Royal Enfield opens skills factory at Chennai’s Hindustan Institute of Technology Midsize motorcycle major Royal Enfield has opened its first-ever Experiential Training Hub in the campus of the Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) in Padur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The facility will provide experiential learning and impart technical know-how of Royal Enfield motorcycles to… Continue reading Royal Enfield opens skills factory at Chennai’s Hindustan Institute of Technology
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Amazon expands e-cargo bike fleet with new delivery hubs
Retail giant Amazon has expanded its fleet of electric cargo bikes after launching three further micromobility hubs in Manchester and London. Amazon’s new hubs are part of the company’s five-year £300 million investment in the electrification of its UK transportation network, with e-cargo bikes and walkers set to make more than two million deliveries per… Continue reading Amazon expands e-cargo bike fleet with new delivery hubs
Analysis: What’s behind India’s rising ethanol confidence?
The world over, the auto industry is rapidly heading towards an electric-only future, and just a few years ago, India too considered a 100 percent EV target by 2030. However, it has since rationalised that to a more realistic 2040. Interestingly, despite the EV target, ethanol flex-fuel vehicles are being seriously evaluated, and the Indian… Continue reading Analysis: What’s behind India’s rising ethanol confidence?
Maruti Suzuki could cut December output by 30% due to chip woes, softening demand for entry level cars
Maruti Suzuki could cut December output by 30% due to chip woes, softening demand for entry level cars Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) has lowered its actual production target for December 2022 by as much as 30 percent, sources have told Autocar Professional. While the company had projected around 183,000 units in total production in… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki could cut December output by 30% due to chip woes, softening demand for entry level cars
Kia India breaks through 600,000 sales in just 40 months, chases further growth
With sale of 24,025 units in November 2022, Kia India has driven past the 600,000-units cumulative sales milestone in the domestic market. The landmark comes just 40 months after Kia, which belongs to the Hyundai Motor Group, began retail sales in the Indian market with the launch of the 16-variant Seltos midsize SUV on August… Continue reading Kia India breaks through 600,000 sales in just 40 months, chases further growth
Electric Amazon vans spotted around metro Detroit are carrying trade secrets, not goods
Electric vehicle drivers are finding themselves with unexpectedly large neighbors at DC fast charging stations around metro Detroit this holiday season. What they are seeing: electric Amazon delivery vans, undergoing final testing on public roads. The blue-gray vans are doing simulated work shifts, according to sources with knowledge of the program but who are not… Continue reading Electric Amazon vans spotted around metro Detroit are carrying trade secrets, not goods
Latest Ford Super Duty orders set ‘insane’ pace
Ford Super Duty trucks did it again. The Dearborn automaker shattered a sales record for the month of November after reaching a record-setting pace of 52,518 new orders for the 2023 Super Duty pickup in the last five days of October, when it averaged more than 10,000 trucks a day, according to monthly sales data.… Continue reading Latest Ford Super Duty orders set ‘insane’ pace
Prefix on M1: How a stealthy auto supplier got a Woodward showcase
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Incoming UAW officials to be sworn in Dec. 12
The incoming international officers for the United Auto Workers will be sworn in on Dec. 12, Ray Curry, president of the Detroit-based union, said in a statement Saturday. The swearing in of new leaders follows the historic first-ever direct elections of International Executive Board members, a process that gave rank-and-file members the chance to vote… Continue reading Incoming UAW officials to be sworn in Dec. 12
UAW vote results: Change coming to top leadership ranks
Change is coming to the top ranks of the United Auto Workers’ leadership. That was one of the takeaways as vote tabulation in the historic first-ever direct election of the Detroit-based union’s International Executive Board members wound down Friday. The election will determine who serves in the IEB’s 14 roles: president, secretary-treasurer, three vice presidents… Continue reading UAW vote results: Change coming to top leadership ranks