Mahindra & Mahindra’s auto division is optimistic about a strong festive season this year, with the company maintaining its mid-to-high teens growth target for SUV sales in the year. The company’s auto sales grew 26% year-on-year, driven by a 20% rise in passenger vehicle and SUV sales, a 9.4% increase in commercial vehicle sales, and … Read more
Auto sales figures for July are out with companies like Eicher Motors, Bajaj Auto, Ashok Leyland, Escorts Kubota and others releasing their monthly figures. Here’s a look at how they fared, their performance across segments, and more. By Vipal Durge August 1, 2025, 4:09:50 PM IST (Updated) 1 / 7 Eicher Motors, on August 1, reported … Read more
1 / 10 Volvo XC60 Launched: Volvo has launched the updated XC60 facelift in India at ₹71.90 lakh (ex-showroom). This is the second facelift for the current-generation midsize luxury SUV. The price has increased by ₹1.15 lakh compared to the outgoing model. The update comes around three years after the last one and follows the … Read more
A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk’s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $240 million in damages. The federal jury held that Tesla bore significant responsibility because its technology failed and that not all the blame … Read more
Tesla will open its first official charging station in India on August 4, with the facility coming up in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). The station will be equipped with four V4 Supercharging stalls offering peak charging speeds of 250 kW. These superchargers will be priced at ₹24 per kWh. The destination chargers will deliver … Read more
Adrian Mardell will step down as chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover after more than three decades at the company, a spokesperson for the Tata Motors-owned automaker said on Thursday. “Adrian Mardell has expressed his desire to retire from JLR after three years as CEO and 35 years with the company,” the spokesperson said, adding … Read more
India’s ambition to emerge as a global electric vehicle (EV) hub by 2030 is still a work in progress. Industry leaders, speaking at a CNBC-TV18 panel discussion, underscored that while EV adoption is growing, the country is still at least 4 to 5 years away from building a truly self-reliant EV manufacturing ecosystem. The conversation … Read more
US President Donald Trump, on Wednesday evening, announced a 25% tariff on Indian exports to the US. In addition to this, he indicated a penalty, details of which are yet to be specified, for India’s continued purchase of oil and other goods from Russia. The development has raised concerns around Indian auto companies, particularly those … Read more
Revolut will become the title partner of the Audi Formula 1 Team starting with the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship. The agreement, announced on Wednesday, links two companies focused on growth and technology. Audi is preparing to enter Formula 1 as a factory team in 2026, taking over from Swiss-based Sauber. That year, the … Read more
Honda has officially unveiled the N-One e:, its smallest electric vehicle to date. This compact EV is an electric version of the petrol-powered N-One kei car and will go on sale in Japan in September 2025. A prototype was first shown at the Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this year, and the model is also … Read more