- Associated Press
AP FACT CHECK: Trump team distortions on fuel economy rules
President Donald Trump and his team are distorting the facts in explaining the administration's decision to stop California from setting its own emission standards for cars and trucks. The move announced this week revokes California's authority to set auto mileage standards stricter than those
- Reuters
Electric vehicle startup Rivian gets a jolt from big Amazon.com van order
Electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive LLC got a big boost from one of its investors on Thursday when Amazon.com announced it was ordering 100,000 electric delivery vans. Before Rivian has even begun commercial production at its factory in Normal, Illinois, the Amazon order rocketed it to the forefront
- The Quint
Why is Delhi-NCR Facing ‘Chakka Jam’ by Commercial Vehicle Owners?
As Delhi-NCR faces a state-wide strike by commercial vehicle owners, here is what they are demanding.
- The Telegraph
Ecurie Ecosse: the epic history of Scotland's forgotten racing team
Merchiston Mews is an ordinary street in an ordinary part of Edinburgh. Neat two-storey houses line the cobbled road, interspersed with a few wooden garage doors concealing sensible family Volvos. There is no plaque or sign to hint at the pivotal role that this tucked-away road played in motorsport,
- Reuters
Tesla's Model 3 earns insurance industry's top safety rating
The IIHS has given the Model 3 its highest rating, top safety pick+. It said the Model 3 earned good ratings across the board for crashworthiness. The car's structure held up well in the driver-side small overlap front test, IIHS said.
- Yahoo India Finance
Photos: Hatchbacks with best ground clearance in India
Cars with good ground clearance are very much a necessity these days due to our crumbling road infrastructure. In case of hatchbacks, the following cars rule the roost in terms of having the most ground clearance. Take a look and do comment if you think that ground clearance is an important consideration
- Reuters
Tesla takes on Porsche with battle on Germany's toughest circuit
Tesla wants to steal Porsche's bragging rights by testing its Model S on the northern loop of Germany's Nuerburgring circuit, using a marketing tool that German carmakers have long used to tout the superiority of their products. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport this week published photographs
- The Telegraph
Seat Tarraco on long-term test: is this large, seven-seat SUV just the ticket?
Our car:Tarraco Xcellence First Edition Plus 2.0 TDI 4Drive 190PS DSG
- The Quint
Hyundai Grand i10 Nios First-Drive Review: More of Everything
Hyundai Grand i10 Nios is the third-gen of the car, which has grown in size and competes with the Maruti Swift.
- Reuters
Explainer: Why Asia's biggest economies are backing hydrogen fuel cell cars
China, Japan and South Korea have set ambitious targets to put millions of hydrogen-powered vehicles on their roads by the end of the next decade at a cost of billions of dollars. Critics argue FCVs may never amount to more than a niche technology.
- Reuters
Toyota banks on Olympic halo for the humble bus to keep hydrogen dream alive
Buses may not be the most glamorous mode of transport but at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, they will represent Toyota Motor Corp's best bet for wider acceptance of hydrogen power - technology so far eclipsed by electric vehicles. Japan's biggest automaker plans to roll out 100 hydrogen fuel
- The Telegraph
2019 BMW 3-series review: a welcome return to form for Munich's core model
During the Paris motor show in October we learned that new BMW models are given a nickname as an aide memoire for development teams struggling with the minutiae of marketing, legislation, emissions, aerodynamics, trim levels and even the boss’s wife’s colour preferences.
- The Telegraph
2019 BMW Z4 review: is all-new version still too soft to be a ‘proper’ sports car?
The Z4 was the worst car BMW made. Don’t just take my word for it; even the head of BMW’s M Division tuning arm refused to allow it to have an M badge, saying “it wasn’t good enough”.
- The Telegraph
2019 BMW 3-series Touring: a brief look at why you'd want one of these great estates
The estate version of BMW’s 3-series has always been a popular car in the UK, even when the model was seemingly half the size it is today. A 3-series Touring’s combination of pace, space and handling is hard to resist for UK drivers who still relish a decent-handling car; this autumn, 32 years and 1.7
- Reuters
Electric pickup, batteries included in GM's $7 billion pledge
An all-electric pickup truck and an advanced battery system will be part of the $7 billion that General Motors Co has pledged to invest in the United States as parts of contract talks with the United Auto Workers. The automaker and the union were continuing talks late on Monday to resolve a strike
- The Telegraph
Goodwood Revival 2019: watch highlights of the final day
The 2019 Goodwood Revival is over for another year. The most authentic historic motorsport event, at the Goodwood Motor Circuit outside Chichester and held in splendid late summer weather, provided another feast of great racing.
- The Quint
Cabbie Khushi Cabbie Gham: Can Cab Drivers Afford Hefty Challans?
After the Motor Vehicle Act 2019 came into force, can cabbies afford the new fines?
- The Indian Express
Auto sales: Govt took the bold step of charging the proper price of car driving
Yet much worse is happening with the Motor Vehicles Act, a fine piece of legislation to make car drivers behave in a responsible fashion.
- The Telegraph
What’s it like to drive a Ferrari 250 GTO at Goodwood?
Never meet your heroes, or so we are told. Their legends are built on the sides that point out to the world, not those that point into their hearts. But if you were offered a drive in a Ferrari 250 GTO, especially at Goodwood, where it won races, would you turn it down? Me neither.
- The Independent
Mercedes-Benz GLE: Monster of rock
More than most of its breed, which is to say the full-on full-sized full-fat Sports Utility Vehicle, the Mercedes-Benz GLE proves an important point. Without the invention of the reversing camera and without a powerful modern turbo-diesel these cars wouldn’t exist. The invention of the reversing camera
- Firstpost
Toyota starts using Panasonic's battery that was designed first for Tesla's cars
Toyota is using Panasonic’s cylindrical batteries in its new Corolla and Levin plug-in hybrid sedan.
- The Quint
Maruti Suzuki XL6 First-Drive Review: Ertiga’s Better-Looking Twin
The Maruti Suzuki XL6 only comes as a petrol model with manual and automatic options.
- The Independent
Blast from the past: The lost Sixties race car finally taking to the road
Now this looks very much like a genuine Le Mans racer from half a century ago, doesn’t it? A car that the famous racing team of the day Ecurie Ecosse, might have competed in, based on engineering by their long-time partner firm Jaguar. Not a retromobile exactly, though it is certainly more than a pastiche
- Reuters
Ford, GM rev up electric pickup trucks to head off Tesla
Large pickup trucks that tow most of the profits in to Ford Motor Co and General Motors Co are holdovers from another century - with heavy ladder frames and big internal combustion engines in the front driving the wheels in the back. Now, Ford and GM are racing to design radical new takes on their most
