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Hero Electric slashes prices for its popular models by up to 33%

The decrease in prices ranges from 12 per cent for single battery variants to 33 per cent for the triple battery Nyx HX model

Ashok Leyland forms ESG committee to lead its sustainability agenda

Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland on Friday said it has formed an environmental, social and governance (ESG) committee headed by an independent director to lead its sustainability agenda

Honda hopes new Civic hatchback to be basis for more efficient cars

Honda Motor Co unveiled its latest Civic hatchback designs on Thursday, with hopes that the all-new model will become a foundation for developing cars more efficiently

Tesla opens first charging station in China with energy storage facilities

Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc said on Wednesday it has opened its first charging station in China with its own solar and energy storage facilities

Motown gears up for fast-lane drive as second wave of Covid-19 abates

India Inc faltered in Q1 of this financial year due to the second wave of the pandemic. What do the prospects for Q2 look like? The first of a four-part series looks at the automobile industry

Hero MotoCorp to hike prices to partially offset higher commodity prices

The prices will increase by up to Rs 3,000

Gujarat announces EV policy, predicts 110,000 vehicles on road by 2023

To encourage people to turn to e-vehicles, the state government would provide subsidies ranging from Rs 20,000 to Rs 1,50,000 on the purchase of vehicles under this policy

India's electric vehicle sales to grow at 26% in FY21-23: Fitch Solutions

The recently announced EV incentives by India along with high fuel prices will be supporting factors for stronger adoption over 2020-2023, leading to an average annual growth rate of 26%, Fitch said

Maruti Suzuki India to hike prices in Jul-Sep qtr amid rise in input costs

The country's largest automobile maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Monday said it will hike prices of its cars in the second quarter of the current fiscal due to increase in the input costs

JLR commences bookings for new F-PACE SVR in India

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) India on Monday said it has commenced bookings for the updated version of F-PACE SVR SUV in the country

Volvo Car partners with Northvolt to make batteries, start gigafactory

Volvo Car Group, owned by China's Geely Holding, announced plans for joint venture with Swedish battery maker Northvolt to develop sustainable batteries for its electric cars and set up a gigafactory

Automakers initiate production ramp-up with easing of Covid restrictions

According to SIAM data, overall vehicle production in May declined by 57 per cent to 8,06,755 units

Carmakers in India's auto hub allowed to operate at full capacity

Global carmakers such as Renault-Nissan, Hyundai Motor Co and others may operate with their full workforces in India's automaking hub from Sunday, despite worker protests over safety in the pandemic.

Three-row SUVs to gain further traction as auto firms line up launches

Auto firms line up launches as segment gains traction

Yamaha launches FZ-X; ex-showroom prices start at Rs 1,16,800

The FZ-X model is powered by an air-cooled, 4-stroke, 149cc engine with a peak power of 12.4PS of peak power at 7,250 rpm.

Amid Covid, foreign carmakers in India face tough investment choices

Premium carmakers hit hardest by pandemic in India; Higher taxes, export uncertainty add to challenges

For Kia, the name is the game in India's hyper-competitive auto market

The Korean car-maker's rebranding just two years after entering India points to ambitions beyond cars

Indians show higher preference for hybrid than for pure EVs: Survey

The trend comes as a stark contrast for a market like India, where EVs and not hybrids are getting the massive subsidy push from policymakers under the FAME scheme

Govt extends validity of motor vehicle documents till Sept 30 due to Covid

The government on Thursday extended validity of motor vehicle documents like driving licence (DL), registration certificate (RC) and permits till September 30, 2021, in view of the ongoing pandemic

Spain hopes to jumpstart electric car industry with European Union funds

Spain produced 2.2 million cars and trucks in 2020, second only to Germany in Europe. But only 140,000 of these were electric or hybrids