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Nigro called the proposal "a great down payment" on putting the U.S. toward 100 percent electrification by 2035. But to get there, more than $87 billion in investments in charging infrastructure will be needed over the next decade,…

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will cut production by as many as 16,000 cars globally next month due to the chip shortage, according to a company spokesperson, the latest automaker to succumb to the malaise that’s gripped the world’s automobile…

China, where over 25 million vehicles were sold last year, become a ray of hope for automakers, including VW and General Motors, as the global auto industry was hit hard by the pandemic. However, China is also where news of the auto chip…

Tesla has released the data logs of a car that crashed in China to the woman who garnered global headlines after she staged a protest at this week's Shanghai auto show claiming the vehicle's brakes had failed. The Model 3 car, which was…

New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said that India will become the top electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing hub in due course of time. In his address at Amazon's Smbhav…

The 19th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition will be launched on April 19. As one of the exhibitors, ZHAOWEI (Booth: 6BF261, Stock Code: 003021) will showcase powerful micro-drive technology …

"Covid has made this business possible due to the growth of the online e-commerce sector during the lockdown," says Australia's Angus Onisforou as he is all set to launch his new business next month. A student of…

Nissan India has received an overwhelming response for the Magnite sub-compact SUV since its India launch, which happened in December last year. It's the Japanese carmaker’s foremost attempt in the competitive…

Seoul: Hyundai Motor has stopped the production of the Kona Electric for the domestic market in a move to phase out the model undergoing recalls over battery fires and shift its focus to Ioniq 5 EVs, company…

Beijing: A Tesla car reportedly crashed and caught on fire, which led to the death of one passenger in China, the media reported. A new video recently surfaced, which revealed a Tesla car being involved in a serious…

New Delhi: Ola on Thursday unveiled the 'Hypercharger Network', a charging network for its upcoming two-wheeler products starting with the Ola Scooter to be launched in India in the coming months. According to the…

An Andhra Pradesh-based dealer of Honda scooters and motorcycles said that two-wheeler retail sales are down by at least 40% during April when compared to April 2019.By Amit PandayNew Delhi: With the two-wheeler demand completely falling…

Audi, which has only produced vehicles at Volkswagen Group’s joint venture with China FAW Group Corp. since entering the Chinese market more than two decades ago, will begin output at VW’s partnership with SAIC Motor Corp. this year to…

Stellantis NV is planning to temporarily lay off workers at a Jeep plant in Detroit during April and May due to a shortage of semiconductor chips, the company confirmed. Stellantis will cut two work crews at its Jefferson North plant in…

SMEV, however, credits the booming e-commerce industry that has shown a sharp growth of over 200% YoY in the adoption of EVs in logistics. It is also hopeful that several state governments would contribute to the implementation of EV…

By Sudhir Rao former, Chairman & MD Skoda IndiaWhen Denver, my former colleague, informed me of Chanchal’s passing away, I was left in a dazed shock, which released itself as lonely tearful sobs. Chanchal was a good friend for whom I…

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday informed workers that it is extending downtime at key North American plants — including at one of two sites that build the top-selling F-150 pickup — between one and two weeks because of the ongoing…

Ford has no plans to import the Evos crossover from China to Europe or the U.S. The automaker unveiled the Evos at the Shanghai auto show this week. It's the first vehicle developed under Ford's China 2.0 strategy that aims to turn around…

Daimler will put up to 18,500 Mercedes-Benz workers in Germany on short-time work due to a global shortage of chips. Plants in Bremen and Rastatt will be affected, the company said on Wednesday. "Currently, there is a worldwide supply…

Avik ChattopadhyayWhen the restyled Hyundai Creta was launched in 2020, I was reminded of the Pontiac Aztek. The styling of the Aztek had struck me when I first saw it in flesh-and-blood in 2006. Almost the same feeling when I saw the Fiat…

The two companies will also launch Hero-branded two-wheelers powered by Gogoro's battery sharing infrastructure, which would be available in multiple cities in India.TAIPEI: Taiwanese electric scooter maker Gogoro has partnered with India's…

Instead of state-wide closures, he said, governments should look at having restrictions only within specific containment zones that are badly impacted due to the disease. NEW DELHI: Maruti chairman R C Bhargava said lockdowns and curfews…

The company has hired Nishant as Charging Manager who will head the supercharging, destination charging and home charging business for Tesla India. He was earlier head of Charging Infrastructure and Energy Storage at homegrown electric…

TOKYO -- Subaru Corp. said on Tuesday that it was suspending production at its plant in Indiana through the end of April due to a global shortage of semiconductors. Automakers from Ford Motor Co. to Nissan Motor Co. have cut production due…

Large auto dealerships based in other states are also worried over the limited or delayed supply of vehicles shipped from the states currently having partial lockdowns.By Amit Panday, Nabeel A Khan & Shruti MishraNew Delhi: As Delhi…

"Just stick me in the back of a Land Rover and drive me to Windsor." Those are reportedly the funeral instructions that Prince Philip gave to his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, before he died April 9 at age 99. The Duke of Edinburgh began…

China, where over 25 million vehicles were sold last year, become a ray of hope for automakers, including VW and General Motors, as the global auto industry was hit hard by the pandemic. However, China is also where news of the auto chip…

BMW Group’s China joint venture with Great Wall Motor is set to start production in 2023, as the automaker aims to have electric vehicles make up a quarter of its sales in the country. The construction of a manufacturing plant with Great…

Mesonero strengthens the top management team that new Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato is putting together to try to reverse the declining fortunes of the sporty premium brand. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has tasked Imparato, who…

The EV market has been growing at an annual rate of 20% and is dominated by five major players: Tata, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., MG Motor India, Olectra Greentech Ltd. and JBM Auto Ltd. Startups also are joining the fray. Local…