Automotives

Japan Carmakers Toyota, Nissan Post Surprise Bumper Profits

Both carmakers gained from a plunge in the yen in October last year, even as a shortage of chips and…

2 months ago

EVs at the Centre of India’s Car Show in Clean Mobility Push

Firms from Hyundai Motor to BYD are set to focus on electric cars, while Maruti Suzuki and Toyota Motor are expected to…

3 months ago

Nissan-Renault Talks Focus on EV Strength, Equal Partnership

The two sides are discussing a reduction in Renault's 43% stake in Nissan, potentially to 15%, so the carmakers can…

5 months ago

China Jeep Car Venture to File for Bankruptcy as Sales Crash

As China's automakers close the gap with foreign automakers we are likely to see more joint ventures collapse in the…

5 months ago

India’s Tata Motors Upbeat Despite Wider Quarterly Loss

As semiconductor shortages ease, Tata expects to sell 90,000 Jaguar Land Rover vehicles on a wholesale basis in the current…

8 months ago

US Regulator Hits Hyundai with $19.2 Million Fine

Hyundai Capital America submitted inaccurate payment information to credit reporting agencies for years, damaging consumers' credit ratings and driving up…

8 months ago

GM Restarts Auto Production at Two South Korea Factories

Production had been halted at Changwon and No-2 Bupyeong factories after a supplier refused to supply auto parts since earlier…

8 months ago

Hyundai Motor US Unit Accused of Hiring Child Labourers

A Guatemalan girl, who turns 14 this month, and her two brothers, aged 12 and 15, all worked at the…

8 months ago

India Rejects China Car Firm Great Wall’s Bid to Buy GM Plant

GM struck a deal in early 2020 to sell the plant in Pune to Great Wall, with the Chinese SUV-maker…

9 months ago

India to Investigate Tata EV Fire Caught on Video

The Indian government said it would launch a probe into why a Tata Motors electric vehicle (EV) caught fire in…

9 months ago

BMW Kicks Off Production at ‘Flexible’ New China Factory

The first model that will roll off is the i3, a mid-sized sports sedan, increasing the range of its EV…

9 months ago

Truck Drivers Strike Prompts Hyundai to Ramp Up Output

A Hyundai Motor union official said production at the Ulsan plants picked up slightly on Friday in some lines and…

10 months ago