At 9.45pm, almost six hours into the race, the call is made to switch to the soft slick tyres and the pit garage explodes into life. Our tyre, along with its three team-mates, is removed from its warm cocoon and stacked onto a tyre trolley. Tools, fire extinguishers, signal boards and bottles of compressed air… Continue reading Tyring work: tracking the life of rubber at Nurburgring 24
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Living and commuting with a big EV
Drivers you meet at EV chargers are generally a friendly bunch and happy to spend time chatting – usually to bemoan the state of the UK’s charging infrastructure. Once that’s out of their system, such chats often break into an impromptu, good-natured game of Top Trumps. Drivers of Jaguar, Kia, Polestar and Tesla EVs will… Continue reading Living and commuting with a big EV
Toyota is studying his truck that has 1 million miles: What they want to learn
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Legendary Ford AutoGlow party returns with dancing, art after auto show charity preview
One of Detroit’s top parties returns Sept. 16, as the Ford AutoGlow — a tradition for decades — welcomes patrons of the North American International Auto Show’s charity preview to Ford Field. The Afterglow actually begins before the Charity Preview, with valet parking at Ford Field, pre-event drinks and hors d’oeuvres followed by private shuttles to the… Continue reading Legendary Ford AutoGlow party returns with dancing, art after auto show charity preview
How Detroit’s automakers are preparing for an economic downturn
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Tech glitch for Scorpio-N bookings leaves buyers in the lurch
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) dealers’ worst fears of the Scorpio-N booking site crashing came true as many customers who were waiting to book the SUV from 10.30 am were unable to do so at introductory prices at the commencement of the booking time at 11am. Expressing his ire on Twitter, one wrote to @anandmahindra Sir,… Continue reading Tech glitch for Scorpio-N bookings leaves buyers in the lurch
VOID AT THE TOP
Herbert Diess has been in the news for the last few days following his abrupt exit as CEO of the Volkswagen Group. Reports indicate that he was ousted by the Board in a dramatic turn of events where the CEO of Porsche, Oliver Blume, has been anointed successor. Diess has been the face of VW… Continue reading VOID AT THE TOP
New Mahindra Scorpio N clocks 100,000 bookings in just 30 minutes
Mahindra & Mahindra’s recently launched new Scorpio has set a new record: 100,000 bookings within 30 minutes of online bookings commencing at 11am today. That’s 3,333 bookings in every minute! And the first 25,000 bookings came within the first minute. M&M says this translates into an ex-showroom value of around Rs 18,000 crore or US$… Continue reading New Mahindra Scorpio N clocks 100,000 bookings in just 30 minutes
Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s ‘green wave’ grows through afforestation
In its journey of developing a strong sustainable culture in the company, Toyota Kirloskar Motor continues to make strides in creating a green campus through afforestation drives held at its plant in Bidadi (Karnataka). A recent event saw the participation of over 250 people including students, NGOs, government officials from the Education Department and Directorate… Continue reading Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s ‘green wave’ grows through afforestation
Ducati sells 33,265 bikes in H1 2022, revenue up 54% to 542m euros
Ducati has recorded a strong first half CY2022, despite the challenges imposed by the ongoing supply and logistics crisis. Between January to June 2022, the Italian bikemaker’s revenue grew by 5.4%, going from 514 to 542 million euros (Rs 4,410 crore). This is the highest figure ever recorded by the motorcycle manufacturer in the first… Continue reading Ducati sells 33,265 bikes in H1 2022, revenue up 54% to 542m euros