New Delhi: India’s growing fascination with sunroofs has boggled carmakers, who are now offering the feature in half of all new cars on sale in the local market to meet this burgeoning consumer demand. Once considered a luxury feature, currently more than one out of every four cars sold in the local market is equipped … Read more
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, January 17, 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. The Chrysler 300C Ends Production 1st Gear: A Major Drought Is Causing Traffic Jams In The Panama Canal … Read more
India’s top electric car maker Tata Motors is urging the government not to cut taxes on hybrid cars as they are more polluting than pure electrics, countering calls from Toyota for lower levies, according to three sources and a company letter. India is promoting electric vehicles (EV) as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s drive … Read more
Chicago is a major city that faces brutal winters every year, but its current cold snap is worse than the city has seen in a while, and it’s taking an extra toll on EV drivers. Electric vehicles lose some of their battery capacity in extreme cold weather, but with EV drivers scrambling to find available … Read more
Hyundai Motor India expects SUV sales to account for 65 per cent of its overall volumes in 2024, while it gears up to enter the EV segment early next year, aiming to garner 20 per cent of its total sales by 2030, its COO Tarun Garg said on Tuesday. The automaker, which got around 60 … Read more
Korean auto major Hyundai Motor India expects nearly two-thirds of its sales to come in from SUVs in the ongoing calendar year with a refreshed portfolio of products in the segment. The company, which launched a refreshed version of best-seller Creta I in petrol and diesel Tuesday priced between Rs 10.99-19.99 lakh (ex-showroom), registered 60% … Read more
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 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. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Telsa Lost $94 Billion In Two Weeks By all accounts, Tesla … Read more
2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV SSImage: Chevrolet 75,883 total sales GM has kept its EV sales numbers close to its chest the last few years; the company has had trouble ramping up EV production. Things may have changed though as the company says it sold 75,883 EVs in 2023, up 93 percent from 2022. Looking at … Read more
As vehicles become more tech and software-focused, it makes sense that they take up more and more of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The footprint cars have is so big at this point, that it’s just about impossible to see everything cool in just one day. Advertisement That’s why we’ve compiled this list … Read more
Hyundai Motor is set to invest a substantial amount of Rs 7,000 crore to revamp its recently acquired second plant in India. The automotive giant successfully acquired the dormant factory from General Motors Co., marking a significant development in the Indian automotive landscape. The investment agreement is poised to be officially signed at the annual … Read more
