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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
The Top 10 Transportation Stories of 2024
IEEE Spectrum‘s transportation coverage drew just under half a million visitors in 2024. Readers came to learn the latest news about advances in electric vehicles and battery technology, sustainable energy alternatives, transit infrastructure and logistics, and AI and emerging risks. One of our more popular articles reported on an issue at the intersection of technology… Continue reading The Top 10 Transportation Stories of 2024
How Osamu Suzuki redefined the art of frugal manufacturing
Frugal engineering became a fashionable term thanks largely to Carlos Ghosn, the former CEO of Renault-Nissan. However, it was the late Osamu Suzuki who truly was the father of frugality which he practised with relentless passion for decades at Suzuki Motor Corporation. The kind of costing efficiencies generated as a result helped this small carmaker… Continue reading How Osamu Suzuki redefined the art of frugal manufacturing
ON Semiconductor Plunges 20% in a Year: Should You Buy the Dip or Wait?
ON Semiconductor ON shares have lost 20.2% over the trailing 12 months against the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s return of 34.8%. The underperformance can be attributed to the overall muted demand due to ongoing inventory digestion and sluggish end markets, particularly in North America and Europe. However, ON’s prospects are expected to ride on… Continue reading ON Semiconductor Plunges 20% in a Year: Should You Buy the Dip or Wait?
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
Audi RS6 GT shows we’re in a golden era for special edition cars
In short succession, we’ve had a one-of-660 Audi RS6 Avant GT delivered to Autocar HQ, Toyota has announced a run of laudably hardcore GR Supras and Alpina has been in touch to ask if we would like a go in the dreamy, last-of-the-line B3 GT. We appear to be living in the midst of a… Continue reading Audi RS6 GT shows we’re in a golden era for special edition cars
Ford, General Motors, and Toyota donate $1 million each to Trump
President Trump Postlaunch Remarks (NHQ202005300080) by NASA HQ PHOTO is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0 Ford, General Motors, and Toyota North America are donating $1 million each to incoming president Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration. Ford and GM are throwing in a fleet of vehicles for the January 20th event, too, for good measure. Ford CEO Jim… Continue reading Ford, General Motors, and Toyota donate $1 million each to Trump
Toyota to produce Lexus EVs in China
Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker by sales, plans to build an electric vehicle factory in Shanghai for its premium Lexus brand to catch up with local EV brands in China, reported the Nikkei on Monday. The report said Toyota aims to bring the factory online around 2027 and will operate it without a local partner.… Continue reading Toyota to produce Lexus EVs in China