India’s Two-Wheeler Industry Poised for 6–9% Growth in FY2026: ICRA

ICRA Limited has forecasted a 6–9% year-on-year expansion in India’s domestic two-wheeler market for FY2026, driven by steady replacement demand, improving urban consumption, and resilient rural incomes—contingent on favorable monsoon conditions. Despite this optimistic outlook, recent performance indicators show mixed trends. Retail sales in June 2025 rose 4.73% year-on-year to 14.46 lakh units, up from… Continue reading India’s Two-Wheeler Industry Poised for 6–9% Growth in FY2026: ICRA

New Jeep Cherokee Revealed with Petrol-Hybrid Powertrain

The popular Jeep Cherokee SUV has made a comeback for 2026 model year and will go on sale in the North American market initially.  The new Jeep Cherokee is larger than before, more refined, and now equipped with a highly fuel efficient petrol-hybrid powertrain. The redesign moves the nameplate into the fast-growing hybrid rugged SUV… Continue reading New Jeep Cherokee Revealed with Petrol-Hybrid Powertrain

Clean Technica: US Auto Sales Up 3% in Q2, Tesla Sales Down 13% — CHARTS004161

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Last Updated on: 25th August 2025, 12:19 am How is the US auto market doing? Let’s take a look at the market as a whole in the 2nd quarter as well as trends with individual companies. Overall, US auto sales were up 3% in Q2… Continue reading Clean Technica: US Auto Sales Up 3% in Q2, Tesla Sales Down 13% — CHARTS004161

Aaron Zeigler Hosts Celebration For Top Performers, NASCAR Driver Carson Hocevar Races Honorees

“It’s always fun to spend time with partners, but this is definitely an experience I always look forward to. I had a lot of fun last year and was excited to return and have the chance to hangout with some familiar faces and some new ones. I know it’s important to Aaron and the entire… Continue reading Aaron Zeigler Hosts Celebration For Top Performers, NASCAR Driver Carson Hocevar Races Honorees

Major Japanese carmakers say they aren’t raising prices in the U.S. because of tariffs

Newly manufactured cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, on March 27, 2025. Issei Kato | Reuters Major Japanese automakers have denied to CNBC that they have raised prices in the U.S. because of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. That comes after a Nikkei Asia report on Thursday that… Continue reading Major Japanese carmakers say they aren’t raising prices in the U.S. because of tariffs

Hero MotoCorp’s ex-CEO Niranjan Gupta to Join Hindustan Unilever as CFO

Hero MotoCorp’s previous Chief Executive Officer Niranjan Gupta will join consumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever (HUL) as its Chief Financial Officer from September 1. Gupta served as the CEO of India’s largest two-wheeler maker for two years, till April 2025. He joined Hero MotoCorp in 2017 and had also been in the role of CFO… Continue reading Hero MotoCorp’s ex-CEO Niranjan Gupta to Join Hindustan Unilever as CFO

Motorcycle Sales Down 6% to 3.7 Million Units in April-July, Dragged by Entry-Level Segment

The Indian two-wheeler market, after the first four months of FY2026, has registered wholesales of 6.24 million units, down 2.9% YoY (April-July 2024: 6.42 million units). The overall two-wheeler segment’s (motorcycles, scooters and mopeds) sales have essentially been dragged down by the tepid performance of the largest volume category – motorcycles. At 37,93,556 units in… Continue reading Motorcycle Sales Down 6% to 3.7 Million Units in April-July, Dragged by Entry-Level Segment

Nissan edges closer to making all-solid-state EV batteries real

Nissan just got one step closer to unlocking the “holy grail” of EV batteries for drivers. With help from LiCAP Technologies, Nissan is gearing up for its first vehicles powered by all-solid-state EV batteries. Nissan taps LiCAP Tech for all-solid-state EV batteries Often called the holy grail of EV batteries, solid-state batteries promise to cut… Continue reading Nissan edges closer to making all-solid-state EV batteries real

July 2025 new car pre-registration figures

SMMT released figures for July pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in July 2025 that were defined as pre-registrations. The Supply of New Cars Order 2000 requires motor manufacturers to publish the number of pre-registered cars supplied and the gross income received… Continue reading July 2025 new car pre-registration figures

Industry Explores Future Needs at Diecast Summit 2025

The Tooling business of Godrej Enterprises Group, along with its global partners, hosted the Diecast Summit 2025 on August 19 in Vikhroli, Mumbai. The event was organized in collaboration with technology partners Voestalpine, Oskar Frech Group, Magma, and Kraemer & Grebe. The summit brought together more than 100 representatives from customer and partner organizations, including… Continue reading Industry Explores Future Needs at Diecast Summit 2025