Hinduja Tech (HT), part of Hinduja Group and a global engineering services company, has acquired UK-based Drive System Design (DSD), an engineering consultancy known for developing innovative solutions for electrified propulsion systems. DSD currently provides advanced engineering to automotive, commercial vehicle, off-highway, defense and aviation industries from locations in the United Kingdom, the United States,… Continue reading Hinduja Tech acquires engineering consultancy firm Drive System Design
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Apollo Tyres inaugurates Advanced R&D Tyre Testing facility
Apollo Tyres, the leading tyre maker, today inaugurated an Advanced Tyre Testing facility, which is housed at its Global R&D Centre, Asia in Chennai, India. The new facility will help improve upon the efficiency and effectiveness of the product development cycle for passenger vehicle and two-wheeler tyres, including the ones for electric vehicles. The key… Continue reading Apollo Tyres inaugurates Advanced R&D Tyre Testing facility
Apollo Tyres inaugurates Advanced R&D Tyre Testing facility
Apollo Tyres, the leading tyre maker, today inaugurated an Advanced Tyre Testing facility, which is housed at its Global R&D Centre, Asia in Chennai, India. The new facility will help improve upon the efficiency and effectiveness of the product development cycle for passenger vehicle and two-wheeler tyres, including the ones for electric vehicles. The key… Continue reading Apollo Tyres inaugurates Advanced R&D Tyre Testing facility
India’s Top 5 UVs in April-November 2022 amass total sales of over 3 million units
India’s Top 5 UVs in April-November 2022 amass total sales of over 3 million units If the passenger vehicle industry is setting the pace for India Auto Inc with strong double-digit growth of 30%, then it’s thanks to the surging demand for utility vehicles (UVs), whose sales have crossed the million mark for the third… Continue reading India’s Top 5 UVs in April-November 2022 amass total sales of over 3 million units
L2+: from baffling jargon to the future of autonomy
Autonomous driving is probably the leading generator of auto industry jargon, and none has been more difficult to pin down than L2+. L2, for level two, is at least reasonably widely known for indicating the stage of autonomy on a scale of zero to five as defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Level… Continue reading L2+: from baffling jargon to the future of autonomy
Autocar’s electric car podcast: Are EVs sustainable?
In this episode, Matt Prior and James Disdale sit down with the smart bods at Indra, a pioneering smart energy company, to discuss EV charging and sustainability. Crucially, we chew over whether we should be looking at EVs as much more than simply a mode of transport. Make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast.… Continue reading Autocar’s electric car podcast: Are EVs sustainable?
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 13)
Episode 13 of My Week In Cars brings you closer to Matt and Steve’s weekly columns in Autocar magazine. Join our pair of petrolheads as they talk about Steve’s motoring year, including insights into Gordon Murray’s new V12 sports cars and even a Metro 6R4. They’ve thoughts on new bus alternatives, receive correspondence on Euro7… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 13)
From the archive: on this day in 1969
Triumph didn’t hold back in its race to improve its flagship, upgrading the 2000 to a Mk2 just a year after giving it the TR6 sports car’s engine to create the 2.5 PI. The Coventry firm stretched the 2000 by some 22cm and made the cabin yet plusher, increasing weight by around 50kg but not… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1969
Reinvented 2025 Land Rover Discovery joins EV 4×4 family
Land Rover is poised to radically reinvent the Discovery as part of its rapid and wide-reaching electrification programme with a view to distance it from the hugely popular Defender and re-establish the nameplate as a core pillar of the line-up. The Land Rover Discovery has historically been a highly important car for the firm. It… Continue reading Reinvented 2025 Land Rover Discovery joins EV 4×4 family
Volkswagen Amarok
You’ll have heard about the tactic of joining those you cannot beat, but what about, for want of a better word, becoming them? It isn’t something that’s obvious at a glance, but this is the approach Volkswagen has taken for the second outing of its Amarok pick-up truck, which is not only larger, more capable and… Continue reading Volkswagen Amarok