Here’s the latest update on what’s happening on the partnership between Hero MotoCorp and Zero Motorcycles, the California-based manufacturer of premium electric motorcycles and powertrains. In March 2023, the two companies had signed agreements to co-develop premium electric motorcycles. Zero Motorcycles CEO Sam Paschel and Hero MotoCorp Chairman Pawan Munjal. (Photo: Zero Motorcycles). In a… Continue reading Hero MotoCorp-Zero Motorcycles’ electric bike in advanced stage of development
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Bajaj Auto sells 141,885 Chetaks in 7 months, crosses 300,000 milestone
The all-electric Bajaj Chetak scooter has gone past the cumulative wholesales milestone of 300,000 units in the Indian market. From launch in January 2020 through to end-October 2024, as per SIAM wholesales data for the two-wheeler industry, the Chetak’s has clocked a total of 303,621 units till end-October 2024. Having surpassed the 200,000-units milestone in… Continue reading Bajaj Auto sells 141,885 Chetaks in 7 months, crosses 300,000 milestone
Bajaj Auto sells 141,885 Chetaks in 7 months, crosses 300,000 milestone
The all-electric Bajaj Chetak scooter has gone past the cumulative wholesales milestone of 300,000 units in the Indian market. From launch in January 2020 through to end-October 2024, as per SIAM wholesales data for the two-wheeler industry, the Chetak’s has clocked a total of 303,621 units till end-October 2024. Having surpassed the 200,000-units milestone in… Continue reading Bajaj Auto sells 141,885 Chetaks in 7 months, crosses 300,000 milestone
Lexus ES facelift gets new design update
The Lexus ES sedan has received a second facelift in international markets, suggesting that the new, eighth-gen model is still some time away. Revealed at the recently concluded Auto Guangzhou show in China, the refreshed ES gets changes to its exterior design, and less buttons on the inside. Incidentally, the ES sedan is not only… Continue reading Lexus ES facelift gets new design update
2024 Mercedes-Benz Classic Car Rally gets bigger and better
It was undoubtedly the finest collection of classic and vintage Mercedes-Benz cars ever seen in India. What made it even better for those present at the start or waiting along the route was that spectators could see, hear, and smell these cars as they drove by. The 11th edition of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Car Rally… Continue reading 2024 Mercedes-Benz Classic Car Rally gets bigger and better
Tata Tiago drives past 600,000 sales
The Tata Tiago hatchback has clocked cumulative wholesales of 600,000 units in the Indian passenger vehicle market. The Tiago’s latest sales milestones comes eight-and-a-half years after it was launched on April 6, 2016. At the end of October 2024, with cumualtive sales of 596,661 units, the Tiago was just 3,339 units shy of the 600,000… Continue reading Tata Tiago drives past 600,000 sales
“On a lap like this…it doesn’t matter if the car doesn’t come back”
What hits you is the spooky matter-of-factness. The unadorned delivery of a stunning observation before moving on indifferently. Very demure, very mindful, very German racing driver. “The thing is,” says Jörg Bergmeister sotto voce, sitting at a side table during the recent launch event for the updated Porsche 911 GT3 at Hockenheim, “that on a lap… Continue reading “On a lap like this…it doesn’t matter if the car doesn’t come back”
AC Cobra GT Roadster
It’s 1.98m across the body but only 4.23m long, with a 2.57m wheelbase. For what it’s worth, I think it looks terrific, just short of caricature, almost as if AC had never stopped developing the Cobra – and crucially, given how many makers of replicas there are, it won’t be mistaken for one of those.… Continue reading AC Cobra GT Roadster
Tata Curvv targets mid-size SUV market with advanced 1.2 GDI powertrain
Tata Motors, the No. 3 carmaker in India’s competitive passenger vehicle market, has been revving up its game to inch ahead of arch rival Hyundai with a slew of new products that widen appeal across various car segments. In this endeavour, the company recently unleashed Tata Curvv to take on Hyundai Creta, the undisputed king… Continue reading Tata Curvv targets mid-size SUV market with advanced 1.2 GDI powertrain
What Elon Musk Needs From China
No American business leader has more visibly and lavishly supported President-elect Donald J. Trump than Elon Musk — and few if any have a more complex relationship with China, a country that Mr. Trump has vowed to confront with higher tariffs and other measures. Mr. Musk has a lot on the line. His best-known company,… Continue reading What Elon Musk Needs From China