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Interest of dealers not independent of vehicle manufacturer: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside an order of NCDRC, which directed a car dealer to pay Rs 7.43 lakh compensation for deficiency of service over a misleading advertisement

Hyundai Motor aims to develop chips, cut reliance on chipmakers

A global shortage of semiconductors, triggered partly by surging demand for laptops and other electronic products during the pandemic, has shuttered some auto production lines globally this year

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess warns shift to EVs may cost 30K jobs

Volkswagen's Wolfsburg plant, the world's largest with over 50,000 employees, does not currently make EVs, but the company plans to produce an electric sedan there from 2026

Fed up with traffic jams? Flying taxis to take to the sky in mid-2020s

A taxi landing on top of your office may soon become reality, says UK's Vertical Aerospace

US regulators seek answers from Tesla over lack of recall

US safety investigators want to know why Tesla didn't file recall documents when it updated Autopilot software to better identify parked emergency vehicles, escalating a simmering clash

TPG to invest $1 billion in Tata Motors' electric vehicle subsidiary

The EV business in the commercial vehicles segment will remain with the parent company and is out of the purview of this deal

Delhi Transport dept to soon issue smart cards with QR codes for DL, RC

According to the statement, the new driving licence will have an advanced microchip with features like Quick Response (QR) code and Near Field Communication (NFC)

Tata Motors to invest $2 billion in EVs after fundraise from TPG

"The aim is to lead the EV charge in the market," said Shailesh Chandra, head of Tata Motors' passenger vehicles business

BMW Motorrad drives in C 400 GT scooter in India tagged at Rs 9.95 lakh

The all-new scooter will be available as a completely built-up unit (CBU) and can be booked at all BMW Motorrad India dealerships from today onwards

India's EV market is set for massive growth: Hero Electric MD Naveen Munjal

Will electric mobility truly seize the moment in India? If so, what's the main reason for it? Will there be a price war in the EV segment? Hero Electric MD Naveen Munjal answers these in this Q&A

Encouraged by demand, EV makers line up investment, increase capacity

Tamil Nadu leads among the states, expects investment doubling to 40,000 crore in 2 years

Uber fired up on green mobility; to fund, buy stake in start-ups

It will also lend its expertise to help create a green mobility ecosystem

Semi-conductor crunch, high input costs to crimp Q2 show for auto sector

Though weak domestic demand is set to crimp earnings of two wheeler-manufacturers, strong exports are expected to offset this to some extent

Hero MotoCorp launches Pleasure+ XTec scooter at Rs 61,900

Hero MotoCorp on Monday said it has expanded the Pleasure scooter range with the launch of a new variant with a price starting at Rs 61,993 (ex-showroom Delhi)

Tata Motors reports 24% increase in group global wholesales in Q2

Global sales of JLR stood at 78,251 vehicles in the September quarter

MG Motor drives in Astor at Rs 9.78 lakh to foray into mid-size SUV segment

The prices are introductory and would hold for deliveries this year.

Maruti Suzuki to increase mobile service vans to over 300 by fiscal-end

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd is increasing the number of its mobile service vans to over 300 by the end of this fiscal under its Service on Wheels initiative

Chip shortage: Auto retailers staring at huge losses this festive season

Automobile retailers are staring at huge losses this festive season as manufacturers struggle with vehicle dispatches to dealerships amid the ongoing semiconductor shortage crisis

Reduction in cost to push electric two-wheeler's market penetration

Reducing cost of electric vehicles (EV) as well as increase in subsidies along with the newer model are expected to increase electric two-wheeler's (e-2W) penetration

Smart robots do all the work at Nissan's 'intelligent' plant: Report

All auto-makers are working on robotic technology that can increase adaptability and enable them to respond quickly to market demand