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Bentley is having a record year and seeing growth around the world, with one big exception: China. Orders in the world’s largest auto market have dropped from as many as 800 a month when initial COVID restrictions were first lifted in 2020…

TOKYO -- Mercedes-Benz's first dealership in the world dedicated to its all-electric Mercedes-EQ brand opened in Yokohama, south of the Japanese capital on Tuesday. Mercedes has rolled out five electric models since 2019 and "sees further…

An oft cited benchmark for when EVs hit price parity with conventional vehicles is $100 per kWh. Based on the updated estimates for the learning rate for batteries from this year’s survey, BNEF predicts that average pack prices should fall…

BERLIN -- Volkswagen said it will invest $482 million in its Wolfsburg plant to add production of its ID3 full-electric compact hatchback and a new, Tiguan-sized electric crossover. The crossover will use a further development of the…

BYD’s relentless advance to dominate the world’s biggest electric-vehicle market has not been hampered by COVID-19 lockdowns, supply chain woes or power shortages. Now, the Chinese brand has Elon Musk’s Tesla in its sights. The automaker…

Elon Musk has tapped a longtime Tesla executive in China who oversaw construction of the Shanghai gigfactory to help run the automaker’s newest plant in Austin, Texas, people familiar with the matter said. Tom Zhu, who joined Tesla in 2014…

New Delhi, December 7: Carmaker Renault India on Wednesday said it will increase the prices of its vehicles across models from the next month to partially offset rising input costs. The company -- which sells small…

Apple has scaled back ambitious self-driving plans for its future electric vehicle and postponed the car’s target launch date by about a year to 2026, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The car project, called Titan inside…

Toyota Motor North America has appointed Takefumi Shiga as the new head of production engineering and manufacturing for its operations in the region and handed him the leading role in developing its first battery manufacturing plant now…

Japan-based Envision AESC will plow $810 million into a new South Carolina battery factory to supply BMW Group's next-generation electric vehicles. The planned 1.5-million-square-foot factory in Florence, S.C., will initially create 1,170…

Two of China's biggest automakers are so determined to ensure their cars make it from factories on the mainland to anyone who wants to drive them they have bought their own ships. BYD, which only makes electric and hybrid cars, is going…

Electric vehicles battery makers will need to respond to climate change and sustainability goals by disclosing their carbon footprints and reducing the use of rare metals, according to a senior executive at Panasonic Holdings Corp.'s…

New Delhi, Dec 6: Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said it is recalling 9,125 units of its models Ciaz, Brezza, Ertiga, XL6 and Grand Vitara to fix possible defects in a part of the front row seat belts. The affected…

Volkswagen will follow Tesla, BMW and other automakers in exporting electric vehicles from China to Europe, citing limited production capacity in its home market. VW's sporty Spanish brand Cupra will produce its first full-electric SUV,…

General Motors on Monday said it had started producing the BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric van in Canada and landed the first customer outside the U.S. for the commercial delivery vehicle unit. BrightDrop has signed on the logistics company…

Electric motors spin at far faster speeds than internal combustion engines do, and revolutions per minute will likely increase as the technology improves. Some automotive electric motors reach speeds of 20,000 rpm or more, and that means…

A new, Porsche-developed vehicle architecture called SSP61 will be launched in 2026 for VW Group premium brands. It will underpin the new, all-electric Audi A8 along with two new Audi flagships developed under Artemis codenamed Landjet and…

New Delhi, December 5 : The Hyundai i10 has been a hugely popular car in India for a long time. In fact, the i10’s iconic success first paved the way in making the South Korean car brand a household name in the…

San Francisco, Dec 5: Tesla Model 3 prototype (concept car) with camouflage has been spotted ahead of the expected redesign, which is likely to be unveiled next year. There have been rumours throughout the past week that Tesla was…

Vehicle program activity dipped as the pandemic arrived and threw the future of the auto market into question. But it did not halt the wheels of product cycles, Harbour said. Program activity slowed in 2019, 2020 and 2021 because key…

A year and a half of tight dealership inventories and strong consumer demand have let automakers dramatically curtail what they spend marketing their products, allowing those dollars to instead pad their bottom lines and soothe any…

New Delhi, December 4: Maruti Suzuki India's challenge to produce 20 lakh units this fiscal may fall slightly short, according to company Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales Shashank Srivastava. He,…

Electric motors spin at far faster speeds than internal combustion engines do, and revolutions per minute will likely increase as the technology improves. Some automotive electric motors reach speeds of 20,000 rpm or more, and that means…

General Motors and LG Energy Solution on Friday said they are increasing their investment in a joint-venture battery cell plant in Spring Hill, Tenn., by $275 million. The additional spending will create 400 more jobs and raise annual…

McLaren has recently sold some of its prized heritage car collection to Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat Holding to raise capital to upgrade its Artura supercar. McLaren was forced to seek an injection of funds after identifying…

Electric-vehicle maker Fisker said on Thursday that it does not have a bank guarantee with manufacturing partner Magna Steyr, the Austrian unit of Magna International, in response to a report by short-seller Fuzzy Panda Research. Fisker…

Large fleet operators like PepsiCo, Walmart, Meijer and J.B. Hunt Transport Services were among the companies that placed non-binding reservations for the Semi five years ago. The first deliveries will go to PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay plant in…

New Delhi, December 2: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Friday said it will increase prices of its models with effect from next month. In a regulatory filing, the company said it continues to…

San Francisco, December 2 : Electric smart tractor company Monarch Tractor has revealed new electric robot tractors that are powered by AI (artificial intelligence) chips of Nvidia. At a launch event, the tractor…

New Delhi, December 2 : Mercedes-Benz – the German luxury car behemoth, has further expanded its car line-up in India with the launch of its GLB SUV. Mercedes-Benz is the top selling luxury car brand in the country,…