Renault’s higher-value brands make up for low sales volumes in 2021

French automobile manufacturer, Renault’s higher value brands have reportedly performed solidly during the previous year, which has helped cushion the blow of an overall drop in the annual worldwide sales of the group. The automaker ....

Audi sees 50% sales growth: sells over 80,000 electric vehicles in 2021

Audi AG reportedly sold 81,894 fully electric vehicles in 2021, marking a 57.5% increase over the previous year’s figures. However, it delivered 16,80,512 vehicles in total, which was 0.7% less than the volumes recorded in 2020. The ....

Nakilat & ABS to design industry leading decarbonization strategy

Nakilat, one of the largest LNG shipping operators in world headquartered in Qatar, recently announced partnership with ABS to develop an innovative decarbonization strategy. Since last few months, the maritime company’s project team....

Shell and Petronas join hands to explore CCS solutions in Malaysia

Petronas has reportedly teamed up with Sarawak Shell Bhd in a joint study and collaboration agreement (JSCA) to explore opportunities and assist Malaysia in carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide (CO2) storage solutions. Under....

Paytm stock tumbles to record lows after Macquarie predicts 25% drop

Paytm shares reportedly slumped 6% on Monday (11th January), closing at USD 15.6. The sharp decline is a 46% drop from the initial issue price of USD 28.90 during its stock market debut in November 2021. As per sources, the steep fall come....

Mercedes sales dip, loses top premium carmaker crown to rival BMW

BMW outperforms its German competitor Mercedes-Benz for the first time in five years. In 2021, Mercedes-Benz sold 2.05 million vehicles as compared to 2.2 million sold by BMW. Mercedes-Benz lost to BMW in 2021 for the first time in fiv....

South Korean car-sharing startup SOCAR prepares for stock market debut

South Korea’s largest car-sharing platform SOCAR Inc. has reportedly filed for an initial public offering. The development comes amidst rumors that SOCAR could be a potential hot IPO as the leader in the subscription-based business mo....

Hughes collaborates with Airtel to offer broadband services in India

Combined VSAT (very small aperture terminal) operations led by Hughes and Airtel in India will provide a diverse range of satellite as well as hybrid network solutions for its government and business clients Indian broadband satellite prov....

Mercedes reels in its F1 team experts for the Vision EQXX prototype

Mercedes Benz has reportedly been working on matching the pace of EV leader, Tesla Inc. To that effect, the German luxury automaker has now reeled in experts from its highly acclaimed Formula One team to assist in developing the recently la....

Hyundai, Kia expect 12% surge in sales this year despite chip crisis

Hyundai Motors and its affiliate Kia are anticipating a 12% surge in their worldwide sales volumes in 2022, despite last year's sales falling short of expectations due to the global semiconductor crisis. For the record, in 2021, the fi....