3 min readNew YorkDec 24, 2019 09:58 PM IST “Uber has been a part of my life for the past 10 years. At the close of the decade, and with the company now public, it seems like the right moment for me to focus on my current business and philanthropic pursuits,” Kalanick said in a…
This was the year that Tesla’s lock on high-end all-electric vehicles began to break, with Audi and Jaguar sending electric SUVs out into the world. They joined more workaday EVs from Chevrolet, Honda, Hyundai, Kia and Nissan. So 2019 was, finally, the year of the electric vehicle. Right? Sales of electric autos were double those…
2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jan 15, 2020 07:57 PM IST Audi’s crossover SUV Q8. German luxury carmaker Audi Wednesday entered a new segment, the big sports utility vehicle-coupé, with the launch of crossover SUV Q8 in the domestic market, priced at Rs 1.33 crore. Audi, which once enjoyed a leadership position in the Indian luxury…
2 min readNew DelhiJan 18, 2020 01:07 AM IST With the sale of the Talegoan plant, GM’s export operations from India will come to an end three years. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor will buy General Motors’ (GM) last manufacturing plant India, as the former gears up to enter India with…
Mahindra Funster Electric concept is displayed at the Auto Expo in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) The annual Auto Expo 2020 began today at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The 15th edition of the Auto Expo will witness numerous auto manufacturers, established and new…
Maruti Suzuki India MD & CEO Kenichi Ayukawa with the concept Futuro-e. Reflective of the flagging sentiment in the country’s auto sector, Auto Expo 2020 got off to a tepid start on Wednesday with the smallest number of new launches in over a decade and at least half a dozen key players giving the biennial…
4 min readFeb 6, 2020 07:33 AM IST First published on: Feb 6, 2020 at 03:56 AM IST Kenichi Ayukawa, MD and CEO of Maruti Suzuki India. (File photo) At a time when several car manufacturers are unveiling their electric cars to hit the roads in coming months, Kenichi Ayukawa, MD and CEO, Maruti Suzuki…
3 min readFeb 6, 2020 04:01 AM IST First published on: Feb 6, 2020 at 04:01 AM IST Hyundai might be one of the few OEMs which prepares all kinds of electric options At a time when the industry is battling slowdown in economy and is undergoing transition to BSVI vehicles, Seon Seob Kim, MD…
Mercedes-Benz India has announced that it will launch the new Mercedes-AMG E 53 PHEV in the Indian market on July 23, 2026. The E 53 nameplate has made its way back to India, returning as a plug-in hybrid sedan after its previous stint in the market as a Cabriolet. Pre-bookings are expected to begin soon,…
1 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Feb 8, 2020 01:17 PM IST Maruti Suzuki Jimny. (Source: Maruti Suzuki Global website) At the Auto Expo, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Saturday showcased the fourth generation Japan model of off-road vehicle Suzuki Jimny with an aim to assess response of Indian customers. The four-wheel drive vehicle powered by a 1.5…