Good morning! It’s Monday, September 30, 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. Paulina Porizkova Had Two Toyota 4Runners Stolen Back-to-Back 1st Gear: Chinese Car Ban Could Cut Car Sales And … Read more
Americans have a huge automotive debt problem right now. A new survey shows that 31 percent of American drivers who financed their car are underwater on their loans. The problem is even worse for EV owners – 46 percent of those folks have negative equity in their electric cars. Furthering the issue is the fact … Read more
New Delhi: Just the luxury tag doesn’t excite buyers in India’s market for high-end cars; they are increasingly looking for premiumness in what already is a highly discerning segment. At Mercedes-Benz India, vehicles priced upwards of ₹1.5 crore accounted for 25% of total sales so far this year, up from 15% two years earlier, said … Read more
Luxury carmakers Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW are eyeing robust sales during the festive period this year with demand for high-end cars continuing to see an upward trend in India. In an interaction with PTI, Mercedes-Benz India MD and CEO Santosh Iyer said the luxury car segment is set for its best-ever performance this year with … Read more
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday assured full support to Modern Automotives for its plans to expand its project in the state and manufacture parts for luxury car maker BMW. A delegation of the Modern Automotives Ltd comprising its representatives — Aditya Goyal, Suhail Goyal and Manish Bagga called on the Chief Minister here. … Read more
Good morning! It’s Monday, September 16, 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. Learn How BMW Names Its Cars In Under Four Minutes 1st Gear: BMW, Rolls-Royce Recall 1.5 Million Cars … Read more
German luxury car maker BMW on Monday introduced a new concept of selling vehicles in India allowing its dealers to sell products of its three brands — BMW, MINI, and BMW Motorrad, under one roof. BMW Group India along with its dealers will jointly invest Rs 365.6 crore across India in 33 cities over 36 … Read more
While not perfect, today’s Nice Price or No Dice 635CSi covers the basics and is handsome as all get-out. Let’s see if that’s enough to also cover its asking price. BMW F 900 GS And BMW CE 02: What Do You Want To Know? “Weird” is a word bandied about quite frequently these days, and, … Read more
Leave it to an American hot rodder to take a German personal luxury sports coupe and turn it into a straight-line acceleration monster powered entirely by screaming bald eagles. While this car would have left a factory in Bavaria 22 years ago powered by a comparatively diminutive inline six-cylinder engine, it is now packing 468 … Read more
Image: FIA WEC Upmarket Hyundai sub-brand Genesis is becoming a real grown-up automotive brand and finally kicking off its own major international racing team. While Hyundai has been doing the yeoman’s job racing in TCR and WRC, Genesis has been sitting on the sidelines waiting for its turn at the big leagues. This week the … Read more
