Written by Neal E. Boudette Ford Motor’s latest offering seems like an oxymoron twice over: It’s a sport utility vehicle that’s electric … that’s a Mustang. It’s also Detroit’s biggest bet yet on a mass-market future for battery-powered cars. The big automakers have been producing hybrid and fully electric vehicles for years. But almost all…
3 min readOct 6, 2020 02:25 PM IST First published on: Oct 6, 2020 at 02:25 PM IST South Korea’s biggest automaker is stepping up its pursuit of flying cars, planning a full lineup of aerial vehicles that it envisages zigzagging city skies within a decade.Hyundai Motor Group is developing models that will carry five…
3 min readMumbai, New DelhiJul 6, 2020 11:32 AM IST The Bajaj Auto factory affected is located in western Maharashtra, the state with the highest number of cases of COVID-19, the disease the virus causes. Workers at Bajaj Auto, India’s biggest exporter of motorbikes, are demanding the temporary closure of one of its plants after…
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…
2 min readNew DelhiJun 19, 2021 02:51 AM IST As the Centre and states have relaxed lockdowns, Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) is expecting customer demand to be back and said that it will be driven by need for personal mobility. While the automaker on Friday launched its 6-7-seater SUV Alcazar at a price of Rs…
India’s first indigenously-developed hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) technology bus was unveiled late August, with the fuel cell — which uses hydrogen and air to generate electricity onboard to power the bus — being developed jointly by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Pune-based automotive software company KPIT Ltd. This is being seen…
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…
India Yamaha Motor has entered the flex-fuel motorcycle segment with the launch of the FZ Blue Flex at an introductory price of Rs 1,24,240, ex-showroom. The new motorcycle is designed to run on ethanol-blended fuels ranging from E20 to E85.The FZ Blue Flex is based on Yamaha’s popular FZ platform and uses a 149cc, air-cooled,…
5 min readFrankfurtUpdated: Aug 27, 2019 11:25 AM IST Ferdinand Piech, former chairman and chief executive of German carmaker Volkswagen, passed away on Sunday aged 82. (Reuters/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo) Ferdinand Piech, Volkswagen AG’s former chairman and chief executive, who transformed the German company from a struggling midsized carmaker into a global automotive powerhouse, has died,…
1 min readTokyoAug 2, 2019 02:01 PM IST Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co.’s April-June profit totaled 172.3 billion yen ($1.6 billion), down from 244.3 billion yen. Japanese automaker Honda reported Friday a 29 per cent decline in fiscal first quarter profit as an unfavorable currency exchange and declining auto sales in the US and India hurt…