Mercedes-Benz plans $8.2 billion European battery venture
The luxury-car maker will take a 33% stake in battery manufacturer Automotive Cells Company that will be financed through equity, debt and subsidies to build capacity of at least 120 gigawatt hours
View ArticleHero Electric, Massive Mobility to set up 10,000 EV charging stations
The EV charging network, when up and running, would be open to all electric vehicles and will lead to standardisation between manufacturers.
View ArticleFord India head quits after company decides to stop making cars: Report
Anurag Mehrotra spent over a decade with Ford in India across multiple roles including marketing, sales and most recently as president and managing director
View ArticleEccentric Engine launches a virtual concierge for Nissan Magnite
Claims its the first such digital platform industry globally
View ArticleTesla starts judging owners it charged $10,000 for self-driving
Elon Musk has said that on Friday, the electric-car maker will roll out an updated version of its Full Self-Driving beta software, which until now has only been available to roughly 2,000 people
View ArticleVehicle scrapping rules allow single window clearance for setting up ATSes
An ATS may be owned or operated by a person including any individual, or company, or association, or body of individuals, or a special purpose vehicle, or state govt
View ArticleSemiconductor shortage to further impact PV sales in Sep: Ind-Ra report
Semiconductor supply shortage is expected to further impact passenger vehicles (PVs) sale volumes in September.
View ArticleWorld's highest EV charging station installed at Himachal's Spiti Valley
Pune-based EV charging infra startup goEgoNetwork has installed its electric vehicle charging facility at Kaza in the Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh
View ArticleHonda to use Google's Android Automotive OS in its cars from 2022
Automobile major Honda has announced it will integrate Google's Android Automotive OS into an all-new model that will be launched in the second half of 2022
View ArticleExamining factors like pricing, charging infra before EV rollout: Yamaha
Japanese two-wheeler major Yamaha is closely looking at development of enabling factors like charging infrastructure and battery production before entering the electric vehicle segment in the country
View ArticleLuxury carmaker Audi pitches for lower import duties on electric vehicles
German luxury carmaker Audi has termed high taxation on imported cars in India an impediment for growth of the electric segment while noting that even some relief in terms of duties could help
View ArticleToyota Kirloskar pulls plug on Yaris sedan after three years as sales dip
Expect spares for sedan for next 10 years; rebadged Ciaz roll-out soon
View ArticleFord to add 10,800 jobs making electric vehicles, batteries in US
The factories, to be built on sites in Kentucky and Tennessee, will make batteries for the next generation of Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles that will be produced in North America
View ArticlePLI Scheme for auto sector to promote electric vehicles needs a relook
The government's PLI scheme for automobile makers might leave the electric two-wheeler industry, which has seen a lot of action recently, out in the cold. Let's delve into the details of the matter
View ArticleToyota to hike prices by up to 2% from Oct 1 to offset rise in input costs
TKM on Tuesday said it will increase prices of its entire model range by up to 2 per cent with effect from October 1 in order to partially offset the impact of rise in input costs.
View ArticleTata Motors rolls out 1,00,000th unit of Altroz from Pune plant
Tata Motors on Tuesday rolled out the 1,00,000th unit of its hatchback Altroz, from the company's manufacturing facility at Pune. The city-headquartered vehicle maker had commenced Altroz production at...
View ArticleFord, SK Innovations to invest $11.4 bn on electric truck, battery plants
The project will create two vast sites to produce electric vehicles and the batteries to power them, employing nearly 11,000 workers, the companies said Monday
View ArticleToyota Kirloskar Motor to raise vehicle prices from October
According to the auto manufacturer, the hike has been necessitated to partially offset the increase in input costs
View ArticleMahindra considering funding options for EV supercar unit, says report
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd is considering options to raise funds for its unit Automobili Pininfarina, as the Indian automaker looks to start production of its $2.2 million...
View ArticleTesla shouldn't have non-disclosure agreement for its FSD Beta: Musk
Telsa CEO Elon Musk has said that Tesla shouldn't have a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta testers
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