The Indian automobile industry exhibited varied performance across segments in April 2025, with commercial vehicles experiencing a slight decline, passenger vehicles posting modest gains, and two-wheelers facing production challenges despite stable consumer demand. Commercial vehicle wholesale volumes fell 1.4 percent year-on-year in April 2025, while retail volumes contracted 1.0 percent. The segment was affected by… Continue reading Indian Auto Industry Shows Mixed Performance in April 2025 Amid Production Adjustments
Category: US Motoring Press
Hyundai i10
We know cars like the i10 as city cars but there’s little to stop them being everyday family transport these days, such is their capability. Certainly, in the i10’s case, when it comes to accommodating people, it does it easily enough. An average-sized adult can sit behind the same with a couple of inches of… Continue reading Hyundai i10
Volkswagen Golf eHybrid
It’s a shame, with reference to the car’s comfort-first positioning, that VW didn’t think to make its excellent 14-way Ergoactive seats standard-fit. As it is, however, the Golf eHybrid offers a good, comfortable and fairly well-supported driving position; plenty of room for taller occupants up front; and just enough second-row space for average-height adults, without… Continue reading Volkswagen Golf eHybrid
Ford Focus ST off sale as order book full until end of production
The business case for such cars has been sullied by the shift to more profitable (and ultimately less dynamic) SUVs, as well as tightening fleet emissions regulations that have pushed manufacturers towards EVs and low-emission hybrids. Hyundai pulled its i30 N and smaller i20 N from Europe last year, the Peugeot 308 GTi didn’t survive more than… Continue reading Ford Focus ST off sale as order book full until end of production
Trump’s Tariffs Turn Porsche’s Headwinds Into a ‘Violent Storm’
The storied sports car maker, which was facing challenges from China and slumping demand for electric cars, now has to grapple with tariffs from the Trump administration. Go to Source
Driverless Semi Trucks Are Here, With Little Regulation and Big Promises
As the trucking industry struggles to recruit drivers, driverless trucks won’t need sleep, won’t speed and won’t get road rage. But experts and truck drivers say they are not a panacea. Go to Source
Four Former VW Managers Found Guilty in Emissions Trial
The men were accused of conspiring to conceal excess diesel emissions from regulators, helping to provoke a costly scandal. Go to Source
Volvo XC70 returns as a PHEV with a massive EV range
Being an ‘XC’ rather than ‘EX’ (like the new EX40 and EX90) also means the the XC70 isn’t a pure-EV, favouring plug-in hybrid technology instead. Unlike the XC90, which sits on Volvo’s SPA (Scalable Product Architecture) platform, the XC70 is underpinned by the new SMA (Scalable Modular Architecture), which Volvo calls a “premium extended-range plug-in hybrid architecture”.… Continue reading Volvo XC70 returns as a PHEV with a massive EV range
Volvo EC40 Plus long-term test: understated EV is great for long trips
While we were away, the EC40 was excellent. The simplicity of the infotainment and tech suits me perfectly, and it’s a comfortable, practical car with a smooth motorway ride. I’ve spoken with colleagues about my love of Volvo and wondered if I’m the only one. Many of them have been behind the wheel of the… Continue reading Volvo EC40 Plus long-term test: understated EV is great for long trips
State of the art Apple CarPlay Ultra makes debut in Aston Martin DBX
Aston Martin will be the first manufacturer to feature the brand new and much more comprehensive Apple CarPlay Ultra system that will roll out on new DBX orders in the USA and Canada from today. Unlike the CarPlay system that millions of users already make use of in their cars today, CarPlay Ultra turns things… Continue reading State of the art Apple CarPlay Ultra makes debut in Aston Martin DBX