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CV demand upcycle may continue until FY2025: Ashok Leyland’s Shenu Agarwal

The upcycle in demand for commercial vehicles (CV) is far from over and may continue for another 2-3 years, believes Shenu Agarwal, MD and CEO of Ashok Leyland, a flagship company of Hinduja Group. Speaking to Autocar Professional on the sidelines of the ongoing Auto Expo 2023, Agarwal remarked, “I think for the next couple of years, irrespective of the global… Continue reading CV demand upcycle may continue until FY2025: Ashok Leyland’s Shenu Agarwal

SPARECARE appoints Naveen Chauhan as Co-Founder and CEO

Naveen Chauhan has joined as Co-Founder and CEO at SPARECARE, a start-up aiming to transform the Automotive After-Sales Spare Parts Industry which struggles with inflated levels of Spare Parts Inventory, continual generation of Slow and Dead Stocks, Operational gaps and mismatches in stocks eating up to 50 percent of the spare parts margins. SPARECARE was… Continue reading SPARECARE appoints Naveen Chauhan as Co-Founder and CEO

Cummins aims for LFP battery tech to cater growing e-bus market in India

Cummins Group in India, leading power solutions technology provider, mulling to launch lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery pack solutions for the evolving electric city bus market in India over the next five years, as per a senior company executive. According to Brian Wilson, New Power Global Leader Cummins, 50 percent of India’s city bus market… Continue reading Cummins aims for LFP battery tech to cater growing e-bus market in India

Cummins aims for LFP battery tech to cater growing e-bus market in India

Tata Motors reveals Sierra and Harrier EV concepts, Curvv SUV-coupe in near-production avatars

Tata Motors reveals Sierra and Harrier EV concepts, Curvv SUV-coupe in near-production avatars In what was arguably the biggest surprise at the Auto Expo 2023, Tata Motors unveiled as many as four concepts – the Curvv ICE concept, the Avinya concept, the Harrier EV concept and the Sierra EV concept – at the motor show. The Tata Sierra EV… Continue reading Tata Motors reveals Sierra and Harrier EV concepts, Curvv SUV-coupe in near-production avatars

Can geofencing save the plug-in hybrid?

Buried in the detail of the new Euro 7 emissions regulations that have so incensed car companies was news of an additional category called Euro 7G specifically aimed at plug-in hybrids. The problem with plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) is that while on paper they look like the perfect inbetweener solution on the path to pure EVs, there’s no… Continue reading Can geofencing save the plug-in hybrid?

Volkswagen ID Buzz GTX to arrive in 2023 with 335bhp

Volkswagen will reveal a GTX performance version of the Volkswagen ID Buzz later this year. This will crown the electric MPV line-up, which will soon also expand to include a longer-wheelbase version and a California camper van. Speaking at a 2023 Car of the Year event, Volkswagen R&D boss Kai Gruenitz gave more details on how the… Continue reading Volkswagen ID Buzz GTX to arrive in 2023 with 335bhp

Honda NSX Type S

It’s always tempting to look at the last of a breed of car and feel vaguely guilty that faint praise has damned it to the point of extinction. Wait! We didn’t mean it! Please don’t leave! So it is with the Honda NSX, the final example now having left the factory, no longer a warrior… Continue reading Honda NSX Type S

Scotland pushes back new petrol and diesel cars sales ban to 2032

The Scottish government has pushed back the date for when new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from sale to 2032. Energy secretary Michael Matheson told MPs at Holyrood today that ministers had concerns over how slowly the country’s charging infrastructure was progressing, coupled with how expensive it now is to run an electric car,… Continue reading Scotland pushes back new petrol and diesel cars sales ban to 2032

Ford F-150 Lightning laps the field as EVs dominate vehicle of the year winners

Electric vehicles dominated the 2023 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards, winning two of the three, the jury of journalists that presents the awards announced Wednesday. The electric Ford F-150 Lightning and Kia EV6 were named truck and utility vehicle of the year, respectively. Car of the year Acura Integra… Continue reading Ford F-150 Lightning laps the field as EVs dominate vehicle of the year winners