Global alliance partners Renault and Nissan have restructured their partnership and also carved out an India business revival strategy that focuses on EVs as one of its key pillars of growth in this decade. The companies will introduce their new range of SUVs in India starting 2025, and will then explore an entry-level, A-segment EV,… Continue reading In Conversation with Nissan Motor Corporation’s Ashwani Gupta
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UK car production stabilises amid spike for electrified vehicles
The UK’s output of new cars and light vans stabilised in January 2023 as production of electrified models surged. Hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric models accounted for 41.3% of cars and light vans built in the UK in January, according to new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Overall, 68,575 vehicles… Continue reading UK car production stabilises amid spike for electrified vehicles
Continental to supply rear parking assist sensors to Indian carmakers
German Tier-1 major Continental is to diversify its India market product portfolio and kick off supplies of ultrasound rear-parking-assist technology sensors, starting with an Indian passenger vehicle (PV) manufacturer, likely next year. The company says that it will supply these sensors, which are mandated by law in India for every passenger vehicle OEM as a… Continue reading Continental to supply rear parking assist sensors to Indian carmakers
European new car market grows by 11% in January, record market share for SUVs
In January, the European new car market registered a total of 907,000 units – an 11% increase when compared with the same month last year. These results also mark an improvement on January 2021 when Europe’s economies were recovering from the pandemic while the industry was facing the worst of the global semiconductor shortage. However,… Continue reading European new car market grows by 11% in January, record market share for SUVs
Maruti Grand Vitara, Bajaj Pulsar N160 the big winners at Autocar Awards 2023
The 2023 Autocar Awards – billed as the automotive Oscars of India – held in Mumbai on February 23, rewarded the movers and shakers of the Indian automobile industry. It’s the annual evening when the best cars and two-wheelers launched in the year are recognised and awarded. The big winners are the Maruti Grand Vitara and the Bajaj… Continue reading Maruti Grand Vitara, Bajaj Pulsar N160 the big winners at Autocar Awards 2023
All-electric Pininfarina Battista sets new Indian top speed record: 358.03kph
The world’s fastest accelerating production car broke a series of speed records at India’s NATRAX test facility in February. The pure-electric Battista by Automobili Pininfarina secured its place as the fastest in the world to complete the quarter-mile and half-mile sprints, in doing so taking the title of fastest road-legal car ever on Indian soil. … Continue reading All-electric Pininfarina Battista sets new Indian top speed record: 358.03kph
All-electric Pininfarina Battista sets new Indian top speed record: 358.03kph
The world’s fastest accelerating production car broke a series of speed records at India’s NATRAX test facility in February. The pure-electric Battista by Automobili Pininfarina secured its place as the fastest in the world to complete the quarter-mile and half-mile sprints, in doing so taking the title of fastest road-legal car ever on Indian soil. … Continue reading All-electric Pininfarina Battista sets new Indian top speed record: 358.03kph
Biden administration pushed Mexico to act in case involving Detroit-area auto supplier
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Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Coming Soon. Maybe.
Already two years behind schedule, the Cybertruck has experts wondering how the company will manufacture its unusual stainless steel “exoskeleton.” Go to Source
Lordstown halts production, shipments of Endurance electric trucks to address quality issues
Lordstown Motors gave rides in prototypes of its upcoming electric Endurance pickup truck on June 21, 2021 as part of its “Lordstown Week” event. Michael Wayland / CNBC Lordstown Motors said Thursday it will suspend production and deliveries of its all-electric Endurance pickup to address performance and quality issues with certain components. The electric vehicle… Continue reading Lordstown halts production, shipments of Endurance electric trucks to address quality issues