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Toyota steps up India expansion with new SUVs, rural push as profit surges

[TOKYO] Toyota plans to launch 15 new and refreshed models in India by the end of the decade while deepening its rural network, sources said, as record profits in the country make the market increasin...

Xiaomi entered China’s crowded EV market in March with the launch of the SU7 series, a Porsche look alike, starting at less than US$30,000.

China's Xiaomi to launch new SUV next summer amid rising demands

Xiaomi last month raised its EV delivery target for the third time to 130,000 units this year to meet surging demand

“This is a tremendous pivot for us, and we’re not going to make a tremendous pivot without doing a lot of homework to convince ourselves this is the exact right plan,” says chief executive officer Jim Farley in an interview. “I’m very confident.”

Ford cancels fully electric sport utility vehicle

The shift may cost the carmaker around US$1.9 billion

An SUV would mark a big expansion of Xiaomi’s US$10 billion EV endeavour.

Xiaomi moves ahead with Tesla-like SUV as first EV hits goals

Xiaomi is approaching full initial capacity and is working now to increase output to accommodate demand

“We are committed to scaling a profitable EV business, using capital wisely and bringing to market the right gas, hybrid and fully electric vehicles at the right time,” says Ford CEO Jim Farley.

Ford delays some North American electric SUV, truck production

Ford Motor said on Thursday (Apr 4) it had delayed the planned launches of three-row EVs in Canada and its next-generation electric pickup truck in Tennessee as the slowdown in EV demand globally forc...

“Hybrid vehicles continue to be a growth segment for Ford and sales have grown at a faster rate than the overall US industry for much of the last year,” says Ford.

Ford's US auto sales rise 10.5% in February on SUV, hybrid demand

Ford Motor on Monday (Mar 4) reported a 10.5 per cent rise in US sales for February, helped by sustained demand for family crossover SUVs, pickup trucks and hybrid vehicles.

Parisians voted 54.55 per cent in favour of charging cars weighing 1.6 tonnes or more 18 euros (S$26.20) per hour for parking in the city centre, or 12 euros further out.

Parisians vote in anti-SUV parking price referendum

PARIS voters on Sunday backed a proposal from the capital’s socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo to triple parking charges on hefty SUV-style cars, according to official results from city hall.

The carmaker notched annual sales of 1.99 million units, compared with 1.86 million units a year earlier.

Ford's 2023 US sales rise 7.1% on pickup truck, SUV demand

Ford Motor on Thursday (Jan 4) posted a 7.1 per cent rise in 2023 US sales, fuelled by demand for its crossover SUVs and pickup trucks and easing supply chain constraints.

Maruti’s profit after tax for the three months to Sept 30 rose 80 per cent to 37.17 billion rupees (S$611.5 million), well above analyst estimates of 30.08 billion rupees,

Maruti Suzuki India smashes Q2 estimates on SUV demand

Maruti Suzuki India, the country’s top carmaker by sales, on Friday (Oct 27) sailed past quarterly profit estimates as strong sport utility vehicles (SUVs) sales and cooling input costs boosted margi...

Toyota has also begun development of a new sport utility vehicle (SUV) for the Indian market that would be launched in early 2026 and be an anchor product for the new factory.

Toyota plans third India plant, new SUV as domestic sales surge

Toyota Motor plans to build a third car plant in India, expanding production capacity in the country for the first time in over a decade as its partnership with Suzuki Motor boosts domestic volumes, t...