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Volvo Car India announces price hike on select models

Swedish luxury car maker Volvo Car India has announced an increase in the ex-showroom prices of some models like the XC90, XC60 and XC40 Recharge. The company has cited rising input cost pressures for this besides continued disruption of global supply chains leading to higher logistic costs. However, the prices of the S90 Petrol Mild-Hybrid,… Continue reading Volvo Car India announces price hike on select models

Flash Electronics aims to double revenue to Rs 2,600 crore by 2025, eyes 30 percent of its business from EV parts

Flash Electronics aims to double revenue to Rs 2,600 crore by 2025, eyes 30 percent of its business from EV parts Riding on the soaring demand for green mobility, homegrown electric and electronic automotive systems and parts maker Flash Electronics intends to double its net revenue to about Rs 2,600 crore and plans to garner… Continue reading Flash Electronics aims to double revenue to Rs 2,600 crore by 2025, eyes 30 percent of its business from EV parts

‘Affordable EVs for Europe can come from India’ – Carlos Tavares, Global CEO, Stellantis

‘Affordable EVs for Europe can come from India’ – Carlos Tavares, Global CEO, Stellantis “With EVs it is not a technology problem, but more of an affordability problem,” says Carlos Tavares, the global CEO of Stellantis, the world’s fifth largest automaker. The company is planning to address that challenge for Europe by exporting cars from… Continue reading ‘Affordable EVs for Europe can come from India’ – Carlos Tavares, Global CEO, Stellantis

‘Affordable EVs for Europe can come from India’ – Carlos Tavares, Global CEO, Stellantis

Hyundai recreates 1974 Pony concept

Earlier this year, Hyundai showed the spectacular N Vision 74, a hydrogen fuel cell ‘rolling lab’ inspired by one of its earliest cars – the Pony Coupé concept that was built in 1974. But it wasn’t possible to directly celebrate the connection with the original car, which was lost and believed to have been scrapped in… Continue reading Hyundai recreates 1974 Pony concept

Global shipping squeeze piles on costs for car makers

It’s not such a foolish idea, reckons Nash from VesselsValue. “Container rates were outrageous but they’ve been correcting since September and there’s talk of hitting pre-pandemic levels,” he said. That’s also good news for European car companies shipping parts from China. “The cost has come down tremendously,” Tesla CFO Zachary Kirkhorn said on the company’s… Continue reading Global shipping squeeze piles on costs for car makers

Abarth to expand line-up with array of EVs

Abarth will grow its model line-up with an expanded range of electric models to follow its new 500e – but company boss Olivier François has said not every future Fiat EV will automatically gain a performance variant. Abarth recently unveiled the 500e, a souped-up hot hatch reworking of the existing Fiat 500e, as its first electric… Continue reading Abarth to expand line-up with array of EVs

Audi R8 GT RWD

Plenty of car manufacturers like to talk about the emotion in their products, especially sports cars. Some go so far as to highlight the ‘faszination’, a much-loved phrase from our friends in Germany. It’s fair to say that any of this is generally greeted by a healthy dose of cynicism from the assembled hacks when… Continue reading Audi R8 GT RWD