China Plus One: Auto industry to invest $7 bn in 5 years to deepen parts localisation

China Plus One: Auto industry to invest  bn in 5 years to deepen parts localisation

Indian auto industry is set to invest up to $7 billion, or about Rs 58,000 crore, by FY28 to deepen localisation of advanced components from electric motors to automatic transmissions to reduce imports and capitalise on multinationals’ ‘China Plus One’ sourcing strategy. Automakers and their suppliers are likely to make this investment between FY24 and … Read more

I Want An Electric Vehicle That Can Fit The Family! What Car Should I Buy?

I Want An Electric Vehicle That Can Fit The Family! What Car Should I Buy?

After living overseas for a while, Aaron and his family are returning to the US and moving to Arkansas. He is looking for a fully electric car that can handle two kids in car seats and ideally a few bicycles. With a budget of up to $45,000, what car should he buy? AAA Offers an … Read more

How Hyundai Motor Group became the world’s third-largest automaker

How Hyundai Motor Group became the world’s third-largest automaker

Hyundai Motor Group is the world’s third-largest automaker in the world by volume — but it wasn’t always so. In the late 1980s and 1990s, Hyundai cars suffered ridicule in America for being cheap and low quality. But that is no longer the case. The three auto brands in the automaker’s stable — Hyundai, Kia … Read more

Fears Over Chinese Cars Finally Hits The White House

Fears Over Chinese Cars Finally Hits The White House

Good morning! It’s Thursday, February 29, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 2024 Polestar 2: Your Questions, Answered 1st Gear: Biden Weary Of Chinese Cars U.S. officials are going to … Read more

Automakers wary of other states adopting California’s 2035 EV mandate

Automakers wary of other states adopting California’s 2035 EV mandate

WASHINGTON — Major automakers said on Wednesday that a California plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 might be unworkable in 11 other states that adopted it, citing insufficient consumer demand. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents most major automakers except Tesla, raised concerns in comments filed with the U.S. Environmental … Read more

What drivers need to know

What drivers need to know

An all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E at a Tesla Supercharger station charging. Ford DETROIT – Ford Motor is rolling out Tesla Supercharging capabilities to owners of its electric vehicles in the U.S. and Canada. The launch begins Thursday, but is expected to be supply constrained at the start. The Detroit automaker was the first to announce … Read more

At $9,800, Is This 78 Olds Toronado XS An Excessively Big Deal?

At ,800, Is This 78 Olds Toronado XS An Excessively Big Deal?

The defining aspect of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Toronado is the wrap-around rear window, a feature limited to the seemingly rare XS package. Let’s decide if this literal barn find can find a new owner at its asking price. My (Mom’s) First Car: W. Kamau Bell and the Giant Thunderbird With its short-bed, … Read more