Source : PTI | Mumbai, Ahead of Dussehra, the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in Mumbai have launched a special drive against high-end vehicles registered outside Maharashtra but being used primarily in the state, officials said on Saturday.

The drive primarily targets luxury vehicles registered outside Maharashtra, particularly in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, an RTO official said.

Continue reading “Mumbai RTOs launch drive against high-end vehicles registered outside Maharashtra”

Source : PTI | The Delhi government has proposed capping the number of e-rickshaws in the national capital at 2.5 lakh under a draft scheme released on Sunday, citing concerns over traffic congestion, road safety and pollution.

The Delhi E-Rickshaw (Registration and Operation) Scheme, 2026 has been opened for public feedback and suggestions for 30 days before it is finalised. Continue reading “Delhi govt proposes cap of 2.5 lakh e-rickshaws under draft scheme”

Source : PTI | Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) India is expanding its retail presence in the National Capital Region, with the luxury automaker relocating to a bigger integrated facility in Delhi and opening a new outlet in Gurugram, seeing it as a key growth market.

The Tata Group-owned automaker’s Managing Director, Rajan Amba said the move strengthens JLR’s retail presence in the region, terming it an “important market”. Continue reading “JLR India expands retail presence in Delhi, Gurugram; sees NCR as key market”

Source : PTI | Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) expects its domestic sales volumes to reach 6 million units during the current financial year ending March 2027, said HMSI President and CEO Tsutsumu Otani.

This would represent around 4.3 per cent year-on-year growth compared to domestic dispatches of 5.75 million units in FY 2025-26.

Continue reading “Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India expects FY27 domestic sales volume at 6 million units”

Source : PTI | Stellantis India is targeting to halve vehicle development time and ramp up localisation for certain models as it prepares to launch 12 products across Citroen and Jeep brands under its FaSTLAne 2030 roadmap, MD and CEO Shailesh Hazela said.

“Globally, we announced that our ambition is to cut down our development time for bringing new products from 48 months to close to two years, which is around 24 months. That is what we are working on (for) our products, which we are going to launch,” Hazela told PTI in an interview. Continue reading “Stellantis India targets to halve vehicle development time, boost localisation”

Summary

• Shares fall around 1.6% in pre-market trading
• Company has said it hopes to become profitable next year
• Focus is on growing international ​markets

(Reuters) – Vietnamese electric-vehicle maker VinFast reported an ‌85.5% jump in second-quarter revenue on Monday, as a one-off $1.18 billion gain from transferring manufacturing assets cut its net loss but its operating loss almost tripled. Continue reading “VinFast’s overseas push lifts quarterly revenue as restructuring gains trim net loss”

Summary

• Lawsuits alleged Uber gave misleading information for licence
• Judge rules claimants missed six-year limit for filing cases
• Ruling comes ahead ​of Uber’s separate UK tax dispute

LONDON, (Reuters) – Uber won its bid on ‌Monday to throw out two linked lawsuits seeking around £340 million ($453 million) brought by thousands of London black cab drivers and two former private hire companies. Continue reading “Uber wins bid to throw out UK mass lawsuit by black cab drivers”

(Reuters) – Battery-electric ​vehicle (BEV) registrations in Europe rose 70.3% in ‌September, as high oil prices, subsidies and the availability of more affordable models continued to lead the growth.

Around a ​third of cars sold across 17 key ​European markets in September were BEVs, data ⁠from E-Mobility Europe, New Automotive and Fier ​Automotive showed on Monday, amid a deal made by ​France and Germany to soften proposed EU car emissions rules. Continue reading “Europe EV sales rose 70% in September, around 30% of market share”

(Reuters) – Ford is recalling 102,159 F-Series trucks ​in the US ‌over faulty equipment, the National Highway Traffic Safety ​Administration (NHTSA) said ​on Tuesday.

Here are details: Continue reading “Ford recalls more than 102,000 F-Series trucks over faulty speedometer, US NHTSA says”

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Net profit growth at China’s CATL slowed sharply in the third quarter, hit by fierce competition in ​the electric vehicle battery market as China’s auto sales ‌growth cooled.

