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TENS of thousands of Volkswagen vehicles have been recalled in the US after some engines began coming loose – risking starting a blaze. The company is ordering the return of some crossover SUVs, including certain Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport cars made in 2024 and 2025. VW Atlas 2024 is one of the models being recalledCredit: YouTube…

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…

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.…