When you’re on a long flight, there’s nothing better than gazing aimlessly out the window at the clouds rushing by. When you’re gazing out the window, I image this serenity is somewhat shattered if you see chunks of the very plane you’re sitting on breaking off, as passengers on one Boston-bound flight witnessed this week. … Read more
There are bullet trains and there are stray bullets, but there are no stray trains. That is, we often feel that stories about trains “slamming into” vehicles and “slicing vehicles in half” put a touch too much blame on the trains, as if locomotives were — like bank robbers and car thieves on the run … Read more
Auto component maker Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar) on Thursday said the company has received certification under the auto Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. The company had filed seven applications for different products under the PLI scheme, and it has received the certification for its first product, a hub wheel drive motor for electric … Read more
Photo: Jeffrey Dean/Bloomberg (Getty Images) The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) cited Amazon three times for exposing its workers to dangerously hot conditions at San Bernardino International Airport. The online shopping giant was only fined $14,625 for leaving employees on the airport tarmac with little shade to shelter from the scorching California sun … Read more
HANOI — Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast on Thursday said its fourth-quarter net loss deepened 3.4% from the previous three months but it aims to nearly triple vehicle sales this year as it expands into new markets. VinFast’s net losses in the final quarter of 2023 reached $650.1 million, also 1.3% higher than … Read more
Chennai, Automobile manufacturer Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd has tapped 85 per cent of renewable energy for its operations at the factory near Chennai between July and December 2023, the company said on Thursday. The company is a joint venture between France based Renault and Japan-headquartered Nissan and has a manufacturing facility at Oragadam … Read more
Photo: Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik The 2024 Honda Prologue is an all-new electric crossover from Honda that is, in essence, meant to hold down the fort until Honda can build its own electric vehicles. You see, this thing says “Honda” on the outside, but underneath, it’s 100 percent a General Motors Ultium-platformed vehicle. That means … Read more
Can you tell the difference between a Honda climate control knob and one made by General Motors? If so, do you care? That’s ultimately what we’re talking about with the 2024 Honda Prologue. It looks like a Honda on the outside and it will be marketed as a Honda. Its creators say that great pains … Read more
Hinduja Group flagship company Ashok Leyland on Thursday said it has reached a significant milestone of having rolled out three million units out of its factory in Uttarakhand. The heavy commercial vehicle maker said it was moving steadfast on its vision to become one among the top 10 Commercial Vehicle (CV) manufacturers globally. “We are … Read more
A couple weeks ago BMW unveiled the new 5 Series Touring, which will be offered in fully electric i5 guise for the first time — but no version of the 5 wagon will be sold in the United States. Now we’ve got yet another EV wagon tease, this time from Volkswagen. The German brand just … Read more
