Maruti Suzuki to Increase Share of Rail-Based Vehicle Dispatches to 35% by FY2031

Maruti Suzuki India, the pioneer and the country’s No. 1 passenger vehicle OEM to use cargo-transporting trains to optimise its logistics operations to transport its vehicles from its manufacturing plants, is looking to increase the level of its rail-based shipments. The company, which was the first automaker to obtain an AFTO (Automobile Freight Train Operator)… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki to Increase Share of Rail-Based Vehicle Dispatches to 35% by FY2031

The new 2026 Nissan LEAF is cheap at under $30,000, but not to lease

The LEAF is back and upgraded in nearly every way possible. For the 2026 model year, the new Nissan LEAF is all grown up and still one of the most affordable EVs, starting at under $30,000. However, lease prices are not so cheap. 2026 Nissan LEAF lease prices and offers Since it first launched in… Continue reading The new 2026 Nissan LEAF is cheap at under $30,000, but not to lease

Trump’s crackdown on EVs hits home in the Battery Belt

Rural communities like Stanton, Tennessee, are facing uncertainty as Ford delays its massive EV truck and battery plant. Tennessee – population 450 – welcomed a massive new neighbor a few years ago: a Ford electric-truck and joint venture battery plant slated to employ 6,000 workers. Ford’s 2022 groundbreaking triggered an influx of construction activity into… Continue reading Trump’s crackdown on EVs hits home in the Battery Belt

Carmakers brace for big payouts over loans scandal after FCA consultation

New Minis at a dealership in Scotland. BMW’s financial arm has set aside £200m to date for compensation payments. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian View image in fullscreen New Minis at a dealership in Scotland. BMW’s financial arm has set aside £200m to date for compensation payments. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian Carmakers brace for big payouts… Continue reading Carmakers brace for big payouts over loans scandal after FCA consultation

Trump’s crackdown on EVs hits home in the Battery Belt

One of the nation’s largest EV projects, Hyundai Motor’s$12.6 billion assembly plant and joint-venturebattery factory near Savannah, Georgia, is moving ahead. Tennessee – population 450- welcomed a massive new neighbor a few years ago: a Ford electric-truck slated to employ 6,000 workers. Ford’s 2022 groundbreaking triggered an influx of construction activity into the former cotton-and-soybean… Continue reading Trump’s crackdown on EVs hits home in the Battery Belt

Scorpio and Thar Command 54% Share of Mahindra’s Record Monthly Sales in September

Mahindra & Mahindra, which registered its best-ever monthly wholesales of 56,233 units in September 2025, up 10% YoY (September 2024: 51,062 units), saw factory dispatches of the Scorpio and Thar, its top two current best-selling SUVs, grow their share of total monthly sales to over 50 percent.  As per the model-wise wholesales split for last… Continue reading Scorpio and Thar Command 54% Share of Mahindra’s Record Monthly Sales in September

Performance Brokerage Services Advises on the Sale of Kolosso Toyota in Appleton, Wisconsin to Kocourek Automotive

Performance Brokerage Services, the leader in dealership buy-sell activity, announces the sale of Kolosso Toyota in Appleton, Wisconsin from Bill and Barb Kolosso to Keith Kocourek of Kocourek Automotive IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Performance Brokerage Services, North America’s highest volume dealership brokerage firm, is pleased to announce the sale of Kolosso Toyota in… Continue reading Performance Brokerage Services Advises on the Sale of Kolosso Toyota in Appleton, Wisconsin to Kocourek Automotive

Bidirectional Charging Market worth $844.1 million by 2035 | MarketsandMarkets™

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The global market for bidirectional charging market is projected to grow from USD 70.0 million in 2025 to USD 844.1 million by 2035, at a CAGR of 28.3%, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets™. The global bidirectional charging market is gaining strong traction, led by the widespread… Continue reading Bidirectional Charging Market worth $844.1 million by 2035 | MarketsandMarkets™

Hyundai Factory ICE Raid Sends Chills Through EV industry

When I visited Hyundai Motor’s “Metaplant” in May to drive the new Ioniq9 electric SUV, the facility was a symbol of everything right about U.S. auto manufacturing. It’s a US $7.6 billion showpiece of automation staffed by gung-ho and highly skilled workers, capable of churning out 500,000 EVs a year at full crank. The biggest… Continue reading Hyundai Factory ICE Raid Sends Chills Through EV industry