Sagar Parikh

The Land Rover Discovery Electric is expected to be a spacious and versatile family car, reinvented for its sixth generation with minivan-inspired touches.

Chinese commercial vehicle and heavy equipment manufacturer Sany has sold 15 electric trucks to Indonesian mining contractor Saptaindra Sejati. The company recently held a handover ceremony at the Sany Intelligent Truck Industrial Park in Changsha, Hunan Province, China.

The 2026 Honda Pilot (facelift) has arrived, but it misses out on a hybrid powertrain. Honda has signaled it will offer a Pilot Hybrid, though.

Chinese automaker SAIC has started assembling the MG4 EV Urban in Thailand ahead of its market launch. Thailand is the first country outside China where the company has locally built the new electric hatchback.

India is working on a new incentive programme with an allocation of more than $1 billion (about €862 million) to accelerate the transition to electric models in the bus and truck segments. The initiative aims to reduce dependence on energy imports and would also help address the country's air pollution issues.

Chinese commercial vehicle and heavy equipment manufacturer Sany has entered Vietnam's electric heavy-duty truck segment with the launch of the EV550 tractor. The company has already secured orders for more than 100 electric heavy-duty trucks in the country.

Vietnamese automaker VinFast has unveiled the second-generation VF 8. The company plans to launch the fully redesigned model first in its home market.

Indian electric bus manufacturer Olectra Greentech Limited has deployed 60 electric buses in Hyderabad. Evey Trans Private Limited, an electric bus operator and a sister concern of Olectra Greentech Limited, is also involved in the initiative.

Amid a rising number of Volvo EX30s catching fire in Thailand, the Department of Land Transport (DLT) has issued a stop-sale order for the model. In response, Volvo Cars Thailand has removed the small EV from its local consumer website.

Following the launch of the Model Y's six-seat 'L' version in India, Tesla has rejigged the mid-size EV's grade structure. The company has slashed the entry price by 900,000 rupees (approx. 8,100 euros) to position the model more competitively.