Auto Industry

Charanpreet Singh

Sep 19, 2021, 1:17 AM

Kolkata Police To Induct Over 200 Tata Nexon EVs To Its Fleet: Report

Kolkata police will replace its ageing diesel-powered fleet of patrol vehicles with EVs by gradually inducting about 226 units of the Nexon EV.

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  Reuters | Sep 18, 2021

  VW's SEAT To Extend Assembly Curbs In Spain Into 2022 On Chip Shortage

  The company slowed production in the first half of the year, then exceptionally opened the factories in August to offset the shortfall, but was eventually forced to idle part of its operation in late August.

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  Reuters | Sep 18, 2021

  Chip Supply, Testing Woes To Further Curb Light Vehicle Production In 2021: Report

  Automakers from General Motors to Japan's Toyota have slashed output and sales forecasts due to scarce chip supplies, made worse by a COVID-19 resurgence in key Asian semiconductor production hubs.

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  Reuters | Sep 18, 2021

  Tesla To Work With Global Regulators On Data Security: Musk

  Tesla, which assembles vehicles for the Chinese market in Shanghai, has been under scrutiny in China this year over its storage and handling of customer data.

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  Charanpreet Singh | Sep 18, 2021

  MG Expects To Double Its Volumes With The Launch Of Astor: Report

  MG Motor India is expected to outperform the market this year and aims to double the sales by the first quarter of 2022.

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  Reuters | Sep 18, 2021

  GM Extends EV Bolt Production Halt To Mid-October

  GM said the extension of the production halt at its Orion Assembly plant will go through at least Oct. 15. GM also said it was cutting production at six other North American assembly plants because of the ongoing semiconductor chips shortage.

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  Reuters | Sep 18, 2021

  Infineon Opens Austria Plant Early In Chip Capacity Boost

  The Villach factory, ready three months early, will make chips on 300 mm wafers thinner than a human hair, operating in tandem as a 'megafab' with an existing German plant in Dresden.

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  Reuters | Sep 18, 2021

  Daimler Truck Boss Says Chip Supply Has Tightened Further

  Daum said the tightening of supply could have a major impact on unit sales in the third quarter, adding he saw no signs of a fast recovery and the issue would stay with the sector for a while.

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  Charanpreet Singh | Sep 18, 2021

  MG Motor India Interested In Acquiring Ford's Manufacturing Plants: Report

  MG Motor India has reportedly expressed interest in acquiring Ford's Sanand and Chennai plants. However, the talks are in very early stages.

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