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BMW is making its cars longer for India. It has little to do with driving

From the Mercedes E-Class to BMW’s expanding long-wheelbase range, extra rear legroom is becoming a bigger selling point for India’s luxury car buyers.

Why the new Tata Tiago EV doesn’t need a bigger battery

This is not a long-distance cruiser. And because the battery pack is smaller, ergo lighter, the Tiago EV doesn’t feel heavy to drive. It feels nice and dynamic, like a small hatchback should.

From CNG queues to EVs—how energy crunch can reshape India’s automotive market

Iran war-driven gas shortages can do what policies could not—push India toward EVs.

The three German SUVs are here. It’s the features list that has puzzled me

Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4MATiC, BMW X3 30 XDrive M-Sport Pro & Volkswagen Tayron R-Line 4MOTION are assembled in India, so upcoming FTA with the EU will not make them any cheaper.

Boxy sharp edges, 1.5-litre turbo engine—Tata Sierra is back to turn heads again

Sierra has to stand out in an extremely crowded market. There are more than 30 vehicles in the CSUV market right now.

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.

Is 2025 the year of EVs? Bharat Mobility Global Expo is all about Avinya X to MG Cyberster

The Expo was truly electrifying and 2025 will see a lot of new electric cars. But I’m still hesitant to declare India’s EV transition a success.

How Centre’s ‘Aaina’ portal could help 4,700+ urban local bodies take long, hard look in the mirror

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs is crafting a single portal to aggregate data from ULBs, spanning domains like planning, finance, & citizen services, to improve their functioning.

On Camera

Blaming the military for Eelam wars is too easy. Leaders of political parties were responsible

Each pile of bones in Sri Lanka is evidence of what happens when politics disintegrates under the weight of ethnic or religious chauvinism, and dialogue is replaced by the sound of gunfire.

Bitcoin surges toward $80,000, on track for its biggest weekly gain in over 3 years

Bitcoin is up about 23% this week, on track for its best weekly gain since March 2023, as US Treasury bond buybacks lower yields and boost appetite for risk assets.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.