U.S. EPA works to undo Biden-era emissions, climate change rules On March 12, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will undertake 31 historic actions to advance President Trump’s Day One executive orders by rolling back dozens of environmental regulations. While many of the initiatives revolve around clean air and pollution standards surrounding the energy production industry, the ones involve...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/14

Thai government yet to implement car trade-in scheme to bolster auto industry Announced on March 8, 2025, the Thai Ministry of Industry has clarified that there is currently no implementation of the car trade-in scheme to stimulate the local auto industry.  According to the Anti Fake News Center (AFNC) by the Thai Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, a news report about the government’s policy that allows car owners to exchange their over-...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/12

Scania’s passenger bus sales growth in Thailand driven by Euro 5 emission standard Reported on August 31, 2024, Scania Siam revealed that in Thailand, its latest New Bus Generation Euro 5 model, which was locally launched in March 2024, was already sold out in the first lot.  In Thailand, Euro 5 emissions requirements became effective since January 1, 2024. Compared to the previous Euro 3-certified models, Scania’s new Euro 5 model is 8% mor...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/03

Toyota Boshoku participates in FCVC 2024 Toyota Boshoku participated in the International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle Congress & Exhibition 2024 (FCVC 2024) held in Jiading, Shanghai from June 4 to 6, exhibiting a bipolar plate for fuel cell stacks, an ion exchanger for fuel cell vehicles, and an air filter for fuel cell vehicles. The Toyota Boshoku bipolar plate, a precision stamping parts for the new Mira fuel cell, features a new stamping p...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/12

Volvo Cars India launches single motor variant of XC40 Recharge electric SUV On March 7, Volvo Car India launched the single-motor variant of the XC40 Recharge for INR 5.49 million. It comes with a 69 kWh lithium battery and its motor produces 238 hp of power and 420 nm of torque. It gets a range of 475 km as per WLTP and 592 km as per ICAT testing conditions on a single charge and has a top speed of 180 km/h. The vehicle is assembled at its plan...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/07

Jaguar Land Rover India launches 2024 Discovery SUV facelift for INR 6.79 million On January 16, JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) India launched the 2024 Discovery Sport SUV facelift for INR 6.79 million. It comes in with two powertrain options - the 2.0 l gasoline engine delivering a power of 183 kW and 365 Nm torque and a 2.0 l Ingenium diesel engine delivering a power of 150 kW and 430 Nm torque.It now comes with a digital instrument cluster and steeri...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/17

Renault India to launch five new models in three years, introduces 2024 vehicles range On January 9, Renault India announced its plans to launch five new products in the next three years. It would include the next generation of Kiger and Triber and entirely 3 new models including a B+ SUV, a C SUV, and a localized electric vehicle.  Renault also introduced its 2024 range with updated Kwid, Triber, and Kiger. The vehicles are updated with 10 new ...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/10

JLR India launches 2024 Range Rover Velar SUV for INR 9.43 million On September 14, JLR India launched the Range Rover Velar for INR 9.43 million. The New Range Rover Velar is available in dynamic HSE with two powertrain options i.e., the 2.0 l gasoline engine delivering a power of 184 kW and 365 nm torque and a 2.0 l Ingenium diesel engine delivering a power of 150 kW and 430 Nm torque. The deliveries of Range Rover Velar have started.It comes w...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/14

Volvo Cars India launches C40 recharge SUV for INR 6.1 million On September 6, Volvo Car India launched its C40 Recharge SUV at an introductory ex-showroom price of INR 6.1 million plus applicable taxes. This is the second EV model from Volvo in India to be assembled at its plant at Hosakote in Bengaluru, Karnataka and it comes with an 11-kW charger. The C40 comes with a Li-Ion 78-kWh battery pack (battery weight: 500kgs), with a power distributi...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/05

Bosch exhibits innovative products and solutions at electronica China 2023   Bosch announced its participation in electronica China 2023 with innovative products and solutions. At the event, the Bosch Automotive Electronics Division exhibited a full range of automotive semiconductors and solutions, such as silicon carbide products, the CAN XL (the 3rd-generation CAN protocol) demonstration suite, and IMUs (Inertial Measurement Units). In additi...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/13

