Photo: Ford The cars currently rolling out onto our roads for the first time will likely be around for a long time. On average, a modern vehicle lasts roughly a dozen years. Looking back, certain vehicles from the 2010s can be easily marked as from that era and not for the better. I hate calling … Read more
Morbid curiosity drives many folks to YouTube car crash videos, be they professionally and scientifically staged or dashcam footage from far away countries, but this video of two brand-new crossovers getting rolled down a rocky mountain really caught my attention. This video is hardly scientific, but I was still shocked by how well both the … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 23, 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. Even EVs Can’t Get A Break From The Heat 1st Gear: Americans Under 40 Yearn For Chinese EVs … Read more
Image: CBS News Los Angeles YouTube Apologies to all you smokers out there, but smoking is dumb. It’s especially dumb when you do it around things that can kill you even faster than cigarettes. Like something that can explode. One man learned that lesson the hard way but surprisingly survived. Los Angeles news outlets report a … Read more
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd on Wednesday announced that its recently launched compact SUV, the XUV 3XO received over 50,000 bookings within the first 60 minutes. “The Mahindra XUV 3XO has captured the imagination of customers nationwide, with over 27,000 bookings recorded within the first 10 minutes alone, demonstrating incredible enthusiasm for Mahindra’s new SUV,” the … Read more
The average Indian in 2024 might prefer to buy a tank-sized automotive beauty with all the frills over a smaller car. However, what the desis seem to be rejecting, are turning out to be the backbone of India’s car exports. The SUV breeze has affected the sales of smaller cars and sedans in India over … Read more
It’s been a good couple of years for luxury automotive brands, especially Genesis, one of the newest guys on the block. After initially launching with a sedan-only lineup, the company’s GV80 SUV premiered in 2020 as one of the crown jewels of its lineup, and now the GV80 is the recipient of a subtle refresh … Read more
New Delhi: Japanese auto major Suzuki Motor Corp expects car sales in India to grow 2% in the ongoing financial year and its local subsidiary, Maruti Suzuki, to perform better than the market, helping it recover lost market share in the country.India is a bright spot for the Japanese auto giant, accounting for as much … Read more
New Delhi/Tokyo: Japanese car maker Suzuki Motor Corporation on Monday said it will continue to expand SUV portfolio in India to recover its overall market share in the passenger vehicle segment. The company, which currently has around 58 per cent stake in Maruti Suzuki India, said its net sales increased by 732.6 billion yen (15.8 … Read more
Luxury car makers such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi are set to launch several new sport-utility vehicle models over the next three months, hoping to further deepen their foothold in this growing segment fuelled by evolving lifestyle trends and changing preferences of India’s affluent buyers. Such premium vehicles priced at more than Rs 50 lakh … Read more
