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Japanese automaker Honda has also beefed up its digital play. (Photo: File/Honda)

Leading automakers in India take digital route to push sales amid COVID-19 pandemic

South Korean carmakers Kia and Hyundai have also lined up digital initiatives

30 May 2021 12:50 PM

The top 10 carmakers who produce 97 per cent of the total domestic sales clocked a 24 per cent growth in domestic volumes in February. (Representational image)

Cars regain speed, clock 24% growth in February

Maruti Suzuki, India’s biggest car maker by sales, said it sales in February jumped 11.8 per cent to 1,52,983 units from 1,36,849 units

02 Mar 2021 8:17 AM

India urges auto companies to cut royalties to foreign parents. (PTI Photo)

Government asks automakers to cut royalties to foreign parents to boost local investment

Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor’s pay millions of dollars in royalties to parent companies in Japan, South Korea for using their technology

19 Aug 2020 9:23 AM

Elon Musk's Tesla becomes world's richest auto group

Tesla has seen ups and downs but its shares have risen steadily since late 2019 as it met key production targets for its Model 3 car

02 Jul 2020 12:40 PM

Deep-pocketed companies such as Intel, which is sitting on USD 11.4 billion cash, are expected to forge ahead with their investments in fields they believe will turn into gold mines. After Intel bought Mobileye, the self-driving car startup's revenue has ballooned from $210 million in 2017 to $879 million last year. That’s a reflection of the big bets being placed on automated driving by both major technology companies, such as Google spinoff Waymo and Apple, and automakers such as General Motors and Toyota. (Photo | Mobileye)

Intel buys Moovit app to boost its self-driving car business in an age of social distancing

The chip maker plans to combine Moovit with Mobileye, a self-driving car specialist that Intel bought for about USD 15 billion in 2017.

05 May 2020 3:20 PM

Coronavirus impact: Hyundai, Toyota halt manufacturing operations

Hyundai has decided to halt production at its Chennai plant while Toyota has put brakes on manufacturing at its Bidadi facility in Karnataka

23 Mar 2020 11:30 AM

Mechanical or software systems failures were detected in only 14 per cent of the cases of disengagement from the autonomous system in the tests conducted on Beijing roads by 12 self-driving car makers in China (Photo | Wikimedia Commons)

Self-driving cars may go commercial in China by 2025, as India lags behind

Covering about 10 lakh km within Beijing alone, 12 Chinese automotive firms have tested 77 cars in 2019

03 Mar 2020 6:05 PM

German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz also said the company is mulling over a similar price increase.

Maruti to hike prices from Jan, M&M, Toyota, Mercedes may follow suit

This price increase shall vary for different models, the company said.

03 Dec 2019 7:22 PM

Toyota Motor Corporation's quarterly sales rose 4 per cent to 7.6 trillion yen (USD 70 billion), compared to the previous year. (Photo: File)

Toyota reports 1 per cent profit growth on healthy global sales

Toyota Motor Corp's profit for the second fiscal quarter totaled USD 5.4 billion, up from 585 billion yen last year.

07 Nov 2019 2:42 PM

Despite being in the negative territory, Mahindra & Mahindra managed to arrest decline in sales, posting 11 per cent dip at 49,193 units last month as compared to 55,350 units in October 2018.

Maruti posts positive domestic sales; Mahindra, Toyota improve performance in Oct

This is the first time in the last seven months that Maruti Suzuki has seen an increase in its domestic sales.

01 Nov 2019 4:23 PM

Toyota BEV could be the first electric vehicle (EV) under the Toyota-Suzuki partnership.

Toyota's tiny BEV is coming to India

The tiny two-seat EV will offer a range of 100km when Toyota brings it to India in partnership with Suzuki.

01 Nov 2019 10:46 AM

Toyota and Suzuki are also cooperating in the Indian market, where Suzuki remains a strong player.

Toyota, Suzuki partnering in self-driving car technology

Toyota will take a 4.9 per cent stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. valued at 96 billion yen (USD 908 million).

28 Aug 2019 4:13 PM

Market leader Maruti Suzuki India's production during the period stood at 5,32,979 units, down 18.06 per cent from the comparable period last fiscal. (Representational image)

Passenger vehicle output down 13.18 pc in Apr-Jul as major cos cut production

PV production in the April-July period stood at 12,13,281 units as against 13,97,404 units in same period last fiscal.

15 Aug 2019 1:07 PM

Eighty-year-old manufacturing giant Toyota is trying to transform itself and adapt to technology. (Photo: Representative Image)

Toyota sign AI startup to make robot helpers for home

The two firms have already been collaborating on driverless vehicles since 2014.

08 Aug 2019 11:46 AM

The collaboration utilized Toyota’s connected technologies and next-generation battery electric vehicles.

Toyota to invest USD 600 million in China's Didi, new joint venture

Toyota and Didi have previously collaborated on other vehicle projects and services for Didi drivers.

25 Jul 2019 11:55 AM

Mini Coopers to collect the discarded equipment, while pint-sized green pick-up trucks performed the task at the Rio games in 2016.

Toyota introduces self-drive tech in Tokyo Games

The Japanese automaker on Monday unveiled a prototype of its next-generation field support robot.

23 Jul 2019 1:42 PM

In their latest venture, Toyota and Panasonic said they will set up a new company early next year to focus on technology that could be used to offer personalized services in the home. The pair plan to be 50-50 partners in the new firm and will increase cooperation at their respective housing operations in Japan.

Toyota, Panasonic join hands for 'connected' homes

The tie-up deepens the partnership between the two, which in January announced a joint venture to build EV batteries.

09 May 2019 9:24 AM

Apart from the badge engineering, there seem to be no other changes in Toyota Glanza from the Baleno.

Glanza images leaked; Toyota hatchback looks exactly like Baleno

Glanza gets a different grille with Toyota badge upfront, everything else looks like it's taken straight from the Baleno.

30 Apr 2019 1:40 PM

Automakers were allocated a section of spectrum for DSRC in the 5.9 GHz band in 1999 but it has essentially gone unused. Some FCC and cable company officials want to reallocate the spectrum for WiFi and other uses. Testing has gone on for years to see if the band can be shared.

Toyota abandons plan to install US connected vehicle tech by 2021

Toyota’s announcement is a major blow to advocates of DSRC.

27 Apr 2019 9:44 AM

Uber is also seeing growing success with an "Eats" service that lets drivers make money delivering meals ordered from restaurants. (Photo: AP)

Uber wins USD 1 billion investment from Toyota, SoftBank fund

Toyota has already invested USD 500 million in Uber as the firm races Google-owned Waymo.

19 Apr 2019 9:48 AM

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