CEO of Jaguar Land Rover Ralf Speth arrives on the red carpet for the automobile awards “Das Goldene Lenkrad” (The golden steering wheel) given by a German newspaper in Berlin, Germany, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (Reuters) – Jaguar Land Rover’s Chief Executive Officer Ralf Speth will step down in September when his contract ends,… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth to step aside in September: FT
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Tata Motors raises bar for rivals with killer pricing, range for Nexon EV
MUMBAI: The Tata group on Tuesday launched its bid for leadership position in India’s transition to electric mobility with a ‘Made in India’ cutting-edge electric avatar of its popular compact SUV Nexon at a killer price of Rs 13.99 lakh for the base model and 312-km range on a single charge. Developed in-house by pooling… Continue reading Tata Motors raises bar for rivals with killer pricing, range for Nexon EV
@Tata: Backed by Tata uniEVerse, creates a holistic EV ecosystem to accelerate the adoption of EVs in India
28 January, 2020 Backed by Tata uniEVerse, creates a holistic EV ecosystem to accelerate the adoption of EVs in India (L-R) Mr. N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons and Tata Motors, Mr. Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons along with Mr. Guenter Butschek, CEO & MD, Tata Motors and Mr. Shailesh Chandra, President – E-Mobility Business… Continue reading @Tata: Backed by Tata uniEVerse, creates a holistic EV ecosystem to accelerate the adoption of EVs in India
Karma Automotive to build electric truck and SUV from Fisker’s ashes
Karma Automotive, the automaker previously known as Fisker Automotive, is working on an electric pickup truck and SUV, Bloomberg reports. The company plans to show off a concept version of the pickup before the end of the year, and eventually sell it with a starting price that’s less than its $135,000 Karma Revero. Both vehicles… Continue reading Karma Automotive to build electric truck and SUV from Fisker’s ashes
Tata launches ‘ecosystem’ to kickstart Indian clean vehicles
FILE PHOTO: An employee cleans a Tata Nexon car outside the company showroom in Mumbai, India February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Tata Group, a steel-to-autos conglomerate, is making its biggest push yet toward clean vehicles with plans to make electric cars and batteries, set up charging stations and build a battery… Continue reading Tata launches ‘ecosystem’ to kickstart Indian clean vehicles
Hyundai shifts gears to India after stalling in China
SEOUL/MUMBAI — Hyundai Motor Group is remapping its growth strategy by expanding in India amid diminished prospects in the Chinese market. Hyundai, which is No. 2 in terms of market share in India, will leverage its competitive advantage to try to close the gap with market leader Maruti Suzuki India, and is set to increase manufacturing capacity in the country above 1 million… Continue reading Hyundai shifts gears to India after stalling in China
The Times They Are a-Changin’ for Bharat Forge
For a couple of decades after India’s independence, the automobile industry was almost non-existent like most other industries. Almost everything including the ancillaries and infrastructure needed for the industry were either scarce or absent and therefore imported. It was during such times that Neelkanth Kalyani of Karad, near Sangli in Maharashtra, set up Bharat Forge… Continue reading The Times They Are a-Changin’ for Bharat Forge
Fiat stops producing 1.3-litre Multijet diesel engine in India
Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles India has stopped production of its 1.3-litre diesel engine at its Ranjangaon plant. The 1.3-litre diesel engine, also known as the ‘national engine of India’, and has powered 24 different cars and SUVs from no less than five carmakers. The engine was marketed as Multijet by Fiat, DDiS by Maruti Suzuki, Smartech by Chevrolet, Quadrajet… Continue reading Fiat stops producing 1.3-litre Multijet diesel engine in India
Tata AutoComp, Prestolite Electric Beijing ink JV for electric powertrain supply solutions
L-R: Arvind Goel, MD and CEO, Tata AutoComp Systems and Charles Lu, Chairman, Broad Ocean Motor Group. Tata AutoComp Systems, has signed a joint venture (JV) with China’s Prestolite Electric Beijing to design, engineer, manufacture and supply powertrain solutions for the electric vehicle industry in India. Prestolite Electric is owned by the Broad Ocean Motor… Continue reading Tata AutoComp, Prestolite Electric Beijing ink JV for electric powertrain supply solutions
Tata Motors hopeful of liquidating inventory of BS-IV cars
KOLKATA: Leading automobile manufacturer Tata Motors is hopeful of liquidating inventory of its BS-IV cars by end of the current fiscal, as new emission norms will come into force from April 1, a company official said on Thursday. Presently, the inventory of BS-IV cars which the dealers across the country are holding is around 7,500… Continue reading Tata Motors hopeful of liquidating inventory of BS-IV cars