Passenger vehicle market leader Maruti Suzuki India has opened bookings for the new Alto K10, ahead of the hatchback’s launch on August 18. Bookings for the budget car can be had for Rs 11,000 either online or at Maruti Suzuki Arena dealerships across the country. CV Raman, Chief Technical Officer (Engineering), Maruti Suzuki India said, “The… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki opens bookings for new Alto K10
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IGL reports record CNG sales in Q1
Indraprastha Gas has reported that its volume sales during Q1FY23 have touched record highs. The company’s latest data suggests that the volumes grew by 48 percent on a Y-o-Y basis to 7.9 million metric standard cubic meters per day. According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, CNG-powered cars in India accounted for 8.6… Continue reading IGL reports record CNG sales in Q1
ALT Mobility launches debt aggregation platform
IIT Delhi-based Alt Mobility, a commercial fleet leasing platform has announced the launch of ‘Elektrowagen’ – a structured finance solution to mobilise low cost debt finance from domestic and international financing institutions for electrification of CV fleets in India. Under the arrangement, the company has signed MoUs with two non-banking financing institutions (NBFCs) focused on… Continue reading ALT Mobility launches debt aggregation platform
JSW Group join forces with ElectricPe for EV charging
JSW Group has chosen EV charging platform ElectricPe as its charging partner. ElectricPe has enabled the charging infrastructure at the JSW Mumbai office headquarters. The company will soon expand its services to JSW offices in Vasind, Dolvi, Vijayanagar, Sholtu, and Jharsuguda, respectively. This partnership has come into effect following the recent green policy introduced by… Continue reading JSW Group join forces with ElectricPe for EV charging
How Level 3 autonomous driving will reshape the car industry
A short Twitter video posted August 1 showing the head of Ford‘s European EV division, Martin Sander, driving a Ford Mustang Mach-E hands-free on the M25 raised hope anew. Could we really be on the cusp of ceding control of the dullest driving to our car? The promise of autonomous driving has long been in the post as… Continue reading How Level 3 autonomous driving will reshape the car industry
From the archive: on this day in 1996
In August 1996 we printed our first ever images of the Land Rover Freelander, then known as the Highlander. Codenamed CB40, it was billed as “the first Land Rover to be engineered like a regular car, with a unitary monocoque construction and not the separate chassis and body of the Range Rover, Discovery and Defender”. There… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1996
Rodin FZero: V10 weapon aims to be world’s fastest car
Q&A: David Dicker, Founder of Rodin Cars When did you decide to make the ultimate car? “I decided in about 2016 that I had the money to do it, no matter what. I had to know I had a decent buffer, because I wasn’t going to give up my lifestyle to do it. A lot… Continue reading Rodin FZero: V10 weapon aims to be world’s fastest car
Ford F-150 Lightning gets price hike, debuts two colors
The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning, an all-electric pickup truck with a mile-long waiting list, opens its order banks on Thursday to customers who placed a $100 reservation and want to move forward with placing an official order. Lightning prices have spiked $6,000 to $8,500, based on material costs and other factors. If reservation holders want to back out, they… Continue reading Ford F-150 Lightning gets price hike, debuts two colors
GM CFO says supply plan will keep auto production going even in a downturn
General Motors is taking aggressive steps to get tens of thousands of vehicles awaiting parts to consumers quickly and the automaker is remodeling its supply chain to protect the company from future economic or supply challenges. GM CFO Paul Jacobson said Tuesday that the automaker is “trying to be very cautious, but not alarming, in terms of what we… Continue reading GM CFO says supply plan will keep auto production going even in a downturn
GM calls $1,500 OnStar plan optional — but new car buyers are being forced into it
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