Air India hails govt’s ATF price stabilisation fund as ‘much-needed’

Air India has welcomed the Centre’s decision to introduce an Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) Price Stabilisation Fund. The airline hailed the ₹10,000 crore fund as a ‘much-needed support’ to the Indian aviation ecosystem amid a global fuel price surge. Air India on Wednesday welcomed the Centre’s decision to introduce Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) Price Stabilisation … Read more

Malviya Nagar fire: Accused says he delegated ops, had no time to manage

Accused Lovkesh Bajaj, arrested for the Malviya Nagar fire that killed 21, told police he delegated operations and wasn’t managing the premises. He admitted the establishment had no Fire NOC and blamed another person for structural changes. Accused’s Statement to Police Accused Lovkesh Bajaj, who was arrested after a deadly fire broke out in Malviya … Read more

Tata Intra V40 bi-fuel pickup launched, expands commercial vehicle portfolio

Tata Motors has launched the Intra V40 pickup truck, strengthening its presence in the alternate-fuel small commercial vehicle segment. The new pickup combines CNG and petrol bi-fuel technology with a payload capacity of 1,525 kg, targeting businesses engaged in high-load, last-mile transportation operations. The Intra V40 is powered by a 1.2-litre bi-fuel engine that produces … Read more

Dodge Just Jacked Up the Charger EV’s Price by Five Figures: TDS

Welcome to  , or TDS for short, The Drive’s morning news roundup bringing you the biggest automotive headlines from around the world. The Downshift summarizes news items in a few sentences, with links to other sites to get the deeper story. Here’s the bulletin for Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Go Knicks! The latest episode of The Drivecast, The Drive’s new weekly … Read more

Exclusive: Tata Motors’ First Avinya Model to be based on CJLR’s Freelander

Tata Motors has overhauled the technology strategy for its Avinya premium electric vehicle programme, replacing the previously planned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Electrified Modular Architecture (EMA) with the Freelander platform produced by Chery-JLR (CJLR), according to people aware of the development. Tata Motors, through JLR, owns 50% of CJLR. In an emailed response, the company … Read more

Video shows BYD SUV climbing a Guinness-certified sand dune with shocking ease

A new video is giving drivers a closer look at what one of China’s most talked-about SUVs can actually do off-road. In  on YouTube by CarForLife,   by AutoBlog, BYD’s Yangwang U8 effortlessly tackles rugged terrain, including a simulated sand dune that the video says holds a Guinness World Records certification.     Chinese automakers have been … Read more

BYD Yangwang U8 Stuns Off-Road World With Extreme Terrain Test — The Real Story Behind China’s Most Unusual SUV

The BYD Yangwang U8 has already built a reputation for doing something few production vehicles can claim: floating on water. That feature alone helped turn the Chinese luxury SUV into one of the most talked-about vehicles in the industry. But a new off-road demonstration is showing that the U8’s biggest story may have nothing to … Read more

Mitsubishi’s New Pickup Could Give U.S. Buyers A Reason To Look Again

Mitsubishi is preparing to return to one of America’s toughest vehicle segments: midsize pickups. The Japanese automaker has confirmed a joint pickup project with Nissan for North America, giving Mitsubishi a path back into a market it left after the Raider disappeared from the U.S. lineup in 2009. The partnership makes sense. Nissan remains Mitsubishi’s … Read more