Having closed CY2022 with its lowest monthly sales last year – 112,010 units in December 2022 – Maruti Suzuki India saw its sales recover smartly to 147,348 units in January 2023. This constitutes 14% year-on-year growth (January 2022) and is the second-best monthly performance in the ongoing fiscal year after the 148,380 units in festive… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki opens CY2023 with 14% growth, sales of 147,348 cars in January
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Reborn Bizzarrini primes V12 supercar as first bespoke model
The reborn Bizzarrini firm has unveiled its first all-new car, which will arrive later this year in limited numbers, powered by a Lamborghini-derived V12. Called the Bizzarrini Giotto, the supercar is dedicated to the firm’s original founder, Giotto Bizzarrini, an engineer and test driver who played a vital role in developing the Ferrari 250 GTO and the… Continue reading Reborn Bizzarrini primes V12 supercar as first bespoke model
India Economic Survey forecasts 10 million EV annual sales by 2030
The Economic Survey 2022-23, which was tabled in Parliament yesterday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has a number of takeaways including the premise that India remains the fastest growing economy in the world, despite the many global challenges to growth. GDP growth for FY2024 is predicted between 6% to 6.8%. The Survey states that this… Continue reading India Economic Survey forecasts 10 million EV annual sales by 2030
India Economic Survey forecasts 10 million EV annual sales by 2030
The Economic Survey 2022-23, which was tabled in Parliament yesterday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has a number of takeaways including the premise that India remains the fastest growing economy in the world, despite the many global challenges to growth. GDP growth for FY2024 is predicted between 6% to 6.8%. The Survey states that this… Continue reading India Economic Survey forecasts 10 million EV annual sales by 2030
After 8 hikes in CY2022, CNG price reduced by Rs 2.50 to Rs 87 per kg
After seeing all of eight hikes in CY2022, which took the price of compressed natural gas to an all-time high of Rs 89.50 per kg in November last year, the price of CNG stands reduced by Rs 2.50 per kilogram to Rs 87 per kg from February 1, 2023 (in Mumbai). CY2022 had also seen… Continue reading After 8 hikes in CY2022, CNG price reduced by Rs 2.50 to Rs 87 per kg
Calls for urgent rethink on London ULEZ extension
Motoring organisations and used-car experts have criticised the scope and value of the mayor of London’s recently announced vehicle scrappage scheme, intended to compensate drivers and residents in the forthcoming extended Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) who will be forced to change their vehicles to avoid paying an emissions charge. The extension to the London ULEZ is… Continue reading Calls for urgent rethink on London ULEZ extension
Peugeot pledges stronger UK brand image and affordability focus
Peugeot has an “enormous opportunity” to grow in the UK and it is currently “one of the best-kept secrets” in the market. That’s according to company CEO Linda Jackson, who wants the brand to rediscover itself in the UK and grow once more. In 2022, it sold just over 50,000 cars in the UK, but… Continue reading Peugeot pledges stronger UK brand image and affordability focus
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 21)
Could a Lego model boost real car sales? Episode 21 of the My Week In Cars podcast ponders this and other things, as our resident gearheads Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk about taking enjoyment from car servicing, how simulators are changing the world of new car development, how Ford took inspiration from the Jaguar… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 21)
Inside Afeela: Why Sony and Honda are starting a car company
Some of that technology won’t be exclusively Sony. For example, the CES concept included Amazon’s Alexa voice control. Sony instead hopes it can bring new ideas to entertain both the driver and passengers, drawing on its PlayStation expertise. For example, Afeela will use the Unreal Engine 3D computer graphics developed by PlayStation partner and Fortnite… Continue reading Inside Afeela: Why Sony and Honda are starting a car company
From the archive: on this day in 1954
Sorry, Formula 1 in January? Yes, from 1954 to 1958, the season began in Argentina, four months before the European tour started. The nation’s first championship grand prix was historic because it was the first outside Europe, the first under the 2.5-litre formula (after two years of F2 cars having to be used) and fantastic… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1954