'Why spend public money?' P Chidambaram after Lokpal floats tender to purchase BMW luxury carsSenior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday questioned the reported move made by the Office of Lokpal to initiate the process of purc...
22 Oct, 2025, 09.00 AM IST
Lokpal under fire for tender to buy seven BMW cars worth over ₹4 croreThe Lokpal of India is seeking to purchase seven luxury BMW 330 Li cars. Each vehicle is priced above ₹60 lakh. This move has triggered wid...
21 Oct, 2025, 03.49 PM IST
Elon Musk shuts down rumors: Tesla not getting $400 million U.S. State Department contract for armored EVsElon Musk has denied reports that Tesla was set to receive a $400 million U.S. State Department contract for armored electric vehicles. Ini...
14 Feb, 2025, 08.02 AM IST
Auto suppliers feel the green squeeze as carmakers get cleanAll major carmakers have committed to green targets, seeking to purge dirtier materials from their supply chains to satisfy regulators and ...
26 Sep, 2022, 11.19 AM IST
Electric vehicles to account for a fifth of sales in luxury car segment in next five years: Mercedes Benz MD Martin SchwenkMercedes Benz, which has seen strong demand for the first electric vehicle EQC launched here in 2020, plans to bring in a second electric m...
05 Apr, 2022, 09.58 AM IST
Carmakers face soaring metal costs with Russian supplies at riskWhile metals have not been the target of Western sanctions yet, some shippers and autoparts suppliers are already steering clear of Russian...
08 Mar, 2022, 03.27 PM IST
Mukesh Ambani's latest buy: A Rolls Royce costing Rs 13.14 croreThe car, a Rolls Royce Cullinan petrol model, was registered by RIL at the Tardeo Regional Transport Office in South Mumbai on January 31, ...
04 Feb, 2022, 08.14 PM IST
Maybach added to PM Modi's security detail routine replacement: Govt sourcesAmid speculation on the price and other details of the Mercedes Maybach added to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security detail, government...
29 Dec, 2021, 12.57 PM IST
Volkswagen powers up the grid to take on TeslaUnderlining its electric ambition, Volkswagen has drafted in power industry veteran Elke Temme, who spent nearly two decades at German ener...
17 Nov, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
Tesla in talks with China's EVE for low-cost battery supply deal: ReutersEVE makes lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which are cheaper to produce because they use iron instead of more expensive nickel and c...
14 May, 2021, 12.09 PM IST
Volkswagen weathers pandemic with $10.7 billion profitVolkswagen common shares traded 1.2% higher after the earnings statement. More financial details are to be announced March 16 at the compan...
26 Feb, 2021, 09.32 PM IST
Volkswagen faces leadership crisis as CEO Herbert Diess demands vote of confidenceThe multi-brand car and truck maker is convening its Executive Committee to discuss Herbert Diess's demand for the contract extension, more...
01 Dec, 2020, 02.22 PM IST
EESL plans to issue tender for e-luxury cars in JanuaryBoth Ola and Uber declined comment on the development. The tender is likely to be floated in January 2020, around the time when foreign aut...
28 Nov, 2019, 02.47 PM IST
Apple is said to negotiate buying cobalt direct from minersAbout a quarter of global cobalt production is used in smartphones.
21 Feb, 2018, 01.29 PM IST
Make in India, don't just make do in IndiaThe objective of improving GDP growth by attracting foreign capital makes India nothing more than a destination for product outsourcing.
08 Nov, 2015, 10.54 AM IST
- Post-Chrysler, Fiat eyes Europe deals
Fiat Spa Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne, architect of a planned tie-up with Chrysler LLC, may still regard a European alliance a...
24 Jan, 2009, 12.48 AM IST
- Aviation designs power IT outsourcing
HCL, Infy, Wipro, TCS eye greater pie in engineering outsourcing services, currently a $12 bn global mkt.
13 Jun, 2006, 12.09 AM IST