Order of the High Court of Rajasthan in the matter of Deepak Acharya Vs Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited dated 05/03/2025. The Rajasthan High Court has admitted a petition challenging installation of a Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) petrol pump near a crematorium and high-tension line. The NOCs to establish the …
General Motors Co (GM.N) was accused in a lawsuit on Thursday of rigging hundreds of thousands of diesel trucks with devices similar to those used by Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE), to ensure they pass emissions tests. The proposed class-action lawsuit covers people who own or lease more than 705,000 Chevrolet Silverado …
Rising Losses, Poor Strategy Also To Blame American carmaker General Motors on Thursday decided to close its India operations by the end of this year due to mounting losses, near-negligible sales and poor business management.GM India, which has already shut down its Halol plant in Gujarat last month, said production …
General Motors is composting food waste from its global headquarters in Detroit, US, for redistribution in urban farming initiatives throughout the city in what it is calling a "circular" initiative. The company's multi-office tower is already a zero waste to landfill site, but it also owns the Renaissance Centre - …
A group of 12 leading companies have signed up to the Renewable Energy Buyers' Principles in an effort to better communicate their expectations of the renewables marketplace. The companies - Bloomberg, Facebook, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Mars, Novelis, Proctor & Gamble, REI, Sprint and Walmart - hope …
Toyota said on Monday that it would allow a battery-supply deal with Tesla Motors to expire this year and would focus instead on building cars running on hydrogen fuel cells, a next-generation technology that rivals Tesla’s all-electric systems. Toyota Motor invested $50 million in Tesla to acquire a 3 percent …
A US House committee has started an investigation into the response by General Motors and federal safety regulators to complaints about faulty ignition switches that have been linked to 13 deaths, officials said on Monday. Last month, General Motors said it would recall more than 1.6 million cars because of …
The Gujarat government is yet to initiate a probe into the violation of testing norms by American carmaker General Motors in India despite instructions from the central government in November last year to start investigations within three months into the incident that led to the recall of more than a …
Both firms to pass on benefit of excise cut in Interim Budget to consumer Auto makers Tata Motors and General Motors India today announced they will cut prices of their products after Finance Minister P Chidambaram decided to reduce excise on automobiles in the interim Budget 2014-15. "We will definitely …
Canberra : General Motors said on Wednesday it will stop making cars and engines in Australia by the end of 2017, with nearly 2,900 jobs to be lost, because of high production costs and competition. The decision could spell the end of car manufacturing in Australia as the industry will …
A government-appointed panel investigating into General Motors’ violation of vehicle testing norms in India has suggested that the government approach an investigating agency if it wants a further probe into the records of the company, as the panel itself was unable to verify its “real modus operandi” because the company …
The government on Wednesday put the number of vehicles recalled by General Motors India due to emission norms violation at 1.6 lakh, 46,000 more than the firm had announced and said GM has “admitted” to “lacunae” on its part in maintaining standards. Comments from the company on the number of …
New Delhi : Around 75% of the Tavera MPVs made by General Motors India (GMI), as recently as May this year, were non-compliant with the country’s emissions standards, according to a report by a three-member government panel tasked with ascertaining if the US-based automaker had been misleading government agencies on …
Germany has enlisted French carmakers' support for a last-ditch bid to delay new EU vehicle emissions limits by four years as it battles to win more time for its luxury auto industry, government officials and diplomats said. Berlin wants to re-open and water down draft carbon dioxide goals agreed in …
Company is expecting to begin production of Tavera BSIV variant by next summer after receiving approval General Motors (GM) India today said it is closely working with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on the issue of violations of emission norms by its multi-purpose vehicle Chevrolet Tavera and said …
General Motors India, the Indian arm of the Detroit-headquartered automaker, has admitted to the government that an internal probe had revealed the company violated testing norms and its employees re-fitted already approved engines in new Tavera models sent for inspection in order to meet specified emission norms. The company has …
The hike in customes duty on fully built imported vehicles from 75 per cent to 100 per cent in the Budget 2013-14 has disappointed the industry but given its small size, the impact may not be significant. Speaking to The Hindu , Wilfried Aulbur, Managing Partner, Roland Berger Strategic Consultants, …
Honda may soon follow erstwhile JV partner Hero MotoCorp into Gujarat, with plans to set up its fourth two-wheeler plant in the state, sources told FE. The Japanese company is believed to have scouted for land near Sanand, where both Tata Motors and Ford have set up their manufacturing units. …
The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday eased off President Barack Obama's stated goal of putting 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015, and laid out what experts called a more realistic strategy of promoting advanced-drive vehicles and lowering their cost over the next nine years. Since Obama …
General Motors Co aims by 2017 to buld up to 500,000 vehicles a year that include some form of electric power in the engine, including cars like the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, a top executive said on Wednesday. GM has made rolling out cars with electrical technology -- including its …
M&M;, Tata Motors, Nissan, Ford and General Motors going ahead with plans KETAN THAKKAR MUMBAI A hike of . 5 in the price of diesel has not curbed the enthusiasm of utility vehicle (UVs) makers, who are set to launch six SUVs and multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) in the next six …
