Tim Kuniskis, head of NAFTA Passenger Car Brands for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, speaks during the reveal of the Fiat Chrysler 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon sports vehicle ahead of the 2017 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images New… Continue reading New Stellantis CEO taps Kuniskis to oversee American brands, brings back SRT division
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Tesla reports 14% decline in vehicle deliveries, marking second straight year-over-year drop
watch now Tesla reported around 384,000 vehicle deliveries in the second quarter, a 14% decline from a year ago, and the second straight quarterly drop. The stock rose nearly 5% as the numbers were better than some analysts feared. The electric vehicle maker reported 443,956 deliveries and production of 410,831 vehicles during the same period last… Continue reading Tesla reports 14% decline in vehicle deliveries, marking second straight year-over-year drop
Xpeng defies China’s EV price war with steady sales as Tesla and local rivals try to keep pace
Chinese electric car company Xpeng displays its mass-market Mona M03 coupe inside a headquarters’ showroom in Guangzhou, China, on Aug. 26, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese electric car startup Xpeng is keeping up the sales momentum against its rivals, even as BYD expands on its market dominance amid a fierce price war… Continue reading Xpeng defies China’s EV price war with steady sales as Tesla and local rivals try to keep pace
Tesla shares drop on Musk, Trump feud ahead of Q2 deliveries
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Jim Lo Scalzo | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla shares have dropped 7% from… Continue reading Tesla shares drop on Musk, Trump feud ahead of Q2 deliveries
Complete List of Cars and SUVs Tested by Bharat NCAP
Introduced by the Central government in 2023, the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP) has taken over the responsibility of Global NCAP to conduct crash tests and award scores to cars sold in the country. The government hopes this will help buyers make more informed purchase decisions. Since its inception, BNCAP has tested 20 vehicles… Continue reading Complete List of Cars and SUVs Tested by Bharat NCAP
Vida VX2 Go Compared: How It Stacks Up on Price, Range & Charging Time
Hero’s electric subsidiary, Vida, launched a more affordable and family-centric VX2 model available in two variants – Go (2.2kWh) and Plus (3.4kWh). Here, we’ve pitted the base Vida VX2 Go against rivals with comparable battery capacities and price tags to see how its range and charging time stacks up in the segment. Vida VX2 Go… Continue reading Vida VX2 Go Compared: How It Stacks Up on Price, Range & Charging Time
Official pics: Mercedes priming VLE as radical EQV replacement
Mercedes-Benz is putting the finishing touches to the VLE, the first in a new wave of electric vans that will arrive next year as part of a new-look V-Class range. It is based on Mercedes’ new Van Electric Architecture (VAN.EA) and will be a more focused proposition than the existing V-Class, which is based on the… Continue reading Official pics: Mercedes priming VLE as radical EQV replacement
Why did Geely’s Lotus go so wrong?
The story of Geely entering the Western market began a positive one. It has been showered with praise for how it handled Volvo for its first decade in charge, making it a mainstream premium player more than ever before. But as time has gone on, there’s been little evidence to back up that early success… Continue reading Why did Geely’s Lotus go so wrong?
New Porsche 911 Carrera 4S gets 30bhp boost and GTS brakes
The updated Porsche 911 Carrera 4S has been unveiled, packing an extra 30bhp than the previous iteration. The extra grunt comes courtesy of an intercooler borrowed from the more potent 911 Turbo, boosting the 4S to a total output of 473bhp. That allows it to complete the 0-62mph dash in 3.3sec (when fitted with the… Continue reading New Porsche 911 Carrera 4S gets 30bhp boost and GTS brakes
What the Hethel is really going on with Lotus in the UK?
The heart-stop moment came on early Friday morning. A source with impeccable connections to Lotus UK told Autocar that the order had come from China to prepare its historic manufacturing facility in Hethel for closure. A second source backed up that bombshell. Lotus was investigating moving sports car production to the US. Separately, the Financial… Continue reading What the Hethel is really going on with Lotus in the UK?