Continue reading “China’s CATL third-quarter profit growth slowest in nearly two years as competition intensifies”

MADRID, (Reuters) – Waymo, Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) autonomous driving unit, plans to launch a fully autonomous ride-hailing service ​in Spain’s Madrid region in 2027, its ‌first deployment in the country, it said on Tuesday. Continue reading “Waymo to launch autonomous ride-hailing in Madrid next year”

MILAN, (Reuters) – Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna on Tuesday praised Tesla’s latest Roadster sports car presentation, saying the redesign showed the auto industry had ​room for daring innovation even in a mature market.

With stunts, ‌including airborne manoeuvres, Tesla last week made public a Roadster equipped with SpaceX-derived thrusters, and Chief Executive Elon Musk said production would start in 2028. Continue reading “Ferrari CEO hails Tesla Roadster redesign as the bold innovation the industry needs”

Summary

• Rogers hopes to flip Senate seat to Republicans
• UAW has endorsed opponent, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed
• GM says its stock is undervalued

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers and the United Auto Workers union ​found rare common ground on Tuesday, separately accusing General Motors of putting shareholders ahead of ‌workers after the automaker unveiled a new $20 billion stock buyback plan. Continue reading “Michigan Republican candidate and UAW, in rare alignment, blast GM”

(Reuters) – French car parts supplier OPmobility reported a ​rise in third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, even as ‌it undergoes restructuring amid broader weakness in the automotive industry.

Earlier this month, the company lowered its 2026 ​targets and said it would cut about ​770 jobs in Europe, citing lower global ⁠auto production forecasts, customer activity adjustments in ​Europe and delays in the hydrogen mobility ​market. Continue reading “OPmobility’s third-quarter revenue rises amid reorganization”

Summary

• Annual adjusted EPS forecast tightens to $12.75 to $13.75, below analysts’ midpoint
• GM board approves multi-year $20 billion stock buyback program
• Commodity inflation could weigh on next year’s bottom line by $2 billion, CFO Jacobson says

(Reuters) – General Motors’ third-quarter core profit rose sharply on the ​back of strong pickup truck sales, but its shares fell on Tuesday after the automaker signaled pressure in coming months ‌from higher commodity costs and lower truck sales. Continue reading “GM shares sink as automaker signals rising cost pressures”

Summary

• ID. UNYX 08 sells average 267 vehicles a month between April and August, ThinkerCar data show
• Volkswagen initially targeted 3,622 monthly UNYX 08 sales this year, planning documents show
• VW China CEO warns company must urgently align production capacities with ‘market realities’

BEIJING/BERLIN, (Reuters) – When Volkswagen turned to EV maker Xpeng in 2023 to help fix its flailing Chinese business, executives touted the partnership as a shortcut to developing cars tailored for China at the high speed of the local auto sector. Continue reading “Volkswagen bet on Xpeng to save its China business. It’s not going to plan”

(Reuters) – Software and digital technology are set to overtake traditional vehicle engineering as the key ​battleground in the automotive industry by 2035, ‌while China is expected to strengthen its position among the world’s largest carmakers, a KPMG survey of industry ​executives showed on Wednesday.

Among 775 senior executives ​surveyed, 48% said they expected six of the ⁠world’s top 10 automakers to be headquartered ​in China by 2035, reflecting a shift in ​industry leadership toward software, AI, batteries and digital innovation. Continue reading “Auto industry bosses expect software, China growth to reshape sector by 2035, survey shows”

(Reuters) – Toyota is recalling 105,794 vehicles in the US ​over a potential fuel ‌leak that could raise the risk of fire if ​it reaches an ignition ​source, the National Highway Traffic ⁠Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on ​Wednesday.

Here are some details: Continue reading “Toyota to recall about 105,800 US vehicles over fire risk, NHTSA says”

WUHU, China, (Reuters) – Chery is open to partnerships with US automakers, a senior executive told Reuters ​on Wednesday, as China’s top car exporter looks to expand in North ‌America following rapid growth in Europe and elsewhere.

Chery, which sells the Omoda and Jaecoo brands, is one of several Chinese automakers disrupting the global industry with advanced technology and prices ​that legacy car companies have struggled to match. Continue reading “China’s Chery open to partnering with US automakers, executive says”

Source : PTI | Maruti Suzuki on Thursday said it has received a favourable Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Order covering eight financial years and sees a positive tax impact of approximately ₹13,000 crore.

