automobile industry: Sales data of July reflects a positive outlook for the Indian automobile industry: SIAM

automobile industry: Sales data of July reflects a positive outlook for the Indian automobile industry: SIAM

Passenger vehicle sales in July stood at 3,41,510 units, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Wednesday. Three-wheeler sales in the same month were 59,073 units, while two-wheeler sales totalled 14,41,694 units, the data showed. In June, total passenger vehicle sales were recorded at 3,37,757 units, compared to 3,27,788 … Read more

Driving The Polaris Slingshot Was So Unpleasant It Set Off My Fitness Tracker’s Stress Monitor

Driving The Polaris Slingshot Was So Unpleasant It Set Off My Fitness Tracker’s Stress Monitor

Jalopnik is more than just a car blog. We cover and review all sorts of transportation, from boats to trains to motorcycles, but this review is of something much more nebulous: The Polaris Slingshot. You know, that three-wheeled, two-seat, open-topped tricycle thing with a single belt-driven rear wheel. My apprehensions ran high prior to driving … Read more

Architects Built A Bespoke EV For Their New Luxury Development

Architects Built A Bespoke EV For Their New Luxury Development

A lot of people have claimed that cleaning up the way we get around is reserved only for the rich and famous, with electric cars commanding high prices to buy and charger costs adding up. Well now, an architect in Mexico has poured fuel on the fire keeping those claims running with a bespoke EV … Read more

My Best Friend Is German, And Her Name Is 1957 Spatz Victoria 200

My Best Friend Is German, And Her Name Is 1957 Spatz Victoria 200

Engineering is mostly just making something and seeing if it works or not. When the Spatz microcar came to life in the early 1950s, it was designed to be a three-wheeled compact with the suspension and engine bolted directly to the fiberglass chassis. When that proved non-viable, Spatz progenitor Egon Brütsch sold the Spatz rights … Read more

FADA: Auto retails jump 21% in December; CY23 growth in double digits: FADA

FADA: Auto retails jump 21% in December; CY23 growth in double digits: FADA

Automobile retail sales saw a growth of 21 per cent year-on-year in the month of December, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) data showed on Monday. All sectors experienced favourable expansion, showcasing robust performance. Notably, two-wheeler (2W) sales surged by 28 per cent, three-wheeler (3W) sales demonstrated a growth of 36 per cent, and passenger … Read more