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New Delhi, July 19: Hero MotoCorp-backed electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy on Tuesday launched the third generation of its premium scooter 450X priced at Rs 1.39 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), targeting leadership…

New Delhi: The deployment of solid-state batteries in electric vehicles (EVs) is set to be delayed to 2030 owing to key technical challenges, according to a report. Recent announcements from solid-state battery…

Backed by China’s strategic push into electric cars, CATL is riding a boom in demand for EVs as countries work to reduce carbon emissions and consumers embrace cleaner vehicles. The company, which completed an initial public offering in…

Engineers working on the Tahoe changed the design of the spoiler on the upper part of the vehicle's tailgate to ensure the large SUV met its fuel economy certification numbers if tested by the EPA. The revamped spoiler required a new part,…

EV manufacturers are working on solutions by partnering with charging providers, utility companies and even oil companies to advance the infrastructure for EVs and create more accessibility for drivers as demand grows. Ford Motor Co. and…

Actress and Detroit native Lily Tomlin criticized Ford as "not cool" for funding research nearly a decade ago that used pigs to understand how crashes can affect small children.

In the announcement about the new commercial, Russell Wager, VP of marketing at Kia America, made a reference to how NFTs are considered unique assets, hence they are “non-fungible.” “The Soul is as individualistic as the NFTs are, and as…

Saudi Arabia's PIF sovereign wealth fund will become the second-largest shareholder of Aston Martin with a nearly 17 percent stake in a capital raise aimed at paying off debt and shoring up its business. Aston Martin said it planned to…

This year's show is not expected to bring the same number of journalists and auto writers as previous shows. The media preview has been condensed from two days in 2019 to one day, Sept. 14, shared by Industry Tech Day. In 2019, there were…

WASHINGTON — Auto industry newcomer Chris Smith says discussions about electric vehicles should be less about the politics and more about the product. EVs are "not a partisan thing," Smith said. They're "terrific products that American…

DETROIT -- Electric vehicle startups that promised to disrupt the automotive industry by using a software- and technology-heavy approach are now scrambling to cut costs amid the type of industry slowdown that has bedeviled Detroit…

Ford Motor Co. and South Korean battery maker SK On Co. along with its subsidiary on Thursday finalized setting up a joint venture for building and operating battery production facilities in the United States. The JV, BlueOval SK LLC, will…

Audi’s Artemis project was supposed to launch a 2.0 software generation capable of hands-off Level 4 autonomous driving, as early as 2024. Now the first production Artemis car, internally called Landjet, will only start after Volkswagen's…

General Motors is partnering with EVgo and Pilot Co. to bring electric vehicle chargers to highway corridors across the U.S. The companies plan to install 2,000 fast chargers at as many as 500 Pilot and Flying J travel centers starting…

EV sales were a bright spot with sales of EQ-badged cars nearly doubling to 23,500 units. The first half saw the brand’s EV sales rising to 45,400 units -- an increase of 134 percent. “The electric ramp up is gaining traction,” Seeger…

DETROIT -- Electric vehicle startups that promised to disrupt the automotive industry by using a software- and technology-heavy approach are now scrambling to cut costs amid the type of industry slowdown that has bedeviled Detroit…

Bosch plans to invest more than $3 billion in its growing semiconductor business by 2026 in a bid to power its way clear of the world's gnarled supply chain of chips. The investment will address a range of semiconductor industry needs,…

San Francisco, July 13: Elon Musk-run Tesla has laid off 229 annotation employees from its Autopilot team and closed one of its offices in the US. According to a regulatory filing in California state in the US and…

Scaringe said the company has begun to "assess the size and structure of our teams" and will be "as thoughtful as possible as we consider any reductions" in employee head count. Rivian carried about $16 billion in cash at the end of the…

The lawsuit seeks to set a precedent that would enable owners of Mercedes GLC and GLK vehicles to gain compensation for software that was allegedly used to trick emissions tests. The lawsuit covers nearly 50,000 GLC and GLK models and was…

Seoul: The union of Hyundai Motor said on Tuesday it has tentatively agreed with the company to build a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) plant in South Korea by 2025 amid a global electrification push. Hyundai and…

Rivian Automotive Inc. is planning hundreds of layoffs to trim its workforce in areas where the electric-vehicle maker has grown too quickly, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The cuts will focus on nonmanufacturing roles,…

Audi is not the only major global luxury brand accelerating EV production in China. BMW last month opened a new assembly plant in the northeast China city of Shenyang along with local partner Brilliance Automobile Holdings Group Co. That…

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara bookings are now open in India. Customers can pre-book the Grand Vitara at any NEXA showroom or via Nexa website with an initial payment of Rs 11,000. In addition to this, the carmaker…

However, Geert Bruyneel, Volvo's head of global manufacturing, told Automotive News Europe that the vehicle architecture used at the new plant "will be a successor to SPA2," the automaker's newest electric-only architecture that will…

General Motors, whose vice president of corporate giving, Terry Rhadigan, sits on the museum's board, made a $500,000 grant to the museum to support development of the exhibit and educational program, "Black Innovation, Invention and…

General Motors' venerable commercial vans, the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana, will likely go electric in 2026, forecasters say. Production of the vans is expected to remain at GM's plant in Wentzville, Mo., when they become electric…

VW has positioned the Amarok as a premium pickup, and has added safety and convenience features. Among them are more than 30 advanced driver assistance system functions, 20 of which are new to the Amarok, including park assist and speed…

International automakers account for 47 percent of all vehicles produced in the U.S. and 55 percent of all-new vehicle sales. What's more, international automakers are responsible for $22 billion in annual vehicle exports: More than…

Every winter, the holidays take many of us by surprise. The Yuletide season arrives the same time each year — we know it's coming — and yet we annually find ourselves at the last possible moment raiding the shopping malls and scouring the…