Thai Industry Ministry and Toyota discuss emission standards in hope of improving air quality Announced on June 5, 2023, the Thai Industry Ministry officials have discussed with Toyota, regarding the imposition of the long-delayed European emission standards in Thailand.At present, Thailand still uses the Euro 4 standard. The government, in fact, planned to enforce Euro 5 and 6 standards in 2021 and 2022, but as the pandemic struck the world, the...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/07

Indian Auto Expo 2023: Freudenberg, Germany showcases sustainable solutions Freudenberg group announced that it will display its extensive range of products at India's Auto Expo Component 2023. Freudenberg Group companies participating in Auto Expo include Freudenberg Filtration Technologies India (FFTI), Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions (FHCS), Corteco, and Klüber Lubrication along with OKS and SurTec. The group company Klüber lubricati...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/19

Pravaig Dynamics, India unveils Defy electric SUV for INR 3.9 million On November 25, Pravaig Dynamics introduced the Defy electric SUV for the price of INR 3.9 million. The Defy is an all-wheel drive vehicle and produces 402 bhp along with a 500+ km range. It can clock 0-100 kmph in 4.9 sec and have a top speed of 210 km/h. As per the company, it can be charged 0-80% in 30 minutes and has a battery life of 250,000 km. It carries 185 Wh/kg on the...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/25

Pravaig Dynamics, India to unveil electric SUV in November 25 On October 16, Pravaig Dynamic, a Bengaluru-based electric vehicle start-up announced that it will unveil its electric SUV on November 25, 2022. As per the company, the SUV will have a range above 500 km and a top speed of over 200 km/h with enabled fast charging capabilities. The SUV would be able to attain 0-100 km/h in 4.3 seconds. The other expected features could include a PM 2.5 ...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/17

Volvo Cars introduces cutting-edge air purification technology in its vehicle On May 18, Volvo Cars announced that it is taking steps to offer its customers ever-improving air quality inside its latest cars through cutting-edge air purification. The Advanced Air Cleaner, part of the latest air purification technology available on new 90 and 60 series models has been CERTIFIED asthma and allergy friendly, by Allergy Standards Limited (ASL), removi...

News  Updated at: 2022/05/19

Land Rover opens booking for Discovery Metropolitan Edition in India On April 18, Jaguar Land Rover, India opened bookings for the all-new Discovery Metropolitan Edition, with prices starting from INR 12.65 million (ex-showroom). The Metropolitan Edition is available with the P360 Ingenium gasoline engine delivering a power of 265 kW and 500 Nm of torque, and the D300 Ingenium diesel engine delivering a power of 221 kW and 650 Nm of torque. The M...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/27

Opel equips all-new Astra with Intelli-Air for optimum interior air quality On April 11, Opel announced that the all-new Opel Astra and the new Opel Astra Sports Tourer are equipped with the new Intelli-Air that ensures that all passengers have healthy air to breathe. Intelli-Air combines highly effective air and particulate filters with an air quality monitoring system. It continuously controls the state of the interior air, initiating an automa...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/12

Thai government conducting pilot project to recycle end-of-life vehicles Reported on April 4, 2022, the Thai government spokesman revealed that the prime minister is concerned about the allowing “end-of-life” vehicles (ELVs) on streets as they would contribute to hazardous PM 2.5 pollution in cities, even though how government agencies would remove the ageing cars has not yet been elaborated.Thailand has over 5.03 million registered vehicles ...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/08

JLR India launches new Land Rover Discovery On July 14, Jaguar Land Rover India announced the introduction of new Land Rover Discovery with prices starting from INR 8.8 million. New Discovery introduces new straight-six Ingenium engines, both gasoline and diesel. The new engines are available alongside Land Rover’s four-cylinder P300 Ingenium gasoline powertrain. The P300 gasoline engine develops 221 kW power and 400 Nm torque. The P360 gasoli...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/14

JLR launches new Range Rover Evoque in India On July 6, Jaguar Land Rover India announced that it has begun deliveries of the new Range Rover Evoque in India. The new Evoque is available in R-Dynamic SE trim on Ingenium 2.0L gasoline and the S trim on 2.0L diesel powertrain. The 2.0L gasoline engine delivers a power of 184 kW and 365 Nm of torque and the 2.0 l diesel engine delivers a power of 150 kW and 430 Nm of torque. The new Range Rover Evo...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/06