“The company has received the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal order for eight years from FY 2013-14 to FY 2019-20 & FY 2021-22 wherein the issues have been majorly allowed in favour of the company, having a positive tax impact (including interest) of ₹1,30,000 million (approx),” Maruti Suzuki said in an exchange filing. Continue reading “Maruti Suzuki gets favourable Income Tax Appellate Tribunal order”

Source : PTI | Former Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to take measures to curb road accidents caused by the illegal and hazardous parking of commercial and heavy vehicles along national and state highways in the state’s mining and industrial belts.

In a letter to Majhi, the Sambalpur MP said road accidents were increasing due to trucks being parked illegally in long queues stretching for kilometres along highways in mining and industrial corridors. Continue reading “Dharmendra Pradhan urges Odisha CM to curb illegal truck parking on highways”

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China’s Geely Holding ​Group (GEELY.UL) said on ‌Friday that vehicles from its ​portfolio of ​brands will feature Google’s ⁠in-car services, ​including Gemini, ​Play and Maps, in overseas markets.

The first ​vehicle application ​is planned for rollout ‌in ⁠the second half of 2027 outside China ​and ​the ⁠United States, subject to ​relevant approvals ​and ⁠market readiness, according to a ⁠company ​statement. Continue reading “Vehicles from Geely brands to come with Google built-in services outside China”

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico said on Friday that a new five-year tariff break for ​imported car parts will apply only to automakers that ‌already have production facilities in the country.

The clarification comes several days after industry analysts raised questions ​about the decree’s potential to open ​the door to Chinese brands or other ⁠newcomer car companies. Continue reading “Mexico limits tariffs break to established local carmakers”

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – California said on Friday that nearly 12,000 residents bought electric vehicles since August using rebates under a ​new $270 million program funded by the state and automakers.

Still, overall EV sales ‌have fallen in California and nationwide as President Donald Trump’s administration has removed federal incentives for them. EV sales are up globally- fueled by rising oil prices. Continue reading “Nearly 12,000 California residents bought EVs using state rebate program”

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Volvo Cars is expanding its partnership with Nvidia to develop a new generation ​of driver-assistance and automated-driving technology, the companies said on Thursday, ‌as carmakers race to bring increasingly advanced hands-free driving features to market. Continue reading “Volvo Cars expands automated driving partnership with Nvidia”

Summary

• Chinese automakers target Europe’s lucrative premium segment
• Brands showcase ‘intelligent luxury’ at Paris car show
• Carmakers seek higher-margin growth amid slowdown at home

PARIS, (Reuters) – China’s automakers are betting European drivers will embrace a new form of premium motoring centred on technology rather than heritage, with brands such as Changan’s Avatr and BYD’s Denza pitching what they call “intelligent ​luxury”. Continue reading “Chinese automakers make tech-led pitch for Europe’s premium car market”

Summary

• Plan sets 2035 car CO2 target at 90% with no compensatory measures
• ‘Made in EU’ could cover Britain, but with conditions
• France, Germany still need backing from other EU members, European Parliament

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – France and Germany struck a deal on Friday to soften proposed EU car emissions rules ​and open the door for Britain to be treated as a trusted partner under the bloc’s “Made in EU” rules. Continue reading “France, Germany strike deal on car emissions and UK special status”

Summary

• The Roadster can flip in the air and land using thrusters
• Some Tesla watchers see unveil as marketing for Tesla-SpaceX merger
• Roadster production to start in 2028, CEO Musk says
• Roadster has top speed of over 230 mph, range of over 300 miles
• Roadster pricing not yet disclosed

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Tesla unveiled a redesigned Roadster powered with rocket-style thrusters on ​Thursday and said it would start production in 2028, more than a decade after it first showed a next-generation version of its electric sports car. Continue reading “Tesla’s new Roadster turns in air with SpaceX thrusters, won’t land until 2028”

Madhus Garage Equipment was pleased to welcome Cédric Ouguergouz, Group Sales Director, and Matthieu Gouesse, Area Manager at GYS France, during their recent visit to India. The visit highlighted the strength of the longstanding association between the two organisations and their shared commitment to expanding GYS’ presence in the Indian automotive aftermarket. Continue reading “Madhus Garage Equipment Welcomes GYS France Leadership to India to Strengthen Strategic Partnership”

Every Bodyshop knows the moment. The car is painted, baked and almost out of the door—then someone spots a dust nib. Or a run on the door edge. Or a mark at final inspection. What should be a quick fix turns into an airline hunt, a wait for the booth or, worse, a panel respray.

