Category: US Motoring Press

India 2.0 Project drives Skoda Auto Volkswagen to a record turnover of $1.66 billion in FY22

India 2.0 Project drives Skoda Auto Volkswagen to a record turnover of $1.66 billion in FY22 Skoda Auto Volkswagen India has posted its highest ever revenues for the fiscal year 2022 at Rs 13,839 crore or 1.66 billion dollars led by the new product onslaught across all its brands led by India 2.0 localised product… Continue reading India 2.0 Project drives Skoda Auto Volkswagen to a record turnover of $1.66 billion in FY22

Mazda CX-60 long term test

Money well spent? You would struggle to argue otherwise after a few minutes poking and prodding your way around inside. This is a delightfully well-appointed cockpit with carefully chosen materials, subtle but attractive f lourishes throughout and – praise be – an infotainment interface that’s controlled by a dial and supported by a raft of… Continue reading Mazda CX-60 long term test

Inside the industry: New safety rules make cars more expensive

GSR2: It sounds innocent enough. Even when fully spelled out as General Safety Regulations 2. Or even when explained as a list of 18 safety features that new cars must have in order to comply with regulations arriving in three stages: in 2022, 2024 and 2026. Examples in the initial phase include mandator blindspot-monitoring systems,… Continue reading Inside the industry: New safety rules make cars more expensive

Exclusive: Maserati boss details plan for ‘benchmark’ margins

In a rare exclusive interview with Autocar, Maserati CEO Davide Grasso has outlined how the firm has completed a rapid and wide-reaching turnaround programme – going from heavy losses to profitability in less than four years. Appointed as Maserati CEO in July 2019 and made a Stellantis board member in January 2021, Grasso is responsible… Continue reading Exclusive: Maserati boss details plan for ‘benchmark’ margins

New Mercedes-Benz EQG specs confirmed as testing ramps up

The front electric motors are mounted low at each side within the axle. The rear electric motors are integrated more inboard within a newly developed de Dion-style rear axle conceived specifically for the EQG and chosen to provide “good traction and flexibility of the suspension”. Each electric motor is able to provide individual drive to each… Continue reading New Mercedes-Benz EQG specs confirmed as testing ramps up

Pod Point braces for 2023 losses as EV deliveries fall

Electric vehicle charger supplier Pod Point expects to make multi-million-pound losses in 2022 and 2023, it has confirmed. In a profit warning statement issued today, it attributed the problem to the supply chain issues restricting the delivery of new plug-in vehicles (PIVs), thereby limiting demand for home charger installations. “The growth of PIVs in the… Continue reading Pod Point braces for 2023 losses as EV deliveries fall

Domino’s Pizza orders 855 custom-made Chevy Bolt EVs for US pizza deliveries

Domino’s Pizza will have 855 custom-branded Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles on U.S. roadways delivering pizza by the end of 2023. In Michigan, there will be 93 Bolts, 49 in metro Detroit. The Ann Arbor-based pizza company’s website said it currently has 112 Bolts on U.S. roadways; 12 of them are in Michigan. By the end… Continue reading Domino’s Pizza orders 855 custom-made Chevy Bolt EVs for US pizza deliveries

Ford F-150 windshield wiper recall a problem for automaker plagued with safety issues

Ford Motor Co. has notified federal regulators that an estimated 550,000 Ford F-150 pickup trucks sold in the U.S. and Canada may have nonworking front windshield wipers because a wiper motor may cease to function. Nonworking wipers, in the case of rain or sleet, increases crash risk, which is why the company is required to… Continue reading Ford F-150 windshield wiper recall a problem for automaker plagued with safety issues