New EV battery norms deadline worrying auto players

The new battery norms have put the EV industry in a quandary. While the EV industry claims that it barely has time to update designs, source new materials, test batteries in isolation, simulate road loads and finally test the entire vehicle, the fact that the deadline coincides with the next phase of BS VI emission… Continue reading New EV battery norms deadline worrying auto players

Honda to stop producing diesel engines in India from February 2023

Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) will stop offering a diesel engine option in its vehicles by early next year, sources have told Autocar Professional. The company currently retails four models in India – the Amaze and City (Generation 4 and 5) sedan, Jazz hatchback and the WR-V crossover. Ahead of implementation of the Real Driving Emissions… Continue reading Honda to stop producing diesel engines in India from February 2023

Tata Power to offer clean & green energy products & solutions in Odisha

Tata Power will offer clean and green energy products and solutions to the people of Odisha, a top official of the power utility said. CEO & MD, Tata Power, Praveer Sinha said this while attending the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) organized Distribution Utility Meet here on Thursday. “Odisha is the best model of Public-Private… Continue reading Tata Power to offer clean & green energy products & solutions in Odisha

Car pictures of the week – Evo

Caterham recently revealed two new versions of its perennial Seven, but rather than going down the route of turning them into tiny cup cars for the road, its new Super Sevens channel all the nostalgia they can into their tiny packages. In this month’s issue, Jethro Bovingdon and evo photographer Aston Parrott had an enjoyable… Continue reading Car pictures of the week – Evo

Most Brands See New Vehicle Supply Rebound

Asian non-luxury brands and Japanese and European luxury brands continue to have the lowest inventories as measured by days’ supply. Graphic: Cox Automotive New-vehicle inventory closed October at its highest level since May 2021, and prices stayed high, according to Cox Automotive’s analysis of vAuto Available Inventory data released Nov. 16. Over the past three… Continue reading Most Brands See New Vehicle Supply Rebound

Jaguar Land Rover to recruit workers fired from technology firms

Jaguar Land Rover has seized upon the opportunity to recruit high-quality staff from global techology and social media firms. The luxury carmaker has announced a global hiring drive to fill more than 800 new digital and engineering vacancies across the UK, Ireland, USA, India, China and Hungary, as it seeks to recruit skilled workers from… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover to recruit workers fired from technology firms

Top 15 UVs: Tata Nexon leads, five Mahindra models among best-sellers in April-October

Top 15 UVs: Tata Nexon leads, five Mahindra models among best-sellers in April-October The utility vehicle (UV) segment the world over is the prime mover of passenger vehicle growth and it is no different in India. Utility vehicles sales in India have raced past the one-million mark in the first seven months of FY2023 (April-October… Continue reading Top 15 UVs: Tata Nexon leads, five Mahindra models among best-sellers in April-October

Jaguar Land Rover to hire redundant Meta and Twitter staff

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plans to capitalise on mass lay-offs at Meta and Twitter as it accelerates its push to become a data-first company. JLR is offering “almost 800” vacancies across China, Hungary, India, Ireland, the UK and the US with hybrid working patterns for those displaced in the tech industry. The emphasis of hybrid working is… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover to hire redundant Meta and Twitter staff