Last year, Toyota announced four new Crown models representing a “Crown for a new era.” Rather than simply sticking to a sedan design, the development entailed a thorough reexamination of what the Crown is about. While inheriting the Crown’s DNA of innovation and pushing the limits, the new models align with the diverse values and…
The Cruise Origin vehicle, built in Detroit, was jointly developed by GM, Cruise and Honda. General Motors said Monday it plans to temporarily halt production of its fully autonomous Cruise Origin van just days after the unit said it was pausing all driverless operations. The move was first reported by Forbes, citing an audio of…
Together, with next generation power supply and gate driver circuitry, the higher system efficiency enables improved vehicle range. New Delhi: BorgWarner has been awarded increased business by a premium European OEM to supply additional Combined Inverter and DC/DC Converter (CIDD) units for use in the company’s all-wheel-drive B and C segment hybrid applications. By combining…
After the official launch of the new E-Ducato, E-Doblò and E-Scudo 2024 and their ICE versions at the “Stellantis Commercial Vehicles Ambition Day“, FIAT Professional has opened orders for the full lineup in the main European markets – Italy and France as firsts, starting from November 2nd, then Germany, Benelux, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Poland, UK…
NXP in September said automotive demand was “pretty good” across all its markets, including China, which contributes about 30% to the chipmaker’s total revenue. Chipmaker NXP Semiconductors forecast fourth-quarter profit above Wall Street targets on Monday, expecting a resilient automotive market and stable industrial demand to offset weakness in other key markets. To protect its…
The all-new 2025 Ram 2025 full-size pickup truck is here (at least in official photos – more on this in a bit), and it will be available in multiple versions, including gasoline- and battery-powered. We’ll leave the full-on gas-guzzling variants for our colleagues at Motor1.com to cover. Still, we’re not too far from the tailpipe…
Ram has confirmed first details for a pickup that no other automaker has dared yet build, yet one that might possibly offer the best of both worlds: a plug-in series-hybrid truck. The truck, which Ram calls the Ramcharger, is claimed to offer “class-shattering unlimited battery electric range.” The Ramcharger always has electric propulsion at the…
Recently, US-based chipset giant Qualcomm said that it might outsource manufacture of semiconductor chips to India once the country sets up its own fab plants and Outsourced semiconductor assembly and Test (OSAT) facilities. US-based deep tech venture capital investment firm said that it would double down its spend on India’s startups that could create products…
The company’s lithium-ion cell manufacturing project is progressing well, he said, adding that once operational, it would enable the company to offer products and solutions in the fast-growing electric mobility space as well as for stationary applications. New Delhi: Battery maker Exide Industries Ltd on Monday reported 12.11% rise in consolidated profit after tax (PAT)…
General Motors’ decision to cancel the Chevrolet Bolt had to have been one of the more perplexing moves from an automaker that has struggled across the board to deliver any electric vehicles in volume. Sure, the Bolt’s hardware was outdated it’s believed GM never made them profitably, but the Bolt’s massive sales success this year…
