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The company posted a 117 per cent rise in U.S. electric and hybrid vehicle sales for June. Ford-branded SUV sales rose 37 per cent in June while its Lincoln SUV sales increased 23.3 per cent.

After two days of hiatus, state-owned oil marketing companies on Friday hiked petrol prices by up to 37 paise. Petrol has already surpassed Rs. 100 a litre in 12 states and union territories

Didi, which offers services in China and more than 15 international markets, gathers vast amounts of real-time mobility data every day. It uses some of the data for autonomous driving technologies and traffic analysis.

Luxury sports carmaker Porsche AG must recall 43,000 of its electric Taycan cars over faulty software that can cause the battery-powered engine to suddenly shut down, it said on Friday.

Germany's Economy Minister Peter Altmaier has reportedly said the country will have 1 million electric cars on the road in July 2021, hitting its target six months late.

Hinduja Group, the parent company of Ashok Leyland has formally launched its electric commercial vehicle brand - Switch Mobility. The company has appointed former Chief Executive of Aston Martin, Andy Palmer, as Executive Vice Chairman and CEO.

Mitsubishi said the equipment supplied with falsified data does not pose any safety risk, and promised to release a full report in September, when it will also announce measures to deal with the problem.

Ashok Leyland, the home-grown commercial vehicle manufacturer, has released the monthly sales numbers for June 2021.