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Tesla touches down, but will it build in India?

Tesla has still not committed to building any factory in India. Talk of a multi-billion-dollar plant still remains in the realm of speculation

Elon Musk’s Tesla to debut in India next week, first experience centre at Mumbai’s BKC

Tesla is set to make its long-awaited debut in India on July 15 with the launch of its first experience centre in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex

China has reasons to be happy with Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

President Trump’s new megabill, aimed at reviving gasoline-powered vehicles and rolling back EV incentives, may have inadvertently handed Chinese electric vehicle makers a powerful advantage in the global auto market

Is this the EV industry's moment of truth?

EV Drive: Much Ado About Nothing? Electric Vehicle Ecosystem facing multiple speedbumps: China's stranglehold on rare magnets, slowing sales and big automakers halting expansion plans. Is this the EV industry's moment of truth? Our team of editors discuss the nut and bolts of the EV sector

Can Foxconn save Nissan's struggling Oppama plant despite Japan govt's concerns? Talks on

Oppama, one of Nissan's key domestic plants since 1961, has an annual production capacity of 240,000 vehicles. However, its utilisation rate fell to just 40 per cent last year, well below the 80 per cent typically required to break even

How China's car makers inflate sales numbers by selling 'zero-mileage, used cars'

China’s companies are in a war over electric vehicles (EVs). Automakers are slashing prices to win over the public, and top executives are trading barbs. Now, the People’s Daily newspaper – controlled by the Chinese Communist Party – has added its voice by warning against the practice of selling ‘zero-mileage’ cars

India tweaks guidelines for Made-in-India electric cars, allows importing vehicles at lower tariff

Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy called the policy a strategic move to make India a manufacturing base for EVs, stating that the plan provides a strong policy framework to attract both foreign and domestic manufacturers

Did Tesla try to replace Elon Musk behind the scenes?

Tesla is denying a bombshell report that its board sought to replace Elon Musk due to his growing political commitments and controversial public image. Despite denials from Chair Robyn Denholm and Musk himself, questions remain amid falling profits, consumer backlash and Musk’s high-profile role in Donald Trump’s administration

DeepSeek moment for EVs? China’s battery giant unveils cell that can run 520 km on 5-minute charge

China's battery-maker CATL, the largest battery-maker for electric vehicles (EVs) in the world, has said that its latest battery offers a range of 520 kilometres from just five minutes of charge

From military equipment to EVs, how China's halting of rare earth exports could hurt US

China refines 99 per cent of the world’s rare earth magnets and 99.9 per cent of global dysprosium, critical for defence systems and electric vehicles. The US has only one rare earth mine and no domestic heavy rare earth separation capabilities. New Chinese export controls require licenses for elements like yttrium, dysprosium and terbium, directly impacting the US military and manufacturing sectors