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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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Topic: Cars

Mercedes for Modi and ‘The Beast’ for Biden: World leaders love state cars. It’s their ‘art’

Serving with both looks and protection, state vehicles are so much more than just protective machines. They are symbolic of their countries' power.

Cars24 raises Rs 3,000 crore funding, nearly doubles valuation to Rs 33,000 crore

The used-car platform has closed a Rs 2,250 crore Series G round led by Alpha Wave Capital alongside Rs 750 crore in debt. It has aggressive expansion plans for 2022.

India’s used car website Cars24 raises $450 mn from SoftBank, Tencent, others

The round values Cars24 at $1.84 billion, almost doubling from the end of last year. It’s starting conversations about an IPO and aims to go public in 18 to 24 months.

First GM, now Ford — why India is becoming a graveyard for world’s auto giants

India is a market for low-priced cars with low running costs, and global majors don’t have the models to match Maruti and Hyundai’s entry-level vehicles.

Cars24 to raise $350 mn from SoftBank, others, aims for IPO

The fundraising would value India’s biggest online marketplace for used automobiles at close to $2 billion. It plans to go public in 18 to 24 months.

Nearly half of all prospective new car buyers are thinking of going electric, study suggests

No less than 41 per cent of those who say they intend to purchase a new car are considering an EV — 66 per cent of them in the next 12 months.

Families with 1 flat shouldn’t have 4-5 cars, says Bombay HC on PIL for parking space issues

The bench was hearing a PIL challenging a govt notification amending the Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations Rules, permitting developers to reduce parking space.

How cars fueled by ethanol can add to India’s food inflation

While use of ethanol has many advantages for India, diverting sugar for its production may be the biggest change for the global sugar industry and could drive a bull market.

Kushal S. Chandi – a 19-year-old who is already a master blogger & the CEO of a company

Kushal's passion for exotic cars led him to set up Platinum Concierge Group. He also blogs on cars.

Sanskar Daryani — a car enthusiast who owns a comprehensive fleet of supercars

Besides being a car reviewer, influencer and vlogger, Sanskar Daryani also takes care of his family's confectionary business.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.