AUTOMOBILES

The bike has been designed and engineered in-house from the ground up for trails and roadways, with a consumer-centric product development approach focused on safety, security, reliability and performance. "Our vision has motivated us to challenge the status quo, remain persistent and resilient towards the goal, and walk a difficult path with agility. Today we accelerate India's journey to electrification as India rides on motorbikes," said Mohal Lalbhai, Founder and Group CEO, Matter.

In a regulatory filing, Maurti Suzuki said it has announced recall of 9,925 units of Wagon R, Celerio and Ignis manufactured between August 3 and September 1."It is suspected that there is a possible defect in rear brake assembly pin (Part), which in a certain case, may break a nd cause a peculiar noise. There may be a possibility of impact on brake performance in the long run," the company said.

The e-scooter weighs 99 kgs and claims to deliver top speed of 85 km per hour, and goes from zero to 40 in just 4.3 seconds. The new S1 Air is built on the S1 platform, is powered by a 2.5KWh battery pack and a 4.5KW hub motor. The new S1 Air offers a two-tone body colour scheme and is available in five colours -- Coral Glam, Neo Mint, Porcelain White, Jet Black and Liquid Silver.

The eight firms -- including Ford Sales and Service Korea, Volkswagen Group Korea, Jaguar Land Rover Korea, BMW Korea, Dasan Heavy Industries Co and Motostar Korea -- are recalling a total of 102,169 units of 52 different models, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said in a statement.

With a starting price of $26,000, the newly launched Shenlan SL03 is a small electric sedan, reports auto-tech website Electrek. The front end of the vehicle, where the bonnet meets the fascia, and its dimensions look very similar to the Tesla Model 3, which is priced at nearly $40,000.

The chip-maker will work with automotive electronics company Visteon Corporation to bring world-class, transformative in-vehicle experiences to the all-new Scorpio-N, using its 3rd Generation Snapdragon Cockpit Platforms.

Ioniq 6 'Electrified Streamliner' that promises to go from 0 km/hour to 100 km/hour in 5.1 seconds, will go on sale in the US early next year and the company is yet to announce the price. With a 350-kW charger, IONIQ 6 can charge from 10 per cent to 80 per cent in just 18 minutes.

The Maruti Suzuki's first midsize SUV 'hatchling' will be a hybrid vehicle in two variants - mild and strong hybrid. The car will be produced at the Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd's plant in Karnataka's Bidadi, the carmaker's Senior Executive Director, Marketing & Sales, Shashank Srivastava, said. The SUV will be unveiled during the third week of July and mass production will begin from August, he said.

The carmaker said that by 2026 Ferrari targets a well-diversified product portfolio, composed of 60 per cent hybrid and fully electric and 40 per cent ICE in terms of the number of models. "Our brand fuels the dreams of millions. It has been built up over 75 years of thrilling, memorable experiences, through success on the track and sheer driving pleasure on the road," John Elkann, Ferrari Chairman, said in a statement.

According to Engadget, the US NHTSA released data on 10 months of crashes between July 1, 2021 to May 15, 2022, involving cars with automated components. The report mentioned that out of 392 crashes, 273 were Tesla vehicles using Autopilot or the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta. Honda cars were tied to 90 incidents, while Subaru models were involved in 10. Other makes, including Ford, GM, VW and Toyota, had five incidents or less.