Samsung SDI would likely supply EV batteries that could power about 500,000 EVs over the next seven years. South Korea’s Samsung SDI said on Monday it will supply Hyundai Motor with electric vehicle (EV) batteries for seven years starting 2026, marking the first battery supply deal between the two companies. “The latest supply deal marks…
Kia reports that its global vehicle sales in August increased by 5.2 percent year-over-year to 255,481 units. After eight months of 2023, the South Korean brand sold 2,092,200 vehicles (up 8.9 percent year-over-year). In terms of all-electric car sales, August was pretty solid – one of the strongest months ever (over 15,900 units sold) and…
Pick-up trucks are critical to Thailand’s auto market, accounting for nearly half of all vehicle sales last year, and Toyota, according to research firm MarkLines, had a 39% market share in the one-ton pickup truck segment in the first nine months of this year. Toyota will soon test a new electric pick-up truck in Thailand,…
After the software update in July 2018, Tesla released a new feature called Tesla Cabin Overheat Protection. It helps to keep the inside of the car cool and stop it from getting too hot. You can turn it on for only 12 hours, and it takes about 15 extra minutes to start working. If you’re…
Computer and communication equipment (C&C) segment consumes ~63% of chips produced, followed by automobiles ~13%, and consumer and industrial segments ~12%. New Delhi: The global shortage of semiconductors, or chips, which had hobbled automobile production and sales in India since 2020-21 is easing after improved supplies from better production schedules enabled by predictive demand forecast….
It felt like the opening minutes of a disaster movie. This summer, Trevor O’Donnell, 64, had been reading the cascade of news about extreme weather: wildfire smoke covering the country, deadly flooding in unexpected places, record-breaking heat. To Mr. O’Donnell, a tourism executive who splits his time between Palm Springs, Calif., and Douglas, Mich., American…
The upcoming USD 2.75 billion Micron Technology‘s facility in India proves that the growth in Micron Technology has committed to investing up to USD 825 million in building a new semiconductor assembly and test facility in India, with support from the Indian government. the country’s semiconductor ecosystem will soon manifest itself in myriad ways, propelling…
The redesigned 2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid will debit November 14 at the 2023 Los Angeles auto show, Toyota has revealed, hinting that it will add all-wheel drive to the hybrid version of the ubiquitous mid-size sedan for the first time. All-wheel drive Toyota hybrids are nothing new, but up to this point the Camry Hybrid…
Lexus will exhibit at the first-ever Japan MObility Show 2023 from October 26 to November 5 under the theme “Discover a future you can’t wait to navigate!” The press conference is scheduled on press day at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Lexus booth. The Lexus booth theme will be “Pushing the Boundaries of…
The European Union’s decision last week to formally open an investigation into whether EV makers in China have received government subsidies is a sign that a trade war may be brewing between the two entities. But how much does the Chinese state actually support domestic electric car manufacturers? Quite a lot, the New York Times reports. Focusing…
