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The Jaguar Land Rover Story: How Ratan Tata Triumphed After Ford Snub
The story of how Ratan Tata, snubbed and humiliated by the Ford Motor Company when trying to sell a car production unit in 1999, turned the tables by buying two of its biggest brands a mere nine years later.
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Ford To Return To India After 2 Years With Reopening Of Chennai Plant
Automotive giant Ford Motor Company has announced its plans to resume operations in Tamil Nadu.
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Ford Drives Back To India, Chennai Plant To Reopen After 2 Years
Ford Motor plans to restart a manufacturing plant for exports in Tamil Nadu, India, the company said on Friday, potentially re-entering a market it exited three years ago.
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Ford Motor Explores Renewing 3-Decade Partnership With Tamil Nadu
Ford Motor held talks with Tamil Nadu to explore producing vehicles for export, chief minister MK Stalin said, potentially signalling that the US carmaker could restart production in India after exiting the country three years ago.
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Tesla Cybertruck With Higher Price Tag, Lower Driving Range Arrives Two Years Behind Schedule
Tesla Cybertruck pickup was delivered to customers earlier this week, arriving two years behind schedule. The new pickup offers a lower driving range compared to the figures promised by CEO Elon Musk, but comes with a much higher price tag. The Cybertruck will face competition from Ford's F150 Lightning, Rivian Automotive's R1T and General Motors' ...
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Ford, General Motors Lay Off 500 US Auto Workers Due To Strike
Ford and General Motors said around 500 more workers have been temporarily laid off due to "knock-on effects" from the ongoing strike at Detroit's "Big Three" automakers.
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JSW Group Said to Be in Talks to Get Licence for Technology to Build EVs in India
India's steel-to-energy JSW Group is in early talks with Chinese automaker Leapmotor to license technology to build electric vehicles in India, according to people familiar with the discussions. Under the technology licensing agreement, JSW would use Leapmotor's platform to manufacture EVs in India under its own brand name.
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Volkswagen in Talks With Tesla to Adopt Its EV Charging Standard, Following Ford and General Motors
Volkswagen is in talks with Tesla to adopt its North American Charging Standard (NACS) technology. Other automakers including Ford, General Motors and ChargePoint are adopting Tesla's charging design on concerns of losing out on customers if they offer only the Combined Charging System (CCS) design.
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Rivian Adopts Tesla’s EV Charging Standard, Joining Ford and General Motors
Rivian said it has agreed to adopt Tesla's charging standard. This would give customers access to the biggest US charging network and adding momentum to Tesla's bid to set the industry standard. Rivian's customers will be able to access 12,000 Tesla Superchargers with adapters in the United States and Canada as early as spring 2024, the company sai...
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EV Charger Makers Guardedly Look to Adopt Tesla Standard
Electric vehicle charging companies are cautiously embracing Tesla's charging technology as the main US standard, mere days after Ford and GM said they were adopting it, but questions remained about how any interoperability would work. The rare agreements between Tesla and each of the two US automakers, who among them control more than 60 percent o...
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General Motors Adopts Tesla's Charging Plug, Giving GM EV Owners Access to Supercharger Network
General Motors on Thursday announced that it was adopting Tesla's North American charging system as part of a new agreement that will allow GM EV owners to access Tesla's Supercharger network. The decision to adopt Tesla's technology was announced by GM CEO Mary Barra and Tesla chief Elon Musk in a Twitter Spaces event.
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Google Maps, Assistant Could Arrive in Porsche Cockpits as Carmaker Considers Software Integration
Google and its suit of apps could be arriving to Porsche cars. A source close to the automotive company said that Porsche was considering fully integrating Google software into its car cockpit. If the integration goes ahead, it will enable Porsche customers access to Google applications like Google Maps and Google Assistant without needing to conne...
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Will Complete Acquisition Of Ford India's Plant In January: Tata Motors
In August this year, Tata Motors had announced that its arm Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd (TPEML) would acquire Ford India Pvt Ltd's (FIPL) Sanand plant in Gujarat for Rs 725.7 crore.
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Automakers Plan to Double Spending on EVs, Batteries to $1.2 Trillion by 2030, Analysis Reveals
Automakers are planning to double their spending on the development and production of millions of electric vehicles to nearly $1.2 trillion (roughly Rs. Rs. 98.4 lakh crore) through 2030, analysis by Reuters reveals. Manufacturers have forecast plans to build 54 million battery EVs in 2030, representing more than 50 percent of total vehicle product...
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Ford Automobiles to Venture Into Metaverse With NFTs, Files for Trademarks
Ford Motor Company has filed for 19 trademark applications, looking to venture into the NFT sector. The car-maker may soon launch virtual avatars of its famous brands, including Mustang, Bronco, Lincoln, Explorer, and F-150 Lightning, among others. Mike Kondoudis, an attorney lawyer with the USPTO, has shared screenshots of Ford’s filings on Twit...
