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New Delhi, Aug 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said holistic steps are being taken for the value chain associated with automobile manufacturing so that the industry becomes more productive and…

BERLIN -- German automakers participating in the Munich IAA auto show next month will attend the event with fewer staff due to the coronavirus pandemic and rising infections. Some suppliers are concerned that important business meetings on…

Tesla had recently come under the scrutiny of U.S. safety regulators, who opened an investigation into its driver assistant system because of accidents where its cars crashed into parked police cars and fire trucks. Two U.S. senators also…

New Delhi: Hyundai Motor India on Tuesday unveiled i20 N Line, its first model under the performance-oriented N Line product range in the country, as it looks to cater to the customers who yearn for sporty vehicles.…

New Delhi, Aug 24: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) on Monday said it is examining and will "take appropriate actions under law" with regards to an order by the CCI that imposed Rs 200…

The arrangement marks the first time VW Group has ceded control over one of its brands -- Bugatti -- to a company and a person so young.

New Delhi: Homegrown auto major Tata Motors on Monday said it will launch its mini SUV Punch in the ongoing festive season. Punch is based on the H2X concept, which Tata Motors had showcased at the Auto Expo 2020.…

Seoul: South Korean automaker Hyundai Motors electric vehicle (EV) sales increased in the first half of the year compared with a year ago, but its global market share fell in the face of toughening competitions with…

"I have no interest driving Ford at the sheriff's office. I won't do it," Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said, according to the Flint Journal. "I have no interest in driving any other vehicle that's not built in this community."UAW…

Seoul: American automaker General Motors said it will expand the recall of Chevy Bolt electric vehicles equipped with South Korean supplier LG's batteries over fire risks, which is expected to additionally cost…

In an email to dealers shared with Automotive News last week from Southeast Toyota Distributors, the automaker's largest U.S. distributorship, it counseled dealers to make the most of their allocations. Southeast Toyota distributes Toyotas…

San Francisco: Google has confirmed it is shutting down the standalone 'Android Auto for Phone Screens' app with Android 12, media reports said. Instead anyone who wants a driving-friendly interface for their…

New Delhi, Aug 22: MG Motor India is investing Rs 2,500 crore by the end of next year to increase the production capacity at its Halol plant in Gujarat, as it gears up to launch its mid-size SUV Astor, according to…

DETROIT-- General Motors is expanding its Chevrolet Bolt recall to include all model years, including the new 2022 Bolt EUV and the redesigned 2022 Bolt EV. The automaker will spend about $1 billion on the recall, on top of the $800…

Volkswagen Group plants are set for a bumpy restart after the traditional summer break as the car industry remains in the grip of a chip shortage that most recently engulfed Toyota. The group's Wolfsburg, Germany, plant that builds the VW…

"This industry is the Wild, Wild West right now," John Kacsur, vice president of the automotive and tire segment for Rockwell Automation, told Reuters. "There is a mad race to get these new EV variants to market." Automakers have signed…

The blockchain-based cab service Drife is all set to create history as it gets launched on August 6. And we say that because the IDO is 30x oversubscribed already. The response to Drife in the market has been…

BERLIN -- Ford has cut production again at its Cologne plant in Germany due to delivery problems with semiconductors, the automaker said. A Ford spokesman told Automotive News Europe sister publication Automobilwoche that there had been…

While drawing more customers to HiCar, Huawei has also made rapid progress in engaging domestic carmakers to develop intelligent full-electric vehicles.  Jianghuai Automobile Co. this week disclosed it will collaborate with Huawei to…

DETROIT — General Motors will add downtime at several crossover and sedan plants because of the global microchip shortage, the automaker said Thursday. GM also plans next week to idle Orion Assembly, which builds the Chevrolet Bolt EV and…

Great Wall Motor Co., a major private Chinese light-vehicle manufacturer looking to expand globally, signed an agreement with Daimler AG to purchase the German automaker’s factory in Brazil.  Under the deal inked Wednesday, Great Wall will…

    As part of Toyota Motor Corp.'s first major round of global production cuts since the semiconductor shortage began, North American factories alone will lose up to 170,000 vehicles through September because of the raging COVID-19…

An auto trade group has estimated that because of the chip shortage, there could be 1.3 million fewer vehicles made in the United States in 2021, a drop of more than 10 percent from pre-pandemic levels. The senators told Hsiao "what we are…

BERLIN -- Volkswagen may need to cut production further due to a semiconductor supply crunch, the automaker said. The auto industry is facing renewed strains after a recovery in demand stretched supply chains earlier this year, with…

Japan’s biggest automaker expects to lose 360,000 vehicles of output globally in September alone. North American operations will lose about 80,000 units, Europe about 40,000 vehicles, China some 80,000 units, and other Asian operations…

New Delhi: MG Motor India on Wednesday unveiled its upcoming mid-sized SUV, Astor equipped with personal artificial intelligence (AI) assistant and level 2 autonomous driving technology. The company is betting on…

Tesla won't set up a showroom in Connecticut as it originally planned, but its move to at least set up an automotive service center gained traction on Aug. 11, when East Hartford officials approved its latest application to build.The…

More than 90 percent of Geely's vehicles are sold in China and the company has been pushing to increase exports in recent years, focusing mainly on Southeast Asia and Europe. Geely maintained its full-year sales forecast, which represents…

Tata Motors has officially unveiled the Tigor EV today in the Indian market. The Tigor EV joins the Nexon EV in Tata's electric vehicle range. The newly unveiled Tigor EV will come with Ziptron electric powertrain…

New Delhi, Aug 18: The Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited and Siemens Limited on Tuesday announced the deployment of 'smart metering technology' for over 2 lakh smart metres in north Delhi. “The state-of-the-art…