These small defects turn up every week, on every kind of vehicle. On their own they look trivial. Together they quietly eat technician hours, paint, energy and margin—and almost nobody measures them. Continue reading “Stop Losing Hours to Dust Nibs: How Cordless Spot Repair Turns Small Defects into Bodyshop Profit”

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(Reuters) – Chery said on Thursday it would launch a new electric sports utility ​vehicle model in Britain in early ‌2027, as the Chinese automaker competes for a larger share of the UK’s growing EV ​market.

Here are some details: Continue reading “Chinese automaker Chery to launch new EV model in UK in early 2027”

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Tesla is set to unveil its redesigned Roadster on Thursday, nearly nine years after it first showed a next-generation version of its electric sports car.

Tesla revealed ​a prototype of the $200,000 car in 2017 and said deliveries would begin in ‌2020. The price has not been updated but reservations are still $50,000 each. Continue reading “Tesla set to unveil next generation Roadster sports EV after years of delay”

Summary

• Chinese brands jostle for Europe as pressure builds at home
• Industry slowdown brings consolidation closer
• Europe may determine the survivors

PARIS, (Reuters) – The record 20 Chinese brands vying for attention at this week’s Paris car show reflect a stark reality: as a slowdown at home pushes China’s overcrowded auto industry to consolidate, success in Europe could help determine which carmakers survive. Continue reading “For Chinese automakers, the road to survival runs through Europe”

Source : PTI | Toyota Kirloskar Motor will ramp up production capacity at Bidadi in Karnataka from early next year, a senior company official said on Wednesday, as the automaker looks to reduce waiting period for certain models while preparing for new products.

The Japanese automaker currently has two plants in Bidadi, with an annual production capacity of 3.42 lakh units. The additional capacity, which was earlier expected to come up this year, will be at an upcoming third plant in Bidadi. It will have an annual capacity of 1 lakh units for different models, including HyCross multi-purpose vehicle. Continue reading “Toyota Kirloskar Motor to ramp up capacity at Bidadi from early 2027”

Source : PTI | India’s cumulative ethanol receipts reached 987 crore litres by the end of September in the current supply year, with grain-based feedstocks accounting for more than 71 per cent of the total, the All India Distillers’ Association (AIDA) said on Thursday.

Receipts by oil marketing companies stood at 987 crore litres in Ethanol Supply Year 2025-26 (November-October), against a total contracted allocation of 1,197 crore litres, or 82.5 per cent fulfilment, AIDA said in a statement. Continue reading “India’s ethanol receipts reach 987 crore litres in ESY 2025-26”

Source : PTI | The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to identify and notify industrial, commercial, residential, and silence zones within three months and to curb noise pollution.

A Lucknow bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai issued the directions while hearing a suo motu petition concerning noise pollution.

Continue reading “Allahabad HC directs Uttar Pradesh government to notify noise zones in 3 months, crack down on illegal hooters”

Source : PTI | Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini will on Wednesday begin his four-day official visit to Sweden, which is aimed at attracting investments, strengthening global partnerships and bringing advanced technologies to the state.

This is Saini’s second foreign trip this month. It follows his three-day tour to Singapore, which concluded on October 6. Continue reading “Haryana CM Saini targets Swedish investments in auto, defence and power sectors”

BANGKOK, (Reuters) – A deal halving Chinese hybrid car imports into Europe will have to be followed by the rebalancing of trade in other sectors and better access ​to the Chinese market for the EU, European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said ‌on Wednesday.

Dombrovskis said the hybrid car deal, struck by EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic in China last week, was the result of a more determined approach after Europe’s trade deficit with China reached an unsustainable €1 billion a ​day last year. Continue reading “After hybrid car deal, EU needs to rebalance China trade in other sectors, Dombrovskis says”