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Renault India revs up for a comeback. Set for 5 car launch lineup starting with new Duster

Renault’s decision to not bring the second-generation Duster to India in 2019 was a head-scratching one. At the time, Indian executives had claimed this was due to cost issues.

My Hong Kong visit was a reality check. XPENG has taken the first step for a ‘flying car’

XPENG is not just producing self-driving cars and a two-person rotorcraft, later this year the company will rollout their in-house AI chipsets.

Delhi’s EV policy is too ambitious. CNG autos, commercial vehicles will take massive hit

Forcing commercial vehicles to change, despite many of them running on CNG, a cleaner hydrocarbon than petrol, might have the biggest impact of all.

Import duties, Trump, and Tesla—India’s auto sector caught in the crossfire

Indian auto manufacturers have expressed concern over slashing import tariffs on EVs and have requested for a gradual reduction to 30 per cent rather than dramatic cuts.

Indian carmakers need more homegrown designers. Chinese are now a match to Europeans

Mahindra is expanding its design studio at its facility in Kandivali in Mumbai, and even Maruti-Suzuki and Hyundai have design teams in India.

Never been a better time to buy a car—even models that never gave discounts seeing price cuts

Car manufacturers are now realigning production, with a possible decline in the coming months across the board as they and dealers clear excess inventory.

I drove from Mathura to Delhi in an MG Windsor. And it showed me India’s real EV landscape

It costs just Rs 3/km to run my EV. But then again, owners of petrol and diesel vehicles wouldn’t find themselves stranded for lack of juice on a desolate highway.

Indian auto industry in AI age—a few codes can transform a vehicle more than a new suspension

Today, the manufacturing of two- and four-wheelers has become akin to that of consumer electronics, like smartphones.

Hyundai, Maruti, Nissan—sales are down at home, but ‘Made in India’ exports are driving growth

Maruti-Suzuki's Jimny, manufactured in Gurugram factory, has become such a hit in Japan that there’s a waiting list. In India, the carmaker had to slash prices to clear stock.

Is Tesla late to the party? EV space in India is as busy as Elon Musk

Despite Tesla’s tremendous brand image and Musk being one of the most influential figures on the planet, he may struggle to compete in India’s EV market.

On Camera

Dear Sanjeev Bikhchandani, supporting Prof Mahmudabad is a matter of morality, not activism

Surely, Ashoka University shouldn’t meddle with the legal processes. But making sure that Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad gets legal support doesn’t mean the institution supports his views.

Operation Sindoor: How Rafales, Pakistani J-10s & lots of propaganda moved global defence markets

New Delhi: The impact of Operation Sindoor extended far beyond the battlefield as aerial battles continued in the stock markets. After India carried out...

Operation Sindoor: How Rafales, Pakistani J-10s & lots of propaganda moved global defence markets

New Delhi: The impact of Operation Sindoor extended far beyond the battlefield as aerial battles continued in the stock markets. After India carried out...

Op Sindoor is the first battle in India’s two-front war. A vicious pawn in a King’s Gambit

The Chinese use Pakistan as a cheap instrument to triangulate India between them. It is safer to presume that the Chinese now see Pakistan as an extension of their Western Theatre Command.