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Stellantis has taken full ownership of its Thiruvallur plant in Tamil Nadu after acquiring CK Birla Group's remaining stake, and plans to expand output.
IG Metall protests target Volkswagen and other carmakers over job cuts as VW accelerates restructuring and tariff pressure grows.
TimesLIVE's first-drive review of the 2026 BMW iX3, the first Neue Klasse model and 2026 World Car of the Year, reports gains in range, performance and cabin design.
Sunwoda claims its 15C battery charges from 10% to 97% in nine minutes and targets 10,000 megawatt charging stations by 2027.
Autohled.cz compares the Mitsubishi Outlander and Hyundai Santa Fe as seven-seat electrified SUVs, covering price, space, PHEV technology and all-wheel drive.
World Car Awards has opened its 2027 season, with 100 jurors to assess vehicles and winners to be announced in New York in March 2027.
Xpeng wants other carmakers, suppliers and software developers to use its vehicle technology, according to unnamed sources, as the company seeks new income streams.
Carmakers are converting idle EV battery plants into grid storage for AI data centres, but analysts warn the strategy may swap one demand risk for another.
Hyundai has unveiled the fifth-generation Tucson at its Korean debut, with a larger body, new 8-speed automatic, hybrid options, and updated cabin technology.
A study of 47.4 million MOT tests finds higher-mileage EVs are less likely to fail than equivalent petrol cars, though battery health and history still matter.
