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Automaker Volkswagen India has partnered with Centre’s Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandar scheme to offer its products to personnel of central security agencies and their families. Under this initiative, Volkswagen India is making its entire range of cars available to beneficiaries of the KPKB scheme across the country. The KPKB scheme was launched as a welfare … Read more
During World War II there were all sorts of technological innovations applied to a new kind of warfare, one that focused on destruction from the seas and skies. One of my favorite YouTube creators, a Scot named Calum, has covered the subject of one such fascinating failed innovation — the rescue bouy — at length, … Read more
The behemoth that is the Volkswagen Group just announced that some of its brands will migrate to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) port in the North American region, starting in 2025. Those included in today’s announcement are Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Scout Motors – vehicles from these manufacturers will begin shipping here with the … Read more
DENZA, the luxury electric-vehicle brand and joint venture between BYD and Mercedes-Benz, is debuting new intelligent driving features for its entire N7 model lineup, powered by the NVIDIA DRIVE Orin system-on-a-chip (SoC). The N7 series was introduced earlier this year as a family of spacious five-seater SUVs for commuters looking to sport a deluxe EV … Read more
UAW Local 5960 member Kimberly Fuhr inspects a Chevrolet Bolt EV during vehicle production on May 6, 2021, at the General Motors Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township, Michigan. Steve Fecht for Chevrolet DETROIT — General Motors plans to lay off about 1,300 workers in Michigan starting early next year due to vehicles they produce … Read more
Ford Motor Co. unexpectedly abandoned plans to sell its Tamil Nadu plant, its sole remaining factory site in the country, after finalising a deal with the Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group recently, said people with knowledge of the matter. The decision fuelled speculation that the US company may be considering a re-entry into the world’s third … Read more
Image: Polestar Just over 10 percent of Canadian new car buyers this year chose to buy a battery electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. According to CTV, the exact number is 10.3 percent. The Canadian market is relatively small, as the massive frigid country is expected to purchase around 1.63 million new cars, trucks, and … Read more
The hip color for 2024 — at Mercedes-Benz, at least — is turquoise. Turquoise is, in fact, more that just a cool shade of blue-green in the Germans’ palate: Turquoise colored marker lights in the brand’s EQS sedan and S-class will indicate that the cars are moving autonomously. This will occur in California and Nevada. … Read more
NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang joined Hon Hai (Foxconn) Chairman and CEO Young Liu to unveil the latest in their ongoing partnership to develop the next wave of intelligent electric vehicle (EV) platforms for the global automotive market. This latest move, announced today at the fourth annual Hon Hai Tech Day in Taiwan, will … Read more
DETROIT — General Motors‘ plans to diversify its business through trendy industries such as ridesharing and other “mobility” ventures or startups have largely fallen flat since the automaker started investing in such growth areas in 2016. Cruise, its majority-owned autonomous vehicle subsidiary, is increasingly looking like it might be next. The unit has quickly gone … Read more
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