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The Jaguar Land Rover Story: How Ratan Tata Triumphed After Ford Snub
The story of how Ratan Tata, snubbed and humiliated by the Ford Motor Company when trying to sell a car production unit in 1999, turned the tables by buying two of its biggest brands a mere nine years later.
-
Ford To Return To India After 2 Years With Reopening Of Chennai Plant
Automotive giant Ford Motor Company has announced its plans to resume operations in Tamil Nadu.
-
Ford Drives Back To India, Chennai Plant To Reopen After 2 Years
Ford Motor plans to restart a manufacturing plant for exports in Tamil Nadu, India, the company said on Friday, potentially re-entering a market it exited three years ago.
-
Ford Motor Explores Renewing 3-Decade Partnership With Tamil Nadu
Ford Motor held talks with Tamil Nadu to explore producing vehicles for export, chief minister MK Stalin said, potentially signalling that the US carmaker could restart production in India after exiting the country three years ago.
-
Tesla Cybertruck With Higher Price Tag, Lower Driving Range Arrives Two Years Behind Schedule
Tesla Cybertruck pickup was delivered to customers earlier this week, arriving two years behind schedule. The new pickup offers a lower driving range compared to the figures promised by CEO Elon Musk, but comes with a much higher price tag. The Cybertruck will face competition from Ford's F150 Lightning, Rivian Automotive's R1T and General Motors' ...
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Ford, General Motors Lay Off 500 US Auto Workers Due To Strike
Ford and General Motors said around 500 more workers have been temporarily laid off due to "knock-on effects" from the ongoing strike at Detroit's "Big Three" automakers.
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JSW Group Said to Be in Talks to Get Licence for Technology to Build EVs in India
India's steel-to-energy JSW Group is in early talks with Chinese automaker Leapmotor to license technology to build electric vehicles in India, according to people familiar with the discussions. Under the technology licensing agreement, JSW would use Leapmotor's platform to manufacture EVs in India under its own brand name.
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Volkswagen in Talks With Tesla to Adopt Its EV Charging Standard, Following Ford and General Motors
Volkswagen is in talks with Tesla to adopt its North American Charging Standard (NACS) technology. Other automakers including Ford, General Motors and ChargePoint are adopting Tesla's charging design on concerns of losing out on customers if they offer only the Combined Charging System (CCS) design.
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Rivian Adopts Tesla’s EV Charging Standard, Joining Ford and General Motors
Rivian said it has agreed to adopt Tesla's charging standard. This would give customers access to the biggest US charging network and adding momentum to Tesla's bid to set the industry standard. Rivian's customers will be able to access 12,000 Tesla Superchargers with adapters in the United States and Canada as early as spring 2024, the company sai...
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EV Charger Makers Guardedly Look to Adopt Tesla Standard
Electric vehicle charging companies are cautiously embracing Tesla's charging technology as the main US standard, mere days after Ford and GM said they were adopting it, but questions remained about how any interoperability would work. The rare agreements between Tesla and each of the two US automakers, who among them control more than 60 percent o...
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General Motors Adopts Tesla's Charging Plug, Giving GM EV Owners Access to Supercharger Network
General Motors on Thursday announced that it was adopting Tesla's North American charging system as part of a new agreement that will allow GM EV owners to access Tesla's Supercharger network. The decision to adopt Tesla's technology was announced by GM CEO Mary Barra and Tesla chief Elon Musk in a Twitter Spaces event.
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Google Maps, Assistant Could Arrive in Porsche Cockpits as Carmaker Considers Software Integration
Google and its suit of apps could be arriving to Porsche cars. A source close to the automotive company said that Porsche was considering fully integrating Google software into its car cockpit. If the integration goes ahead, it will enable Porsche customers access to Google applications like Google Maps and Google Assistant without needing to conne...
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Will Complete Acquisition Of Ford India's Plant In January: Tata Motors
In August this year, Tata Motors had announced that its arm Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd (TPEML) would acquire Ford India Pvt Ltd's (FIPL) Sanand plant in Gujarat for Rs 725.7 crore.
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Automakers Plan to Double Spending on EVs, Batteries to $1.2 Trillion by 2030, Analysis Reveals
Automakers are planning to double their spending on the development and production of millions of electric vehicles to nearly $1.2 trillion (roughly Rs. Rs. 98.4 lakh crore) through 2030, analysis by Reuters reveals. Manufacturers have forecast plans to build 54 million battery EVs in 2030, representing more than 50 percent of total vehicle product...
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Ford Automobiles to Venture Into Metaverse With NFTs, Files for Trademarks
Ford Motor Company has filed for 19 trademark applications, looking to venture into the NFT sector. The car-maker may soon launch virtual avatars of its famous brands, including Mustang, Bronco, Lincoln, Explorer, and F-150 Lightning, among others. Mike Kondoudis, an attorney lawyer with the USPTO, has shared screenshots of Ford’s filings on Twit...
