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Ferrari
Automotive
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Ferrari Boss Has No Fears Over Electric Future

Ferrari, the sports car maker synonymous with roaring petrol engines, welcomes the shift to electric powertrains and is confident of retaining its lead in the market for high-performance cars, its chairman said on Monday. The European Union last month…

Tesla App
Automotive
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Tesla Updates Mobile App With New User Interface & Features

Tesla has released version 4 of its mobile app which receives a massive overhaul of the user interface and adds a ton of new features. Users can unlock their vehicles using the app and remotely also manage the climate control system of the car apart from many…

Geely
Automotive
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95 pct made-in-Vietnam auto parts for foreign brands

Nearly 95 percent of auto parts produced in Vietnam are for foreign brands, showing a lack of localization in the industry. Of the 287 items that have been approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology as of Aug. 17, 15 were registered for VinFast cars.…

Geely
Automotive
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July auto sales hit five-month low

Auto sales in July fell by 33 percent year-on-year to 16,035 units, the lowest in the last five months, dragged down by mobility restrictions in major cities. Monthly sales have experienced a downward trend since March as the fourth Covid-19 wave forced…

2013 lamborghini aventador lp700 4 1920x1080
Automotive
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All-New Lamborghini Countach Teased

The Lamborghini Countach is said to be one of the most beautiful cars to have ever been designed. Pre-dating the iconic Lamborghini Diablo, the Countach was designed by the legendary Italian car designer Marcello Gandini and production of the Countach LP 400…

Tesla EV scaled
Automotive
2 min read

Tesla AutoPilot Stops Car After Driver Passes Out At The Wheel

Tesla has been talking about its AutoPilot level 2 autonomous driving technology for years. It is also transitioning to Tesla Vision which will just use cameras and its computer vision algorithms. Now, its driver-assist system has done it again – this time…

Bentley Bentayga V8
Automotive
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Bentley To Launch Electric Car By 2025

It was in 2020 that Bentley’s ‘Beyond100’ strategy was announced. It was a roadmap the company’s transformation into the world’s leading sustainable luxury mobility brand and of course, its commitment to an electric future. As a first step towards that, all…

Volvo Polo GTI
Automotive
2 min read

Volkswagen Polo GTI Facelift Unveiled

Now before getting into the details of the new Volkswagen GTI facelift, let us tell you how these official pictures of the 2021 model year surfaced online. So we actually don’t know whether it is one of Volkswagen’s marketing strategies, or Ralf Brandstatter…

Canoo
Automotive
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Canoo Reveals Renders Of Manufacturing Campus In Oklahoma, USA

Canoo, the electric car startup which went public recently via a SPAC merger has shared renders of its manufacturing campus that will be built in Oklahoma. Canoo calls it the mega micro-factory and it is scheduled to be opened up in 2023. In the Tulsa region,…

Geely
Automotive
1 min read

Carmakers In Chennai Allowed To Operate At Full Capacity

Global carmakers such as Renault-Nissan, Hyundai Motor and Ford Motor Co may operate with their full workforces in India’s automaking hub from Sunday, despite worker protests over safety in the pandemic. Tamil Nadu state, one of the country’s worst-hit,…

Volvo XC40 T4 R Design 1200
Automotive
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Volvo Cars India To Set Up Digital Technology Hub In Bengaluru

Volvo Car India announced that it is expanding its Digital Technology Hub at Bangalore which will help strengthen its digital presence in India. The company has appointed Jonas Olsson as the Head of Digital Technology Hub with effect from June, 1 2021. Olsson…