimber, must have been rotating in his grave at 6000rpm since… Continue reading New MG Cyberster takes the marque back to the good old days
Official: 2024 MG Cyberster rivals BMW Z4 for £55,000
MG design director Carl Gotham, leader of the brand’s 20-strong advanced design group based in London’s Marylebone, acknowledges the size growth but believes the car wears it well, “creating a completely new kind of roadster ready for a new generation of sports car drivers”. He cites the Cyberster’s main aim as being to lead the design… Continue reading Official: 2024 MG Cyberster rivals BMW Z4 for £55,000
How SAIC took MG from the brink of bankruptcy to a global giant
As the automotive industry in China began to blossom about two decades ago, domestic manufacturers looking to export needed marketable names. The quickest way to do this was to acquire an established brand and polish it for a new life. Brands like Geely’s Volvo have worked while names like Borgward have languished. And then there… Continue reading How SAIC took MG from the brink of bankruptcy to a global giant
Luvly 0 is £8800 Swedish flat-pack EV to rival Citroën Ami
New Swedish start-up Luvly is aiming to use an Ikea-style flat-pack construction concept to revolutionise the light electric vehicle market. Headed by car industry veteran Håkan Lutz, the firm is developing a Citroën Ami-rivalling quadricycle, with the aim of manufacturing it using a sandwich composite chassis. That makes it cheaper to make than a traditional… Continue reading Luvly 0 is £8800 Swedish flat-pack EV to rival Citroën Ami
Webasto opens second sunroof plant in India, to increase capacity to 950,000 by 2027
The soaring demand for sunroof-equipped cars and SUVs in India, which is one of the fastest-growing global markets for this product category, is seeing global majors like Webasto expand their manufacturing capacity in the country. Less than a year after Webasto built a larger local production site for roof systems at its Pune facility, the… Continue reading Webasto opens second sunroof plant in India, to increase capacity to 950,000 by 2027
Daimler Truck subsidiary plans autonomous trucking pilot in the US
Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck and a pioneer in commercialising self-driving vehicle technology, has announced its strategic collaboration with C. R. England, one of North America’s leading transportation companies. Torc and C.R. England will implement a pilot program leveraging C.R. England’s temperature-controlled loads and Torc’s fleet of SAE Level 4 autonomous test trucks for… Continue reading Daimler Truck subsidiary plans autonomous trucking pilot in the US
Ligier partners with Bosch for hydrogen-combustion GT racer
French manufacturer Ligier has partnered with Bosch Engineering to convert its JS2 R race car to run on hydrogen instead of fossil fuel. The technical demonstrator, named the Ligier JS2 RH2, will be unveiled at the Le Mans 24 Hours race in June. Ligier has adapted the JS2’s carbonfibre monocoque to fit three hydrogen tanks, while Bosch… Continue reading Ligier partners with Bosch for hydrogen-combustion GT racer
Geely and Changan in strategic alliance for drivetrains, platforms, tech
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Group) and Chongqing Changan Automobile Co (Changan Automobile) have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement. The two companies plan to explore strategic cooperation opportunities around new energy technologies, vehicle intelligence, new energy powertrains, overseas development, mobility, and industrial ecology. The partnership agreement, signed on May 9, also aims to “jointly… Continue reading Geely and Changan in strategic alliance for drivetrains, platforms, tech
Skoda IC engine knowhow to power 50 models across seven Volkswagen Group brands
Skoda’s technical expertise and experience has just been recognised with an important assignment, as the brand has been given responsibility for the development of EA 211 series combustion engines. The engines will power 50 model lines across seven brands within the Volkswagen Group. Skoda will develop all EA 211 series internal combustion engines for the… Continue reading Skoda IC engine knowhow to power 50 models across seven Volkswagen Group brands