Author: David Smith

A number of car manufacturers claim to have experienced a decline in demand in the European and North American markets due to inflation. Because, consumers prefer to save their money to meet their daily needs. Although some premium manufacturers such as Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz did not feel this way, the decline occurred in the general segment. The decrease in demand resulted in the order waiting time (indent) being shorter than usual. “Orders for new cars continue to fall,” said BMW CEO Oliver Zipse, as reported by Automotive News Europe, Tuesday (9/8). Manufacturers affected by inflation are now forced to raise…

Chinese search engine giant Baidu said the Apollo RT6 electric car would have more advanced autonomous technology than Tesla’s autopilot system. Baidu itself is optimistic that it can catch up with Tesla’s technological dominance in the world electric vehicle market. “Our understanding of smart vehicles being electric is the semi-final, while being smart is the final,” said Baidu Chief Executive Robin Li, quoted from the Carscoops website today, Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Apollo RT6 is equipped with 8 LiDAR sensors and 12 cameras for its Level 4 autonomous driving system. In comparison, Tesla uses a camera-based system for its electric…

Tata Motors through its subsidiary Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML) has signed a contract with Ford India to acquire Ford’s Sanand plant in the Indian state of Gujarat to be used for the production of electric vehicles. The acquisition of Ford ole Tata plant is still subject to approval from the relevant authorities. The acquisition will increase Tata Motors’ electric vehicle production capacity to 300,000 units per year, which can later be increased to 420,000 units per year. According to the press release, Ford India Private Limited (FIPL) will continue to operate the powertrain manufacturing facility at the site. However,…

The Lucid Air is known for its aggressive performance, but on the other hand it doesn’t really have a display that matches its performance. At least when compared to other competitors. To that end, Lucid has just unveiled the Stealth Look for the Air package, which will give the electric sedan a sporty feel, making it commensurate with its performance. The Stealth Look for the Air package comes with 35 different components on the car’s exterior to be finished in gloss black or satin graphite, some of which include rear view mirror caps, roof cantrails, headlight and taillight trim, front…

Bridgestone introduces its first eco-friendly tires, which will be used in IndyCar races. The tires look different from the previous tires, this new tire comes with green twist accents on the side area of ​​​​the tire. The Firestone Firehawk Race Tire is a tire that Bridgestone built and designed over the past year from a material called Guayule. Guayule itself is a plant that grows a lot in the southwestern regions of America and Mexico. Firestone Director of Race Tire Engineering & Manufacturing, Cara Krstolic explained that the plant is capable of extracting natural rubber, after going through a long…

The issue of chip shortages doesn’t seem to be a major concern for Hyundai, but the South Korean manufacturer is struggling to address other issues. Infineon, the world’s largest supplier of automotive chips and the company that builds the semiconductors needed by Hyundai for the IONIQ 5, recently discovered a manufacturing defect affecting the IONIQ 5 manufactured between April and June 2022. In other words, all Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor chips, also known as IGBTs, come with manufacturing defects that make these chips impossible to install in cars. The IGBT chip is specifically designed for use in electric vehicles, and…

Xpeng announced a partnership with Alibaba to open a state-of-the-art computing center in northern China. The computing center is projected to develop autonomous vehicle software. The computing center is said to be the largest in China and has the ability to compute speeds of up to 600 petaflops which can run simulation tests 170 times faster than before. The computing center is cloud-based from Alibaba, which is an investor in Xpeng. Alibaba has reportedly been working to strengthen the division to cope with the slowdown in its e-commerce business. Xpeng previously had advanced driver assistance technology with its XPILOT feature.…

Tesla, an electric car manufacturer from the United States, has signed contracts worth US$5 billion to buy nickel-based products from a number of Indonesian companies, a senior cabinet minister told to local media Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that although negotiations with Tesla to build a factory in Indonesia were still ongoing, Elon Musk’s company had agreed to buy nickel products from national companies. “We are still in constant negotiation with Tesla … but they have started buying two excellent products from Indonesia,” said Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan Luhut…

Hyundai Motor Group is trying to overcome the semiconductor chips that have occurred in recent times. One of the ways used to overcome this crisis is to seek the production of homemade Semiconductor Chips. According to Hyundai, this is important to do to overcome the Semiconductor Chip crisis. Especially considering that many Hyundai car products, especially electric cars, use Semiconductor Chips in the components used. The move was spearheaded by Hyundai’s auto parts division, Hyundai Mobis. “This move is part of a strategy to address the risk of shortages in semiconductor supply and strengthen competitiveness in future mobility,” a Hyundai…

The cumulative sales of environmentally friendly vehicles under the Hyundai Motor Group reached 1 million until July 2022. This figure is the achievement of an automotive company from South Korea after 13 years of entering the “green car” segment, or the sales of two affiliates of Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. citing Yonhap data, Monday (8/8). Hyundai Motor, recorded cumulative sales of 556,854 units, and the rest was contributed by Kia for more than a decade. According to the company summary, the two brands sold 29,484 eco-friendly vehicles in July 2022, and the results increased cumulative sales to 1.024…

The Tesla Model Y is so dominant from a sales perspective, now the electric crossover is on track to become the best-selling car in the world. Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims the Model Y will be the world’s best-selling vehicle from a revenue perspective this year. Furthermore, Musk stated that the Y will be the world’s number one vehicle in terms of sales by 2023. To achieve this target, Tengah is trying to overcome supply chain problems so that car production can return to normal. This year alone, Tesla is targeting car sales of 1.3 million units. Currently, the best-selling…

Electric vehicles are huge power banks that can be used for emergency power needs. The F-150 Lightning was recently used to provide portable power during Kentucky’s flood response. Ford has sent two electric F-150 Lightnings to help with Kentucky’s flood response, providing transportation for crews to help 10-15 families return to their homes per day. Massive flooding has hit Kentucky since late July, resulting in 37 deaths and tens of thousands of Kentucky residents living without electricity. The water level is an all-time record for the region, and is described as a weather event with a 0.1% chance of occurring…