New Delhi, There is no other country in the world better placed than India in terms of future growth, Maruti Suzuki India Chairman RC Bhargava said on Monday. Speaking at an event here, the veteran industry leader noted that the country needs to get rid of the old baggage of various defunct laws, regulations and … Read more
Photo: byllwill (Getty Images) We’ve all been there, stuck in an argument with someone online or in person over a supposed car fact that they hold as an absolute truth. For example, manual cars might be more enjoyable to drive, but they aren’t more fuel-efficient than modern automatic transmissions. Some drivers just need to have … Read more
Passenger vehicle (PV) volumes are expected to log 5-7 per cent growth, touching a new peak for the third straight time in the next fiscal driven by the SUV segment, credit rating agency Crisil said on Monday. This anticipated growth is expected to come on the back of an estimated high base of 6-8 per … Read more
Automaker TVS Motor Company on Monday announced that its best-selling TVS HLX line of two-wheelers has crossed the milestone of 3.5 million units in sales in international markets, and that it is launching the TVS HLX 150F, with added features, to mark the occasion. The company said it was expressing “its gratitude” to customers by … Read more
LAS VEGAS – The Valley of Fire just got several degrees hotter. The McLaren 750S Spider convertible I’m driving is spearing through the Nevada valley’s blushing outcrops of red Aztec sandstone, generating a pace so lurid that it might just rearrange the rocks in its fearsome path. The lonely Mojave Desert seems as good a … Read more
Volvo Car India on Monday said it has restructured its management team headed by Jyoti Malhotra through both internal role changes as well as external talent acquisition. The exercise carried out over the past few months is aimed to secure long-term strategic transformation and direct-to-consumer online sales, Volva Car India said. It is a subsidiary … Read more
The overall demand for cars in India will continue downward trajectory in the upcoming financial year, even as SUV thirst is likely to push passenger vehicle (PV) sales to record high, a report showed on Monday. Sport utility vehicles (SUVs) are likely to propel overall PV volumes to record high at 5-7 per cent in … Read more
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast has asked India to reduce import duties on its cars for about two years so customers can get familiar with its products while a local manufacturing plant comes on stream, an executive said on Sunday. VinFast has started building a factory in the southern state of Tamil Nadu and hopes … Read more
Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi revealed Thurs., Dec. 28, 2023, its long-awaited electric car, but declined to share its price or specific release date. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING â Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi believes it’s identified a consumer niche that will pay up for its upcoming electric car in a fiercely competitive market. “We … Read more
For the 1971 model year, General Motors created a new G-Series family of vans, replacing the smaller forward-control Chevrolet and GMC vans of the 1964-1970 period. This bigger front-engined design proved so successful that GM stuck with it in fundamentally unchanged form for a quarter-century, with production continuing all the way through 1996. We saw … Read more
