Auto sales, a key indicator of the macro economy, showed significant growth in July, with passenger vehicle volumes improving on the back of a healthy order book and an uptick in enquiries and bookings in urban and rural areas. The wage revisions for government employees have also likely aided demand. India’s largest carmaker, Maruti … Read more
Amara Raja Batteries Ltd (ARBL) on Monday announced energy and mobility as its strategic focus going forward to capitalise on emerging opportunities. It announced expansion of lead acid batteries business and establishment of a new energy strategic business unit encompassing lithium cell and battery pack, EV chargers, energy storage systems, advanced home energy solutions … Read more
Though autonomous-vehicle companies are moving slowly toward making their technology available to the public, the industry’s top tier is steadily becoming entrenched, according to two analysts from the research and consulting firm Guidehouse Insights. Each year, Guidehouse ranks some of the biggest names working on automated-driving technology, evaluating each on criteria including technology, strategy, and … Read more
Die-hard Tesla Inc. investors might be forgiven for wondering why the thrill of owning the iconic carmaker’s stock has seemingly disappeared. After all, since catapulting over 700% last year, the shares have barely eked out a 3.4% advance in 2021. Meme stocks like GameStop have pushed Tesla out of the limelight, while Bitcoin has attracted … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld Tata Sons’ decision to sack Cyrus Mistry as chairman of the salt-to-software conglomerate. The court pronounced its judgment on the cross appeals filed by Tata Sons and Cyrus Investments against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order which had restored Mistry as the executive chairman of the over … Read more
What Happened: U.S. President Joe Biden is pushing to add more than 500,000 charging stations over the next four years. Many investors believe this will favor traditional automakers, but Loup says that’s not necessarily the case. “We see it as a positive for both, given EV adoption is still nascent at about 2% of new vehicle sales … Read more
India needs to review the overall taxation of premium luxury vehicles, which is slowing the growth of such vehicles in the country, said Martin Schwenk, MD & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India. “Duties, schemes, taxation is a massive burden… that is slowing the growth. So, we will have growth, but will not have exponential growth,” Mr. Schwenk … Read more
New models of all cars will have to provide airbags for the front passenger seat from April 1 while all existing models can be sold after August 31 this year, only after being fitted with this safety gear. This mandatory provision was notified by the road transport ministry on Tuesday. “This has been mandated as … Read more
Putting at rest all speculation around a partnership with Tesla, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Wednesday that there is “no dialogue” with the Elon Musk-owned car company for a partnership in India, while adding, “We will do it on our own.” “There is no dialogue with Tesla. With us, there is nothing,” Chandrasekaran … Read more