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Ford Motor recalls about 49K Mustang EVs over battery safety issues

Ford Motor has recalled nearly 49,000 Mustang Mach-E electric crossovers over battery safety concerns, and told dealers to temporarily halt selling the popular electric vehicle

Skoda Auto crosses 200 customer touchpoint mark, plans 250 stores by yr end

Skoda Auto India on Tuesday said it has crossed 200 customer touchpoint mark across the country with plans to cross 250 outlet milestone by the end of the year.

The world has a car obesity problem, and the answer is to electrify fleets

In America, a typical vehicle sits in the garage 96% of the time, Sakkers wrote in his book Mobility Disruption Framework, citing research by McKinsey

Maruti Suzuki dispatches record 233K units through Railways in FY22

Maruti Suzuki India has shipped 2.33 lakh units through Railways last fiscal, its highest ever dispatch in a financial year so far, since commencing the initiative eight years ago

Fueled by demand, M&M to set up first tractor plant in decade in Mohali

Mahindra & Mahindra going to setup new plat in Mohali as demand for tractors in the world's largest market has seen a sharp 44 per cent jump year-on-year in the first two months of 2022-23

Passenger vehicle wholesales jump over two-fold to 2,51,052 units in May

Passenger vehicle dispatches to dealers in India rose over two-fold last month on a low base of Covid-19-hit May last year.

With Chetak Technology, Bajaj Auto seeks to be top e-two wheeler exporter

Bajaj Auto will invest over Rs 2,000 crore over the next 2-3 years

EVs catching fire because of 'mad rush' to get into business: Rajiv Bajaj

'Upstarts and not start-ups have entered the sector'

Mercedes delivers first ever unit of AMG GT Black Series in India

German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Friday said it has delivered the first-ever unit of AMG GT Black Series in India

EVs catching fire because of 'mad rush' to get into business: Rajiv Bajaj

'Issue is the underlying process of the manufacturing,' says Bajaj Auto MD.

Volkswagen drives in mid-sized sedan 'Virtus' priced at Rs 11.21 lakh

The company's new offering would compete with the likes of Honda City, Maruti Ciaz, Hyundai Verna and the recently-launched Skoda Slavia in the mid-sized sedan segment.

'True to DNA': Volkswagen India to focus on premium cars, avoid hatchbacks

Brand image, taxation structure, and 'business economics' behind decision, says senior executive

Volkswagen plans to sell its first electric car in India in 2023

VW to import EVs within 2,500 unit limit to sell in India; carmaker plans to locally assemble EVs in the country by 2027

Daimler India aims to beat record as commercial vehicle sales rev up

Company will expand its dealer network, launch new models and it is working on alternative fuel options: CEO.

Omaxe partners with Jio-bp to set up EV charging and swapping infra

Jio-bp will set up EV charging and swapping stations at various Omaxe properties across 12 cities under the agreement

Govt's plan to remove old cars from roads failing to woo owners: Survey

Some 57 per cent of 10,543 vehicle owners surveyed by LocalCircles say whether a car should be removed from service or not should depend on miles on the odometer rather than age

Sales of two-wheelers, CVs in slow lane; 1.6 mn units sold in May: FADA

Retail sales of passenger vehicles grew last month but the sales of two-wheeler and commercial vehicles remained low compared to the pre-Covid month of May 2019, according to FADA

Maruti Suzuki sets up a 20 MWp solar power plant at Manesar facility

The initiative will contribute 28,000 MW per annum, which is equivalent to the energy required for the production of over 67,000 cars annually

Tata Motors to supply 10K Xpres-Ts in largest-ever EV fleet order

Comes close on the heels of order signed with BluSmart for 3,500 Xpres-Ts

Tata Motors to supply 10,000 XPRES-T EV units to BluSmart Electric Mobility

The deployment of 10,000 units makes this the biggest ever EV fleet order in India