The financial year 2025 (April-March) showed a recovery for domestic tractor sales with nearly 8% year-on-year growth. The single-digit uptick was supported by good rabi and kharif seasons, and positive terms of trade. Exports showed an increase of just one percent, remaining largely flat, according to data from the Tractor and Mechanization Association (TMA). In… Continue reading Tractor Market Rebounds In 2024-25 On Strong Rural Growth
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MWIC Bonus Episode 6: Autocar meets UK’s Volkswagen MD
In a bonus podcast, this week Autocar Meets Damien O’Sullivan, the managing director of the UK’s biggest car company, the Volkswagen Group. In his first interview since taking the role last December, O’Sullivan meets Autocar’s Editor, Mark Tisshaw, to discuss the state of the UK car market, how he juggles the management of so many… Continue reading MWIC Bonus Episode 6: Autocar meets UK’s Volkswagen MD
Ford Puma Gen-E
Of course, we can wax lyrical about Ford being a dab hand with damper rates, but the Puma Gen-E will live or die by its purchase costs – especially its monthly PCP and lease rates. List prices starting from under £30,000 for the Puma Gen-E Select are a strong start of it; although the keyless entry,… Continue reading Ford Puma Gen-E
Tesla U.S. Sales Plunge as G.M. and Others Make Gains
Overall sales of electric vehicles rose almost 11 percent in the first three months of the year as traditional carmakers offered new models. Go to Source
Autoworkers Union Chief Gives Trump’s Tariffs a Mixed Review
In an address to the U.A.W., Shawn Fain said a targeted approach could help bring jobs back to the United States, but he criticized universal duties. Go to Source
Formula 1: The Vital Dance of the 2-Second Pit Stop
A bad one can ruin a race, but pit teams that can move like Rudolf Nureyev can shave time in a sport where split seconds count. Go to Source
GM cutting jobs, idling Canadian electric van plant due to ‘market demand’
Brightdrop EV600 van Source: Brightdrop DETROIT — General Motors is cutting production of its all-electric BrightDrop delivery vans at a plant in Canada and will idle the facility through much of 2025, the company confirmed Friday. The CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, will be reduced from two shifts to one — eliminating 500 jobs… Continue reading GM cutting jobs, idling Canadian electric van plant due to ‘market demand’
Elon Musk’s xAI is polluting air in Memphis, using more gas turbines than permitted, advocacy group says
Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI, the artificial intelligence startup trying to take on OpenAI, is facing scrutiny in Memphis, Tennessee, for alleged environmental violations at its data center. In a… Continue reading Elon Musk’s xAI is polluting air in Memphis, using more gas turbines than permitted, advocacy group says
Land Rover Defender Sport: full details on 2027 baby 4×4
Land Rover is gearing up to launch a long-mooted and highly anticipated smaller entry level Defender as a crucial new model in its electric car portfolio. The rugged, compact 4×4 is rumoured to have been on the cards for several years but has never officially appeared in JLR’s product roadmap presentations. But Autocar spy photographers… Continue reading Land Rover Defender Sport: full details on 2027 baby 4×4
MG previews new rugged CyberX SUV as it targets younger buyers
MG has previewed its upcoming CyberX, a new SUV that will be the second model in the brand’s Cyber line-up, which was established last year by the Cyberster roadster. These early images suggest MG’s latest electric SUV will receive a more upright, boxy and rugged silhouette than its existing models and be positioned more towards lifestyle-minded buyers. It also… Continue reading MG previews new rugged CyberX SUV as it targets younger buyers