Carmakers

Cobalt's battery-powered boom in 2022 on EV demand surge busts

Pound for pound, the batteries used in laptops, phones and tablets contain much more cobalt than EV batteries, and demand from the industry has fallen about 30% to 40% over the past year

Mercedes-Benz to drive 10 new models into India in 2023: MD & CEO

The company on Friday launched this year's first top-end vehicle: convertible AMG E53 Cabriolet 4MATIC+ that is priced at Rs 1.30 crore (ex-showroom) and can sprint up to 100 km/hour in 4.5 seconds

Carmakers may end up paying penalties for missing emissions targets: Report

CAFE scores are designed to encourage carmakers to focus on technologies that reduce CO2 emissions

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Hyundai becomes 3rd largest carmaker, set to overtake Toyota, Volkswagen

While Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG vie each year for pole position atop the global automobile industry, Hyundai has quietly slipped in behind them, surpassing General Motors Co., Nissan Motor

Elon Musk's Tesla loses 2 years of gains amid Twitter saga, demand fears

The stock closed down 7.2% at $177.59 in New York on Wednesday, dropping to its lowest since November 2020

Passenger vehicle makers cheer as sales jump in month-long festival season

Deliveries of market leader Maruti Suzuki India rose to 190,000 units compared to 130,000 units last year

Nissan lines up three SUVs for India entry; X-Trail launch confirmed

Juke, which was also showcased on Tuesday, is currently being evaluated for the Indian market

Japan's Sony, Honda jointly making EVs for delivery to US by 2026

A new electric car company that brings together two big names in Japanese business, Honda and Sony, officially kicked off on Thursday, with both sides stressing their common values of taking up challenges and serving people's needs. The electric vehicle from Sony Honda Mobility Inc. will go on sale in 2025, with deliveries coming first in the US in early 2026, and in Japan later that year, Chief Executive Yasuhide Mizuno told reporters. Pre-orders start 2025. In March, Sony Group Corp. and Honda agreed to set up the 50-50 joint venture, with the idea of bringing together Honda's expertise in autos, mobility technology and sales with Sony's imaging, network, sensor and entertainment expertise. Production will take place at a Honda plant in the US, but details such as pricing, platform and the kind of battery to be used were not disclosed. Production volume was also not given, but officials said this was a special model and not intended for massive sales. Mizuno, who is from Honda M

Tesla deliveries miss estimates in Q3, slowed by supply-chain snarls

It delivered a record 343,830 cars worldwide in the third quarter. Analysts had expected that nearly 358,000 vehicles would be shipped

Domestic PV sales see record jump in Sept with onset of festival season

The sales figures released by the top nine carmakers saw a jump of 89.6 per cent to 306,211 units

Car makers on road to pre-Covid profit as festival season sales soar

Maruti is operating at 95 per cent of its prodcution capacity

India-UK free-trade agreement: Carmakers object to sharp import duty cut

India's auto industry push for a phased duty reduction to protect interests

Tighter seat belt rules work better for rider safety than alarm: Carmakers

Intention is noble but won't help if passengers decide to ignore it, they say

Citroen C5 Aircross to get a facelift version; new to SUV launch on Sep 7

The interiors of the C5 Aircross facelift will have a new dashboard layout, a 10-inch infotainment touchscreen system, and an updated 12.3-inch instrument cluster

Maruti Suzuki open to partnerships to secure future supply chain: Chairman

"If required somewhere, we will get into a joint venture," said Bhargava, when asked what role Maruti would play in setting up and securing its future supply chain.

Incentivise alternative technology for small cars: Maruti Suzuki chairman

CNG, ethanol, bio gas could offer cheaper alternatives to EVs in the market for small cars

Amid demand for SUVs, Maruti launches new generation of small car Alto K10

New K10 will be sold alongside the Alto 800; it comes with both five-speed manual and automatic gear shift

Mahindra & Mahindra records 100,000 bookings for Scorpio-N within 30 mins

The company said that the bookings translated into an ex-showroom value of $2.3 billion

Volkswagen ropes in Porsche CEO Oliver Blume to lead as Diess steps down

Volkswagen Group chairman and CEO Herbert Diess is stepping down from his position at the company and will be replaced by Porsche CEO Oliver Blume