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China’s electric vehicles are around three to five years ahead of the competition in terms of products, technology and the industrial chain, BYD’s CEO Wang Chuanfu said in an interview with China’s national television broadcaster. Wang was interviewed on Monday after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s symposium with some of the biggest names in China’s technology sector. Wang…

The discussions unravelled after Honda proposed to have Nissan as a subsidiary instead of the plan, to integrate under a new holding company. Tokyo, Japan: Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan on Thursday confirmed they had scrapped merger talks announced in December, bringing an end to a tie-up that would have created the world’s third-largest automaker. The…

THE US government is reportedly planning to buy buffed-up “Armoured” Tesla EVs worth $400million from Donald Trump’s best pal Elon Musk. The Department of State released a procurement forecast list which mentions a five-year contract – reportedly the biggest of 2025 – that could fall into Musk’s lap. The initial version of the document released in December…

Skoda India recently launched its most affordable vehicle in the Indian market, the Kylaq. The sub-4m SUV is the flag-bearer of the brand in its segment and hence carries a lot of hopes for the brand. It has already received over 20,000 bookings within 2 months of launch and now the brand hopes to increase the numbers…

Nissan (7201.T), CEO Makoto Uchida met with his Honda (7267.T),  counterpart Toshihiro Mibe on Thursday to say he wanted to end their merger talks after the larger automaker proposed making Nissan a subsidiary, said a source with knowledge of the matter. The Japanese automakers in December signed a memorandum of understanding to discuss an integration under a…

Volkswagen has sued Indian authorities to quash an “impossibly enormous” tax demand of $1.4 billion, arguing the ask is contradictory to New Delhi’s import taxation rules for car parts and will hamper the company’s business plans, court papers show. Volkswagen’s unit, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India, also told the High Court in Mumbai the tax dispute puts at…

Hyundai Creta Electric offers a maximum range of up to 473 km on a single charge using a 51.4 kWh battery pack. Hyundai India has launched the Creta Electric in the Indian market. The electric SUV has been introduced at a starting price of Rs 17.99 lakh (ex-showroom) and goes up to Rs 23.50 lakh (ex-showroom). Carrying…

Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD, saying workers lived in conditions comparable to “slavery”. More than 160 workers have been rescued in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, according to a statement from the Public Labour Prosecutor’s Office (MPT). They were allegedly put in a “degrading” environment and…

Honda (7267.T), and Nissan (7201.T), are in talks to merge by 2026, they said on Monday, a historic pivot for Japan’s auto industry that underlines the threat Chinese EV makers now pose to the world’s long-dominant legacy car makers. The tie-up would create the world’s third-largest auto group by vehicle sales after Toyota (7203.T), and Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE).…

The BMW M2 comes to our shores as a completely built up unit (CBU) BMW India has launched the updated M2 in India at an ex-showroom price of ₹ 1.03 crore. Bookings for the 2-door, 4-seater coupe are now open on the official website and through their brick and mortar stores. The M2 was introduced in mid-2023…

Tesla car have branded as having the highest fatal crash rate of any car brand in the US, a new study claims. Tesla vehicles have the highest fatal crash rate of any car brand in the United States, according to a new car study. The study, conducted by iSeeCars, analyzed data from the U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting…

Awareness has not only prompted OEMs to make safer cars, but also motivated users to follow the safety protocols Global NCAP had updated their safety assessment protocols in July 2022, which are valid up to December 2025. Under the new assessment protocols, cars have to comply with stricter safety norms. Only 9 cars in India currently have…

LOCALS are furious at being kept all night by a car park of confused driverless AI taxis that continually beep at each other. Residents captured the moment driverless cars began driving around in circles with their lights on in the middle of the night. The driverless taxis, operated by Waymo, have reportedly been causing disturbances throughout the…

Mahindra Thar Roxx is arguably one of the most awaited cars in India in 2024 and the homegrown auto major has finally launched the five-door SUV. Available at an introductory starting price of ₹12.99 lakh (ex-showroom), the Thar Roxx commands a ₹1.64 lakh premium over its three-door sibling. The Mahindra Thar Roxx is available in both petrol…

The IPO of Ola Electric includes a fresh share sale of up to Rs 5,500 crore and offer-for-sale of up to 8,49,41,997 shares by its promoters and existing shareholders amounting to Rs 645.56 crore. The initial public offering (IPO) of Ola Electric Mobility will open for bidding on Friday, August 2. The electric vehicle (EV) maker is…

Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 shares its underpinnings with the Himalayan 450. However, the Guerrilla 450 is more affordable. Royal Enfield has launched the new Guerrilla 450 in the Indian market after the success of the Himalayan 450 which was launched last year. It is important to note that the Himalayan is the donor model for the Guerrilla…

For years, automakers have been fussing over the sounds emitted by their electric vehicles, trying to tune them in a way that both presents as futuristic while also not alienating to people who are used to the rev of a four-cylinder engine. They seem to have settled on a series of sounds that could best be described…

This IPO would be the first by an automaker in India in over 20 years since Maruti Suzuki went public in 2003. Hyundai is the country’s second-biggest carmaker after Maruti Suzuki India. In what could be India’s biggest-ever IPO, South Korea’s Hyundai Motor is looking to offload up to 17.5 percent stake in its initial public offering…

State-owned NHAI has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) from around the world for implementation of GNSS-based (satellite-based) electronic toll collection to provide seamless and barrier-free tolling experience on National Highways users, an official statement said on Friday. The move is aimed at putting an end to physical toll booths on highways. “To provide seamless and barrier-free tolling…

The face of auto manufacturing is changing. While robots have long been a fixture in production lines, a new generation of smarter, more complex machines are emerging. China’s Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor, a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motors, is at the forefront of this trend with the introduction of humanoid robots from Ubtech Technology. Ubtech’s creation, the Walker S,…

Tiago NRG is a more rugged version of the Tiago. It comes with a host of cosmetic changes to the exterior. Tata Motors has teased a new variant of the Tiago NRG. It is expected that the new variant will be the XT variant. As of now, the Tiago NRG is only offered with the top-spec XZ.…