March 28 (Reuters) – A federal judge in California on Thursday appeared poised to reject Tesla’s (TSLA.O),bid to toss out a U.S. agency’s lawsuit accusing the electric carmaker of tolerating rampant harassment of Black workers at its Fremont, California assembly plant. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco during a hearing repeatedly disagreed with claims by Tesla’s … [Read more...]
Toyota Taisor to Skoda Superb: Cars expected to launch in India in April
By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 29 Mar 2024, 10:56 AM Share via: April is expected to be a busy month for carmakers in India with as many as six models, including facelift versions, likely to be launched. Toyota Motor and Skoda are expected to kickstart April with the launch of the Urban Cruiser Taisor SUV and new generation Superb sedan in India. Carmakers in … [Read more...]
Exclusive: China commerce minister to head to Europe to make EV case
Summary Visit to France expected on April 7 Visit to Italy expected on April 12 BYD, SAIC and Geely representatives to accompany Wang China overtook Japan last year as largest car exporter PARIS/SHANGHAI, March 28 (Reuters) – China’s commerce minister will travel to Europe in April for discussions about the European Commission’s investigation into whether China’s electric vehicle industry has … [Read more...]
Hyundai Motor doubles down on EVs as it ramps up investment in Korea
NEW YORK/SEOUL, March 27 (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Group (005380.KS), said on Wednesday it will invest 68 trillion won ($51 billion) over three years in South Korea to ramp up electric vehicle production and new mobility business and separately hire 80,000 new employees, doubling down at a time when other established automakers are slowing efforts. More than half of the investment, or … [Read more...]
Xiaomi takes aim at Tesla in Chinese auto market with $29,870 electric car
BEIJING, March 28 (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched a sporty electric car on Thursday with styling cues drawn from Porsche and priced below Tesla’s (TSLA.O) Model 3, highlighting the stiff competition from new entrants in an already crowded EV market in China. During the two hour-long event, Xiaomi CEO and founder Lei Jun told a packed room whose attendees included the … [Read more...]
Editorial: Don't waste industry reprieve on 2027-32 EPA emission regs
The EPA's decision to recast emission regulations for 2027-32 model year vehicles will give automakers a better chance to make needed progress. It shouldn't be wasted. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Column: New York 2024: Contrasts abound in contentious year
The New York auto show saw differing viewpoints on the EPA emissions rules, Chinese automakers, the U.S. economic climate and — of course — EVs. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
2025 Hyundai Tucson makes global debut at New York Auto Show
By: Paarth Khatri | Updated on: 29 Mar 2024, 09:29 AM Share via: 2025 Hyundai Tucson might make to the Indian market next year. However, nothing is confirmed as of now. The 2025 Hyundai Tucson will be sold with three powertrain options. Hyundai has unveiled the 2025 Tucson at the New York International Auto Show. The SUV comes with cosmetic changes as well as … [Read more...]
China's electric car market, world's largest, at heart of global EV revolution
EV makers from China have made inroads into markets from Europe to Southeast Asia and Tesla's Elon Musk described them in January as "the most competitive car companies in the world". How big is the Chinese EV market?China's market for EVs dwarfs the rest of the world. Of all new EVs sold globally in December last year, 69 percent were in China, according to the research firm Rystad Energy. And … [Read more...]
WAF Auto News | The Auto World This Week (29th March 2024)
“WAF AutoNews” is World’s No.1 in World Auto News & Auto Think Tank !!Click Here to See for yourself. INDIA MG Motor India to increase production soon carwale Volkswagen India reinvigorates product line-up with the showcase of new GT Plus Sport and GT Line variants on Taigun, unveils ID.4 in India WAF Auto players line up array of new EV models in coming years on govt … [Read more...]
