In 1912, Cadillac fitted 12,000 cars with Charles Kettering's electric self-starter; the hand-crank era ended, and ordinary drivers could finally start a car safelyIn the early days of the automobile, drivers faced a daunting ritual every time they wanted to hit the road. Cranking the engine by hand wa...
18 Jun, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
India to allow import of 3.78 lakh UK cars at concessional duty in first 15 years of trade pactIndia will allow imports of up to 3.78 lakh conventional-engine passenger cars from the UK at concessional duties under a new trade pact st...
18 Jun, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
Tata Motors raises commercial vehicle prices after hiking passenger vehicle ratesTata Motors is raising prices for its commercial vehicles. The increase will be up to 2.5 percent starting July 1. This move follows a simi...
18 Jun, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
India readies Rs 12,000 crore push for local battery component manufacturingIndia is set to launch a new incentive scheme to boost local manufacturing of advanced cell battery components. This initiative aims to red...
17 Jun, 2026, 11.57 PM IST
EV industry seeks financing, payment security support to drive adoptionElectric vehicle makers are asking the government for better financing and payment security. This is to speed up the use of electric vehicl...
17 Jun, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
Japan company to set up rare earths magnet unit in Andhra PradeshJapan's Proterial will invest ₹2,250 crore to build a rare earth magnet plant in Andhra Pradesh. This facility will produce vital component...
17 Jun, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
Poland teams up with Foxconn to build EVs: PM TuskPoland's government will partner with Taiwan's Foxconn to build electric cars. The venture aims to produce 400,000 electric SUVs each year....
16 Jun, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
Tata Motors PV confident of delivering industry-leading growth in FY27: Chairman N ChandrasekaranTata Motors Passenger Vehicles anticipates industry-leading growth in FY27. This confidence stems from a strong lineup of new vehicle launc...
16 Jun, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
Schneider shares hit upper circuit on parent co's AI dealSchneider Electric Infrastructure shares saw a significant jump. This followed an announcement by its French parent, Schneider Electric. Th...
16 Jun, 2026, 06.38 AM IST
Carnival Time! Auto cos on a roll as demand stays strongIndian auto sales experienced robust double-digit growth in May, with passenger vehicles up 27% and two-wheelers by 31%. This surge, driven...
16 Jun, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
Mercedes-Benz India confident of sustaining growth on strong demand this yearThe premium car maker also said that a price increase was on the cards to deal with the impact of sustained pressure on Indian Rupee, among...
15 Jun, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
What Maruti-Suzuki can teach India-JapanThe Maruti-Suzuki collaboration brought global manufacturing to India, democratising transportation and boosting the middle class. This par...
15 Jun, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
India passenger vehicle sales rise 27.3% in May to 438,854 units: SIAMIn an exhilarating turn of events, the Indian automobile market experienced an extraordinary spike in sales last month, setting new records...
15 Jun, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
EV demand surges in India as fuel prices rise; Maruti, Mercedes-Benz face delivery delaysElectric car demand is surging across India. Manufacturers are unable to meet this sudden rise, causing wait times of up to three months fo...
13 Jun, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Asus to scale up production in India to 20-30 pc, start making gaming laptopsin IndiaAsus is set to significantly boost its laptop production in India. The Taiwanese tech giant plans to manufacture 20 to 30 percent of its la...
11 Jun, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
Electric two-wheelers, private EV cars record highest registrations since 2019 in DelhiDelhi's electric vehicle market is booming. Electric two-wheelers and private electric cars have seen their highest registrations since 201...
11 Jun, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
BYD to launch its hybrid SUV based on DM-i Hybrid tech with driving range of more than 1,200km in India: Check detailsBYD India is set to launch its first plug-in hybrid SUV, the Seal U, later this year, featuring the company's electric-first DM-i technolog...
10 Jun, 2026, 04.42 PM IST