Audi has massively revamped its Dakar Rally challenger ahead of next year’s event, with the new RS Q E-tron E2 sporting entirely redesigned bodywork. The German firm entered three of the innovative 4x4s in this year’s Dakar endurance rally raid in Saudi Arabia, driven by Carlos Sainz, Stéphane Peterhansel and Mattias Ekström. While Audi claimed four stage… Continue reading Evolved Audi RS Q E-tron E2 is revamped electrified racer
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Liz Truss “prepared to look at” scrapping motorway speed limits
Liz Truss, current front-runner to be the next UK prime minister, has confirmed that she would consider a review of – and potential end to – speed limits on motorways. Replying to an audience question at the final debate before the deadline for Conservative party members to vote for their next leader (and thus the… Continue reading Liz Truss “prepared to look at” scrapping motorway speed limits
Luxgen n7 electric crossover is first Foxconn car
The new Luxgen n7 is the first car designed and developed in partnership with Foxtron, the newly formed automotive division of Taiwanese electronics-manufacturing giant Foxconn. Previewed by the Foxtron Model C concept revealed last November, the electric seven-seat crossover is set to go on sale in Taiwan in October. Exports of the model are planned, according to… Continue reading Luxgen n7 electric crossover is first Foxconn car
BMW starts hydrogen fuel cell production for BMW iX5
BMW has started production of hydrogen fuel cell systems for its next-generation BMW iX5 Hydrogen model, with the first vehicles set to hit the road for testing later this year. Built at BMW’s competence centre for hydrogen in Munich, the FCEV powertrain consist of a fuel cell, two hydrogen tanks and a fifth-generation BMW eDrive electric motor. … Continue reading BMW starts hydrogen fuel cell production for BMW iX5
Highest-ever Nexon, Punch sales power Tata Motors’ August numbers
Tata Motors has reported wholesales of 47,166 passenger vehicles, which translates into 68% year-on-year growth (August 2021: 28,018 units). This total is just 339 units shy of the carmaker’s best monthly sales figure: 47,505 units in July 2022. The company, which is firing on all cylinders with its ICE pack of the Altroz, Tiago, Tigor,… Continue reading Highest-ever Nexon, Punch sales power Tata Motors’ August numbers
Maruti Suzuki’s August wholesales increase 30%, April-August 22%
In FY2022, Maruti Suzuki rolled out 16,22,331 units, up 15% (FY2021: 14,10,774). Between April-July 2022, it has produced 634,133 units. August 2022 output is likely around 175,000 units. India’s passenger vehicle market leader has announced its wholesales numbers for August 2022. While the 134,166 units in the domestic market indicate 30% year-on-year growth (August 2021:… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki’s August wholesales increase 30%, April-August 22%
TVS sales up 15 percent in August
TVS Motor Company recorded a 15 percent in its August 2022 with sales of 333,787 units as against 290,694 units in August 2021. In the two-wheelers segment, it registered a growth of 15 percent in August 2022 with sales increasing from 274,313 units in August 2021 to 315,539 units in August 2022. Domestic two-wheeler registered… Continue reading TVS sales up 15 percent in August
Skoda India surpasses CY2012’s record sales in first 8 months of CY2022
Skoda Auto India has reported wholesales of 4,222 cars in August 2022, a 10% rise over the 3,829 cars it sold in August 2021 but down 5% month-on-month on July 2022’s 4,447 units. For the first five months of FY2023, cumulative wholesales are 24,448 units, which is a strong 162% YoY increase (April-August 2021: 9,320… Continue reading Skoda India surpasses CY2012’s record sales in first 8 months of CY2022
Nissan India sells 3,283 units in August, domestic demand slows while exports rise
Nissan Motor India has announced wholesales of 3,283 units in August 2022, down 10.47% on July 2022’s 3,667 units. The Chennai-based carmaker is seeing demand slowing down in the domestic market: the cumulative April-August 2022 tally is 14,706 units, down 5.57% YoY (April-August 2021: 15,575 units). In an effort to rev up demand for the… Continue reading Nissan India sells 3,283 units in August, domestic demand slows while exports rise
Anand Mahindra tweets all-electric XUV 400 teaser
Mahindra & Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has shared a 15-second teaser of the forthcoming electric version of the XUV 300 compact SUV to be re-christened as the XUV 400. The official launch is expected later this month. The XUV400 will be 4.2m long and will be powered by a larger NMC battery from Korea’s… Continue reading Anand Mahindra tweets all-electric XUV 400 teaser