The 2024 Kelley Blue Book Consumer Choice Award for the 2024 Ram 1500 Truck Comes at a Crucial Time for the Ram Brand
Join us... Kelley Blue Book has awarded the 2024 Ram 1500 a Consumer Choice Award for Best Overall Truck Brand. This is huge for the Ram brand because it applauds the brand’s quality and value. Ram has already unveiled its freshened 2025 model. It gives Ram great credibility that consumers love their tried-and-true workhorse, the Ram 1500. The 2024 Consumer Choice Awards are … [Read more...]
Sometimes, it takes a front loader to stop a front loader
How does one stop a stolen oversized front loader that’s plowing down a Georgia highway to escape a police pursuit? With another front loader.This rather unusual incident, captured on body cam video earlier this week, came about when a 38-year-old former worker at a waste management site in Gwinnett County climbed into the vehicle and began driving it erratically on the site.Police arrived shortly … [Read more...]
Toyota teases the 2025 4Runner
Let's go back to the last week of August 2009, eh? "The Final Destination" was the top movie, "American Idol" the top TV show, the Black Eyed Peas claimed the top tune with "I Gotta Feeling," and the average gallon of gas cost $2.43, which the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says is worth $3.49 today. Oh, and that month, the current, fifth-generation Toyota 4Runner entered production in Japan. As … [Read more...]
As Toyota Land Cruisers Go on Sale, What Does It Take to Snag One?
Toyota says that the 2024 Land Cruiser is starting to arrive at U.S. dealerships.Here's what you need to know about allocation, timing, reservations, and other dealership info.The Land Cruiser First Edition starts at $76,345, and the base 1958 model costs $57,345.We'd imagine people are already lining up at Toyota dealerships across the country to join the waiting list for the new 2024 Land … [Read more...]
Maserati's GT2 Race Car Will Be Your Best Friend
From the moment we laid eyes on the Maserati MC20's striking curves, we couldn't help but imagine a more aggressive version. After some seat time, thoughts of a street-legal track machine competing with the downforce behemoths from Chevrolet and Porsche raced through our heads. Maserati clearly had similar thoughts but instead skipped the road-ready version and went right to track-only mode. After … [Read more...]
Lamborghini’s New Logo Looks a Heck of a Lot Like the Old One
Lamborghini has revealed a redesigned version of the iconic raging bull logo for the first time in over 20 years.The new logo has an updated font and the bull loses much of its previous 3D look. According to Lamborghini, the new logo is a better representation of the "brave, unexpected, and authentic" values of the brand's mission. Here, take a closer look at this. No, no, even closer. That's … [Read more...]
Kia Telluride recall involves 427,000 SUVs over rollaway risk
In a rare stumble for the Kia Telluride, the automaker is recalling 427,407 units over a potential rollaway risk. With the relevant assembly dates of vehicles in the recall pool running from January 9, 2019, to October 19, 2023, we're talking about nearly the entire production run of Kia's massively popular three-row SUV. In cars with the problem, splines on the right front driveshaft and the … [Read more...]
2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class First Drive Review: Driven to distraction
AGOURA HILLS, Calif – The list of advanced driver assist systems available in the all-new 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class is roughly longer than the entire list of every feature in a 190E from 1990. Don’t worry, I’m not going to list them (snooze), but it’s definitely a good thing they’re present to prevent you from drifting into the path of 18-wheelers because the rest of this state-of-the-art Benz … [Read more...]
Fisker price cuts mark latest turn in downward spiral
The company's price cuts come after a steady barrage of issues, including the dissolution of talks with a large automaker for a financial lifeline, halted production and a scathing report from Consumer Reports. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
China's latest EV is a 'connected' car from smartphone and electronics maker Xiaomi
BEIJING — Xiaomi, a well-known maker of smart consumer electronics in China, is joining the country's booming but crowded market for electric cars. The tech company will start taking orders for the SU7, a sporty four-door sedan, following a launch event with founder Lei Jun in Beijing on Thursday evening. Analysts think it will be priced in the 300,000 yuan ($40,000) range. Government subsides … [Read more...]
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