Auto Industry News

The U.S. Department of Justice launched the previously undisclosed probe last year following more than a dozen crashes, some of them fatal, involving Tesla's driver assistance system Autopilot, which was activated during the accidents, the people said.

The talks come as auto manufacturers from Stuttgart to Seoul have been angered by Biden's $430 billion "Inflation Reduction Act", enacted in August and aimed at rolling back climate change and making Washington a world leader in the electric vehicle (EV) market.

The first outcomes from the partnership between Volkswagen's software unit Cariad and Bosch, announced in January this year, are planned for 2023, the statement said.

KTM took the wraps off the updated RC 8C sportbike and it will manufacture only 200 units of the same.

The auto industry saw a lot of action this year as far as new launches are concerned and there is more to go before the year ends.

BMW Motorrad took the wraps off the updated BMW R 1250 R, offering a slew of electronics as standard along with new colour schemes and a full LED headlight.

Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA are currently in talks about the future of their alliance. These negotiations include Nissan’s potential investment in the latter’s planned electric vehicle business.

BMW Motorrad India has delivered 1,000 units of the BMW G 310 RR supersport motorcycle in just 100 days since it was launched on July 15, 2022. The company received over 2,200 bookings for the motorcycle during the festive period.