Transforming India’s commercial vehicle landscape to make sustainable mobility a reality

As India advances its commitment to balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability, the medium and heavy commercial vehicles (M&HCVs) sector stand at a critical juncture. Serving as the backbone of India’s logistics and passenger mobility ecosystem, the M&HCV sector remains an indispensable enabler of the nation’s progress. However, with its pivotal role, the sector is… Continue reading Transforming India’s commercial vehicle landscape to make sustainable mobility a reality

Valeo readies to tap into ADAS demand from Indian car and SUV makers

French automotive technology major Valeo, which is a key systems supplier in the mechanical, software and EV components segments to OEMs in India, aims to tap the growing demand for ADAS (Advanced Driving Assistance Systems) from the passenger vehicle industry in the country. The company, which envisions India as one of the fastest-growing ADAS markets… Continue reading Valeo readies to tap into ADAS demand from Indian car and SUV makers

Clean Technica: US Gas Car Sales Down 1% While Electric Car Sales Up 8%003769

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! It’s time again to look back on quarterly US auto sales, comparing Q3 2024 to Q3 2023, Q3 2022, Q3 2021, Q3 2020, and Q3 2019. In other words, we’re going way back to try to get a good… Continue reading Clean Technica: US Gas Car Sales Down 1% While Electric Car Sales Up 8%003769

India’s car race: How far EVs went in 2024

Overall, 18,05,969 EVs have been sold between January and November 2024. This is 7.40% of the total 2.43 million (2,43,98,672 units) vehicles sold across all segments still end-November. The automobile industry in India had an ordinary year with a growth of just 0.5 per cent in the April-September quarter. The bright spot, however, was the… Continue reading India’s car race: How far EVs went in 2024

Toyota Taisor crosses 20,000 sales, packs a punch among compact SUVs

The Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor, which is Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM’s) sole offering in India’s fast-growing compact-SUV segment, has surpassed the 20,000-unit sales milestone since launch in April 2024. The SUV, which is the rebadged version of the Maruti Suzuki Fronx, and is one of the four cross-badged products in India under the Toyota-Suzuki global… Continue reading Toyota Taisor crosses 20,000 sales, packs a punch among compact SUVs

It would be great to see Jaguar prove the doubters wrong in 2025

I don’t know how much of a hope this is going to be, but I’d love nothing more in the motoring world in 2025 than for Jaguar to look like a company with a big future.  The furore around the branding change is out of the way, and reaction to the Type 00 concept car… Continue reading It would be great to see Jaguar prove the doubters wrong in 2025

Global manufacturing to shift in India’s favour: N Chandrasekaran

Battery manufacturing factories were also launched in Gujarat and Somerset, UK, alongside solar module production in Tamil Nadu. Global supply chains are shifting in the favour of India as more weightage is given to resilience over efficiency, according to Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran. He reiterated that the Tata Group will create five lakh manufacturing… Continue reading Global manufacturing to shift in India’s favour: N Chandrasekaran

How Manmohan Singh’s economic reforms transformed India into an automotive manufacturing hub

In the early 1990s, India stood at a crossroads. Restrictive policies burdened the economy, and industries like automotive struggled to grow. Enter Manmohan Singh, the then Finance Minister of India (1991–1996), whose bold economic reforms would not only rescue the nation from a financial crisis but also lay the groundwork for a thriving automotive industry.… Continue reading How Manmohan Singh’s economic reforms transformed India into an automotive manufacturing hub

Waymo dominated U.S. robotaxi market in 2024, but Tesla and Amazon’s Zoox loom

A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 9, 2022.  Paresh Dave | Reuters Despite General Motor’s decision to shutter its Cruise robotaxi business earlier this month, the U.S. has never been closer to a driverless future.  For the autonomous vehicle industry, 2024 will be remembered as… Continue reading Waymo dominated U.S. robotaxi market in 2024, but Tesla and Amazon’s Zoox loom