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Mercedes-Benz India to increase model prices from April

New Delhi: Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz India on Thursday announced an upward revision in price of its entire model range effective from April 1. According to the company, the imminent price correction would…
Nickel impact: Tesla EVs get costlier, cheapest car at $46,990

New Delhi: Hit by soaring raw material prices and global chip shortage, Elon Musk-run Tesla has increased prices across its line-up for electric vehicles (EVs), and the cheapest Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive…

Tesla fires worker who reviewed its full self-driving feature on YouTube

San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Tesla has fired an employee who reviewed the electric car-maker’s full self-driving (FSD) beta software on his YouTube channel. John Bernal posted the video that showed his Tesla…
Hyundai to produce all-electric IONIQ 5 in Indonesian plant

Seoul: South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said on Wednesday that it will produce the IONIQ 5 all-electric model in its first manufacturing plant in Southeast Asia. Hyundai Motor completed the 150,000 unit-a-year…
Bounce to set up 300 charging stations in 10 Indian cities

Bengaluru: In a bid to provide battery swapping stations for Greaves electric vehicles in India, domestic smart mobility solution Bounce Infinity on Tuesday announced that it plans to set up 300 charging…
Hackers hit automotive component supplier Denso, 1.4TB data stolen

New Delhi: Automotive component supplier Denso on Monday confirmed that its group company in Germany network was hit by a cyber attack. The hackers illegally accessed the company’s Germany operations on March…
Maserati Boomerang turns 50

New Delhi: A dream car, an extreme, futuristic, almost irrational model capable of remaining imprinted on the memory of every single fan has been around from half a century, since 9 March…

Higher cost, supply side constraints dent Feb auto sales

New Delhi: Higher cost along with supply side constraints, impacted India’s domestic auto sector sales in February 2022 on a year-on-year basis. Accordingly, the sector’s February off-take of passenger cars, two-and-three wheelers…
Rising nickel prices put a spanner in Musk’s dream of affordable EVs

New Delhi: The rising nickel prices, owing to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have thrown a spanner in Elon Musk and other automakers’ dream of introducing affordable electric cars soon. Nickel prices…
Hero Electric partners with SUN Mobility to deploy 10K e-2Ws in 2022-23

New Delhi: Hero Electric on Monday announced its new partnership with SUN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), to deploy electric two-wheelers integrated with the…
EV pioneer Elon Musk now says world needs more oil & gas

New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who started the electric vehicle (EV) revolution to save the climate, on Saturday asked the world governments to increase oil and gas production. Referring to the…
In its 15th year, BMW car plant rolls out car number 1,00,000

Chennai: Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the BMW Group Plant located near Chennai, rolled out its car number 1,00,000. “It is a day of great joy and pride for us as the 1,00,000th…
Top automakers halt production in Russia amid Ukrainian invasion

New Delhi: As nations around the globe slap heavy sanctions on Russia, several top automakers have halted production at their respective facilities in the country and paused exports as Russian forces entered…
Jeep’s first electric SUV is likely coming in 2023

San Francisco: US based automaker Jeep, owned by Stellantis, has revealed the first images of its upcoming electric SUV and confirmed that it will launch in 2023. According to The Verge, Jeep…
Tesla offers free EV charging near Ukraine for people fleeing country

Kyiv: Electric vehicle company Tesla has started to offer free Supercharging in several countries around Ukraine for people fleeing the country following the Russian invasion. In an email to local owners, Tesla…