Tag: Geely

VE Commercial Vehicles to Set Up ₹544 Crore AMT Manufacturing Facility in Madhya Pradesh

VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), a joint venture between Volvo Group and Eicher Motors, has announced a ₹544 crore investment to establish a new manufacturing facility for automated manual transmissions in Madhya Pradesh. The greenfield factory will be located at Vikram Udyogpuri Integrated Industrial Township near Ujjain. The facility will manufacture Volvo Group’s 12-speed Automated Manual… Continue reading VE Commercial Vehicles to Set Up ₹544 Crore AMT Manufacturing Facility in Madhya Pradesh

Clean Technica: Australian Electric Vehicle Sales Hold Steady at 15% in September004203

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. September 2025 saw over 11,500 new battery electric cars (BEV) and almost 4,500 plug-in hybrid electrics (PHEV) sold into the new car market in Australia. That’s a combined 15.7% market share of overall new car sales. The increase over the past few months is holding.… Continue reading Clean Technica: Australian Electric Vehicle Sales Hold Steady at 15% in September004203

Farizon SV shortlisted for International Van of the Year

Expert jurors from 26 countries select Farizon SV for IVOTY shortlist High standards of efficiency and safety are key factors jurors consider Winner to be announced at Solutrans Expo in Lyon, France on 19 November HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The all-new born-electric Farizon SV large van has been shortlisted for the prestigious… Continue reading Farizon SV shortlisted for International Van of the Year

Dumb Tesla news: “affordable” new Model Y costs $2,000 more than before

On today’s incredibly frustrating episode of Quick Charge, Tesla is making it easier than ever to make fun of them by rolling out a new, “affordable” Model Y that costs $2,000 more than the “expensive” one did last week, thanks to the cancellation of the $7,500 tax credit that Elon Musk (the guy who is… Continue reading Dumb Tesla news: “affordable” new Model Y costs $2,000 more than before

Clean Technica: Global EV Sales Report — BEVs Reach 18% Share in August!004200

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. There were 1.7 million plugin vehicles registered worldwide in August. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 14% in August 2025 compared to August 2024. There were over 1.7 million registrations. BEVs grew 23% YoY to over 1.1 million units, while plugin hybrids were actually down(!),… Continue reading Clean Technica: Global EV Sales Report — BEVs Reach 18% Share in August!004200

Nexteer Announces Direct Drive Hand Wheel Actuator: Latest in Motion-by-Wire Innovation

Achieves New Level of Premium Steering Feel, Enables Revolutionary Cabin Design Offers Automotive OEMs Unprecedented Packaging & Design Flexibility AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Nexteer Automotive today announced its Direct Drive Hand Wheel Actuator (DD-HWA) as the company’s latest advancement in Steer-by-Wire (SbW) technologies. DD-HWA establishes a new benchmark for steering feel,… Continue reading Nexteer Announces Direct Drive Hand Wheel Actuator: Latest in Motion-by-Wire Innovation

UK’s best-selling cars revealed

The Kia (000270.KS) Sportage was the UK’s best-selling car in September and is the second best-selling vehicle this year so far, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show. Kia placed ahead of Ford (F) as 9,455 Sportages hit the road over the month, while Ford’s Puma recorded 8,310 registrations and remains… Continue reading UK’s best-selling cars revealed

Chinese cars came to the UK 20 years ago – but it didn’t go as well

Perhaps he was hinting at the Gleagle Panda city car, in which case we can all be thankful: its wide eyes and gaping mouth weren’t for the faint of heart. Autocar’s man in China drove the Emgrand EC7 in early 2012 and reported that it had hard yet flimsy interior materials; a thirsty yet underpowered… Continue reading Chinese cars came to the UK 20 years ago – but it didn’t go as well