Interim Budget 2024: What Auto Inc expects

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Interim Budget on 1 February, with the full budget for FY 2024-25 being announced once the new government is formed after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.  The primary goal of the 2024 interim budget will be to ensure that the government can meet its expenses during the interim… Continue reading Interim Budget 2024: What Auto Inc expects

CCI approves JSW’s acquisition of up to 38% stake in MG Motor India

The Competition Commission of India has given its go-ahead for JSW’s proposed acquisition of up to a 38% stake in MG Motor India.  “The Acquirer is a newly incorporated entity and is not engaged in any activities as of date. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JSW International Tradecorp Pte. Limited and belongs to JSW… Continue reading CCI approves JSW’s acquisition of up to 38% stake in MG Motor India

Hero MotoCorp ups the ante in the premium space with Mavrick 440  

In a bid to a stronghold in the growing premium bike, Hero MotoCorp has introduced its first motorcycle on the Harley Davidson platform, which could be the most expensive model in its portfolio. The two-wheeler maker’s focus has been skewed towards the premium space recently to ride on the premiumisation trend in the industry.  … Continue reading Hero MotoCorp ups the ante in the premium space with Mavrick 440  

Hero MotoCorp ups the ante in the premium space with Mavrick 440  

In a bid to a stronghold in the growing premium bike, Hero MotoCorp has introduced its first motorcycle on the Harley Davidson platform, which could be the most expensive model in its portfolio. The two-wheeler maker’s focus has been skewed towards the premium space recently to ride on the premiumisation trend in the industry.  … Continue reading Hero MotoCorp ups the ante in the premium space with Mavrick 440  

Tech Talk: how inductive charging will let you charge while driving

Quite how long the switch from heat engines (burning fuel to generate mechanical energy) to something else will take to mature is anybody’s guess. It’s likely to take a long time, and it’s probably fair to say that as far as battery-electric cars are concerned, what we see today is just the start of something, the… Continue reading Tech Talk: how inductive charging will let you charge while driving

Tech Talk: how inductive charging will let you charge while driving

Quite how long the switch from heat engines (burning fuel to generate mechanical energy) to something else will take to mature is anybody’s guess. It’s likely to take a long time, and it’s probably fair to say that as far as battery-electric cars are concerned, what we see today is just the start of something, the… Continue reading Tech Talk: how inductive charging will let you charge while driving

Volkswagen celebrates Golf’s 50th anniversary with reinvented model

Volkswagen has comprehensively rebooted the eighth-generation Golf in a bid to sustain its appeal to the end of the decade, when it will be replaced by the electric Mk9. As it turns 50, the German firm’s all-time best-seller receives a wide-reaching suite of technology upgrades, usability enhancements, material improvements and a new look inside and out. The… Continue reading Volkswagen celebrates Golf’s 50th anniversary with reinvented model

Iveco Group selects BASF as first recycling partner for EV batteries

Above (from left): Dr. Daniel Schönfelder, President of BASF’s Catalysts division, who is also responsible for the company’s battery materials and battery recycling business, and Francesco Donato, Head of Iveco Group Procurement. Iveco Group has chosen BASF, the world’s biggest chemical supplier for the automotive industry, as its first partner to provide a recycling solution… Continue reading Iveco Group selects BASF as first recycling partner for EV batteries

Iveco Group selects BASF as first recycling partner for EV batteries

Above (from left): Dr. Daniel Schönfelder, President of BASF’s Catalysts division, who is also responsible for the company’s battery materials and battery recycling business, and Francesco Donato, Head of Iveco Group Procurement. Iveco Group has chosen BASF, the world’s biggest chemical supplier for the automotive industry, as its first partner to provide a recycling solution… Continue reading Iveco Group selects BASF as first recycling partner for EV batteries

Valeo is world’s leading French company for patent applications again

Valeo has ranked once again first among French patent applicants worldwide, with 1,218 patents published in one year (CY2022), according to the ranking published by the Institut National de la Propriété Intellectuelle (INPI), which lists the first filings published with the world’s main patent offices. Valeo’s innovations are protected by a portfolio of almost 28,000 patents… Continue reading Valeo is world’s leading French company for patent applications again