“Our brands have a long tradition and are very appealing. Customers buy brands, and they’re made up of icons. “It’s my expectation that our outstanding iconic products, such as the Golf, the GTI brand, the Tiguan, the Audi Quattro and the Porsche 911, can be transformed.” “Take the 911, for example. We’re going to offer hybrid… Continue reading Volkswagen readies electric ID Tiguan for potential 2026 launch
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Lamborghini LB744: 1000bhp PHEV to debut new chassis tech
Lamborghini’s first plug-in hybrid supercar, which will replace the Lamborghini Aventador, will arrive with a brand-new ‘monofuselage’ chassis concept, which the firm says will represent “a significant” step forward for the model’s driving dynamics and torsional stiffness. The supercar, codenamed LB744, will be the first to feature a front end constructed entirely of carbonfibre, with… Continue reading Lamborghini LB744: 1000bhp PHEV to debut new chassis tech
AMU Leasing, 3ev Industries, and 3eco Systems Join Hands to Deploy 600+ ICE-to-EV 3-Wheel L-5N Cargo Vehicles in India
AMU Leasing, 3ev Industries, and 3eco Systems Join Hands to Deploy 600+ ICE-to-EV 3-Wheel L-5N Cargo Vehicles in India AMU Leasing, 3ev Industries, and 3eco Systems have announced a new collaboration to introduce a new initiative aimed at deploying over 600 converted ICE-to-EV 3-Wheel L-5N Cargo Vehicles in India within nine months. As part of… Continue reading AMU Leasing, 3ev Industries, and 3eco Systems Join Hands to Deploy 600+ ICE-to-EV 3-Wheel L-5N Cargo Vehicles in India
Daimler India CV commits to 48-hour service delivery of BharatBenz trucks and buses
Daimler India CV commits to 48-hour service delivery of BharatBenz trucks and buses Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the manufacturer of BharatBenz trucks and buses, has launched an uptime assurance program called ‘BharatBenz Rakshana’ aimed at enabling its customers to enhance their business profitability. The Rakshana program commits to servicing and delivering BharatBenz trucks and… Continue reading Daimler India CV commits to 48-hour service delivery of BharatBenz trucks and buses
CNH Industrial fully acquires Augmenta for US$110 mn
Italian-American heavy machinery manufacturer CNH Industrial has purchased Augmenta, a France-based company focusing on agriculture through automation, to accelerate the growth of its innovative Sense & Act technology. As per a company statement, CNH Industrial will acquire Augmenta Holding SAS at an enterprise value of US$110 million, subject to customary adjustments. Augmenta was a previous… Continue reading CNH Industrial fully acquires Augmenta for US$110 mn
CNH Industrial fully acquires machine vision company Augmenta for US$ 110 mn
Italian-American heavy machinery manufacturer CNH Industrial has purchased machine vision company Augmenta to accelerate the growth of its innovative Sense & Act technology. As per a company statement, CNH Industrial will acquire Augmenta Holding SAS at an enterprise value of US$110 million, subject to customary adjustments. Augmenta was a previous CNH Industrial Ventures investment and… Continue reading CNH Industrial fully acquires machine vision company Augmenta for US$ 110 mn
Blackstone sells 20.5% stake in Sona Comstar for Rs 4,917 cr
Private equity firm Blackstone has sold its remaining 20.50 percent stake worth Rs 4,917 crore in auto component manufacturer Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar). Prior to this transaction, Aureus Investment and Blackstone held 33 percent and 20.5 percent, respectively of Sona Comstar, as the auto technology company’s co-promoters. This stake sale happened via bulk… Continue reading Blackstone sells 20.5% stake in Sona Comstar for Rs 4,917 cr
Inside the industry: Do buyers care about their car’s origin?
Do you consider where a car is built before you buy it? That’s a simple question I asked electric car owners via (the not very scientific medium of) social media recently, expecting a range of environmentally and socially motivated answers. Yet of the 100 or so who responded, only a handful said the country of… Continue reading Inside the industry: Do buyers care about their car’s origin?
Polestar 2 BST Edition 270
It remains to be proven what kind of high-performance derivatives EV enthusiasts will be willing to pay for. Most car makers are still preoccupied by more fundamental questions, after all. Can we make an electric car affordable enough but still desirable? Can we make it light enough? Can we make it look good? Can we… Continue reading Polestar 2 BST Edition 270
How Japan’s small Kei cars could thrive in Europe
The Citroën Ami is cheaper still, priced from £7695 (or £19.99 per month with a £2747.19 deposit). However, it has yet to find success on the scale of the Spring because it is so compromised: a 28mph top speed, a sub-50-mile range and seating for two only. This opens a gap in the market for… Continue reading How Japan’s small Kei cars could thrive in Europe