India raises tax on imported cars, motorbikes, including EVs in a bid to boost "Make in India" schemeImport tax on all semi-knocked-down cars - where major parts are imported separately and the final vehicle is assembled in the country - wi...
02 Feb, 2023, 02.12 AM IST
Automakers to double spending on EVs, batteries to $1.2 trillion by 2030The EV investment figure, which has not previously been published, dwarfs previous investment estimates by Reuters and is more than twice t...
21 Oct, 2022, 09.55 AM IST
Harsh words, tough action: how companies have rebuffed RussiaOil company BP's decision to sell out of Russia at a cost of as much as $25 billion was a shock for an industry that has worked very closel...
04 Mar, 2022, 12.38 PM IST
How will solid-state batteries make electric vehicles better?They are likely to be safer and more stable than liquid li-ion batteries in which the electrolyte is volatile and flammable at high tempera...
07 Sep, 2021, 04.27 PM IST
JLR will begin testing prototype hydrogen Land Rover Defender later this yearJLR's luxury brand, Jaguar, plans to go entirely electric by 2025.
15 Jun, 2021, 02.01 PM IST
Global car markets in reverse gear; Trump tariffs only making things worseThe persisting gloom in China, the engine room for growth over the past decade, leaves automakers with few places to go.
19 Feb, 2019, 09.26 AM IST
US wooing other motorcycle firms, tweets Trump amid Harley spatTrump has threatened to impose higher taxes on the Milwaukee-based manufacturer in retaliation for its decision to shift some production ou...
03 Jul, 2018, 09.37 PM IST
Nissan-Renault plans $1 billion fund for auto tech startupsThe formation of the alliance fund follows similar moves by competitors including General Motors Co.’s GM Ventures LLC, BMW Group’s i Ventu...
10 Jan, 2018, 10.01 AM IST
Toyota recalls 23,157 units of Corolla Altis in IndiaCorolla Altis is priced between Rs 15.87 lakh and Rs 19.91 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
06 Apr, 2017, 02.08 PM IST
- BMW, Nissan woo dealers to beat rivals
BMW, locked in a US luxury sales race with Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz, began offering dealers allowances of as much as $7,000 a car on July...
28 Aug, 2012, 02.09 AM IST
- BMW launches remodeled 3 series
BMW Japan Corp said today that it has begun selling in Japan its fully-remodeled series of BMW 3 sedans.
30 Jan, 2012, 01.01 PM IST
- Mercedes within 1,600 of BMW in US luxury sales contest
Mercedes-Benz topped BMW by more than 5,000 vehicle sales in the US last month, coming within 1,600 of the lead in deliveries of luxury aut...
03 Dec, 2011, 05.55 AM IST
- BMW weaves city car out of carbon fibre used in F1
Marking the auto industry’s biggest bet on carbon fibre, BMW will use the hardened fabric to construct a passenger-safety cell for the elec...
03 Jul, 2010, 02.19 AM IST
- Four India origin led firms in WSJ top 100 multinationals list
Motorola, co-led by Sanjay Jha is ranked 39th on the list while Pepsico run by Indra Nooyi secured the 40th position. Gen Y CEOs I Savvy gi...
11 Sep, 2009, 07.30 PM IST
- Mercedes-Benz launches 1st luxury hybrid model in Japan
Mercedes-Benz Japan Co, an arm of Daimler AG of Germany, released the S-Class hybrid sedan on Thursday, becoming the first foreign automake...
03 Sep, 2009, 01.59 PM IST
- Toyota to start sales of Prius, Camry, RAV4 in South Korea next year
Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it will start selling the hybrid Prius and two other models in South Korea next year as it expands its o...
20 Mar, 2008, 02.49 PM IST
- Hyundai Motor shows off new Genesis luxury sedan
Hyundai Motor showed off its new Genesis sedan on Wednesday, the company's first foray into the market for high-end cars dominated by the l...
05 Dec, 2007, 03.10 PM IST