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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…

Mumbai, August 18: Maharashtra's Minister of Tourism and Environment Aditya Thackeray today inaugurated the EV Charging Hub at Kohinoor Mills in Dadar, Mumbai. The charging infrastructure has been set up by Power…

Honda Cars India is all set to launch its 2021 Amaze facelift today in the country. The company has been teasing the vehicle on its Twitter account for the past couple of weeks and today the company will announce…

New Delhi, August 18: Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday expressed hope that India will become a hub for automobile manufacturing in the next five years. "Almost all reputed automobile…

LOS ANGELES — Kia America has named Eric Watson vice president of sales operations, overseeing the automaker's regional and corporate sales operations in the U.S.Watson, who has been acting vice president of sales operations since March,…

Five children and an adult were taken to hospital with injuries after a Tesla Model 3 crashed in a school parking lot in southern England on Monday, the Telegraph newspaper said. At least one person was said to have been pinned under the…

After initially enjoying a big welcome in China, including being the only foreign automaker allowed to wholly own its local operation, Tesla has endured a series of setbacks this year. A protest by a disgruntled owner at the Shanghai auto…

The front end is aerodynamically similar to that of a Formula 1 car, says Bugatti, while the visually striking rear diffuser and a dominant rear wing produce high downforce for optimum traction. The Bolide sits very low to the ground, with…

Detroit, August 16: The US government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot partially automated driving system, saying it has trouble spotting parked emergency vehicles. The investigation covers…

A Ford dealership in South Carolina hopes to raise $100,000 for the United Way by raffling off a vehicle on New Year's Eve. But it's not just any vehicle up for grabs. Burns Ford of Lancaster is offering a Bronco First Edition, which is…

Even as they are rebounding from a year of financial challenges, suppliers continue to be dogged this summer by daily operating difficulties. "For the most part, we're seeing that the majority of small and medium suppliers are healthy…

Car makers are facing tough decisions about which mouths to feed amid a historic inventory shortage.