ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Curious case of one stock, two companies. Only one of them makes brakesOn paper this is a friction-material company. In practice, the larger force inside the company is an investment portfolio. The friction bus...
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Will consider plug-in hybrid in India if tax structure favourable: Volvo Car India MDVolvo Car India is open to introducing plug-in hybrid vehicles in the Indian market if the tax structure becomes more favorable. Currently,...
01 Aug, 2025, 04.29 PM IST
'You can manufacture safe cars, but India...': Bengaluru IT firm CEO's death after container truck falls on Volvo SUV sparks debate onlineA Bengaluru CEO and five family members died after a container truck crashed onto their SUV. The accident occurred on NH48 near Nelamangala...
22 Dec, 2024, 09.06 PM IST
Luxury at the click of a button: Online sales of premium cars take offRestricted to their homes, they are not only ordering groceries and staples online, but also luxury cars worth millions, with almost every ...
09 Oct, 2020, 08.19 PM IST
Peter Thiel-backed startup Luminar to go public in $3.4 billion mergerThe deal will be paid for with $400 million in cash from the blank-check company, as well as $170 million from other investors including Th...
25 Aug, 2020, 09.52 AM IST
Tesla’s followers are trying to piggyback off Elon Musk’s sales winsTesla has spent years lobbying states to loosen these laws, which ban car manufacturers from owning or operating their own stores. Tesla, w...
26 Feb, 2020, 11.52 AM IST
Uber disabled Volvo SUV's safety system before fatality“We don’t want people to be confused or think it was a failure of the technology that we supply for Volvo, because that’s not the case,” sa...
27 Mar, 2018, 10.41 AM IST
5 fun facts about Ikea's founder Ingvar KampradKamprad passed away at 91 at his home in Smaland, in southern Sweden following a short illness.
05 Feb, 2018, 08.36 AM IST
Uber outlines vision for flying cars to transport city dwellersAs Uber draws attention to its vision for flying cars, the company acknowledges that it will take many years to develop.
28 Oct, 2016, 10.18 AM IST
Haryana to buy Rs 1.35 crore Land Cruiser for austere CM Manohar Lal KhattarThe purchase of new car for Khattar has surprised many old associates who recalled that he used to travel in buses, trains and even on two-...
15 Jul, 2016, 12.09 PM IST
Commuters feel the heat in Bengaluru's AC busesMechanics pointed out that rising mercury levels exert pressure on AC and overheated radiators stop functioning and water is not supplied t...
05 Apr, 2016, 10.31 AM IST
For high-end tech upgrade, cars trade like Apple's pricey iPhones in USUpgrade envy has helped Apple sell millions of pricey iPhones. Now, it's the auto industry's turn, thanks to a raft of new technologies tha...
24 Feb, 2015, 05.14 AM IST
Superstars & their super-hot carsWhen will.i.am signed on to front the Lexus NX campaign, he joined a growing list of musicians who endorse cars. Take a look at the others ...
10 Sep, 2014, 03.57 PM IST
China's Dongfeng and Peugeot to agree on capital tie-up-sourcePeugeot is among the worst casualties of Europe's six-year market slump and is being kept alive by state guarantees that expire next year.
18 Feb, 2014, 01.11 PM IST
India will be one of our hubs: Ford CEOAs an outsider in the troubled automobile business, Alan Mulally has done pretty well for himself. Ford Motor Company’s president and CEO t...
15 Mar, 2010, 01.25 AM IST
- Ford may put an end to GM supremacy
FORD Motor, gaining ground on its distressed domestic competitors, may surpass General Motors this year to become the top-selling automaker...
11 Jul, 2009, 12.31 AM IST
- New stars of the silver screen
Brands are flocking to the cinema, taking advantage of new technology to target a wide range of demographic groups with ads for products fr...
14 Jan, 2008, 05.42 AM IST