Signaling a strategic shift, India’s largest passenger car maker Maruti Suzuki India has made changes to its Memorandum of Association to expand the company’s objectives beyond just automobile manufacturing. This comes at a time when the company is preparing to start the sales of its first electric vehicle. The carmaker’s objective clause now includes a… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki Expands Business Scope to Emerging Areas of Mobility, Sustainability
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Ford Is Latest Carmaker to Blame Tariffs for Profit Slump
The company estimated that duties on imported cars and car parts would cost it $2 billion this year. Go to Source
Elon Musk’s plan to build Boring Co. tunnels in Nashville sparks partisan feud
Elon Musk has expanded a number of his companies within Texas, including Tesla, SpaceX, the Boring Co. and Neuralink. Tesla broke ground on a lithium refinery in Texas earlier this year with Governor Greg Abbott in attendance. Christophe Gateau | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Elon Musk’s tunneling venture, The Boring Company, announced plans earlier… Continue reading Elon Musk’s plan to build Boring Co. tunnels in Nashville sparks partisan feud
Maruti Suzuki Expands Business Scope to Emerging Areas of Mobility, Sustainability
Signaling a strategic shift, India’s largest passenger car maker Maruti Suzuki India has made changes to its Memorandum of Association to expand the company’s objectives beyond just automobile manufacturing. This comes at a time when the company is preparing to start the sales of its first electric vehicle. The carmaker’s objective clause now includes a… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki Expands Business Scope to Emerging Areas of Mobility, Sustainability
Royal Enfield Says Rare Earth Magnet Supply Choke Hit Production of Himalayan, Scram
The production of Royal Enfield’s 450cc platform motorcycles was temporarily disrupted because of the scarcity of rare earth elements from China during the April-June period, company officials said. The magnet supply constraint resulted in halting the production of models, such as Himalayan and Scram, at some point during the quarter, but the company has now… Continue reading Royal Enfield Says Rare Earth Magnet Supply Choke Hit Production of Himalayan, Scram
JLR CEO Adrian Mardell retires after 35 years at the firm
In a recent interview with Autocar, Mardell revealed that he had driven the new GT and said it was the “most fun I’ve had” in his time as JLR boss. “It was stunning in terms of its speed, its acceleration, its performance, but also how it delivered the power with a real sense of character,” he… Continue reading JLR CEO Adrian Mardell retires after 35 years at the firm
I spent £4k on a Fiat Panda 100HP – but it ended in disaster
Meet the Mean Machine, my old Fiat Panda 100HP. It was my first car and, as it turned out, a bit of a brat. Because it’s a Panda, you might think you can run it on a shoestring, but you’d be dead wrong. It turns out Fiat went a bit mad developing the 100HP, fabricating new parts wherever it… Continue reading I spent £4k on a Fiat Panda 100HP – but it ended in disaster
Car ‘cannibalism’ surges as parts thieves cash in
Thefts of car parking sensors have risen by 300% amid an increase in overall vehicle parts crime across the country, a leading insurer has reported. Admiral Insurance says that last year it recorded 142 claims for stolen parking sensors, compared with 36 claims the previous year, with an additional 104 claims for stolen steering wheels… Continue reading Car ‘cannibalism’ surges as parts thieves cash in
First look: Skoda previews electric Octavia estate concept
Skoda has given a first glimpse of the electric estate car concept that it will reveal at the Munich motor show in September. Named Vision O, the show car will give clues to the next-generation electric Octavia, which is due to arrive by the end of the decade as the first Skoda atop the Volkswagen Group’s… Continue reading First look: Skoda previews electric Octavia estate concept
Maruti Suzuki Expects CAFE 3 Norms to be Final in 1-2 Months
The government is expected to finalize the guidelines of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) 3 regulations within the next one to two months, offering long-awaited clarity to automakers as they prepare the future powertrain roadmap, according to a senior executive at Maruti Suzuki. Rahul Bharti, Senior Executive Officer, Corporate Affairs, Maruti Suzuki said, “The… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki Expects CAFE 3 Norms to be Final in 1-2 Months