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As the automobile industry hurtles towards massive changes, the one thing we have all accepted as no longer inevitable - is electrification. The annual World Car Awards programme recognises this by way of the first-ever World Electric Vehicle of the Year award for the 2022 season.

The auto industry is facing renewed strains after a recovery in demand stretched supply chains earlier this year, with COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia hitting both chip production and operations at commercial ports.

Operating profit at Japan's No.2 car maker by sales for the three months ended June 30 was double the average profit estimate of 119.2 billion yen based on nine analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.

Tata Motors has dropped the first teaser video for its upcoming micro SUV. It gives us a glimpse of the model's upfront design, which is likely to be carry forwarded from the concept car that was showcased at the Auto Expo 2020.

After being forced to close plants last year as the pandemic took hold, carmakers are now facing stiff competition from the sprawling consumer electronics industry for chip deliveries amid global supply chain disruption.

Renault India has gifted the Kiger subcompact SUV to India's Olympic medalist wrestlers - Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia to appreciate their performance on the world stage. Dahiya bagged a silver medal in the 57kg weight category while Punia grabbed a bronze medal in the 65 kg weight category.

Kia India announced that the company sold over two lakh units of the Seltos compact SUV along with having one and a half lakh connected cars in India till date.

Volkswagen may need to cut production further due to a semiconductor supply crunch, the German carmaker said on Thursday, after a report that Toyota would slash output by 40% in September.