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Carlos Tavares has stepped down as the CEO of Stellantis with immediate effect. According to a Reuters report, senior independent director Henri de Castries said in a statement that divergent views cropped up in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. The company said it would find a replacement CEO in the first half of next year. Stellantis' statement on Sunday said that its board, including chairman John Elkann, accepted the CEO's resignation "with immediate effect", and that a new interim executive committee chaired by Elkann would be formed. Regarded as one of the most respected executives in the auto industry, Tavares' approach came under inspection after falling sales in North America led the firm to issue a profit warning on its 2024 results. This included a forecast for a cash burn of up to 10 billion euros (over Rs 89,000 crore), mostly due to slow sales and bloating inventories in its North

The upcoming Range Rover electric is undergoing final testing ahead of its global debut next year. Range Rover has released a new set of images and some details about the luxury electric SUV going through rigorous testing in the United Arab Emirates. Range Rover Electric was earlier tested in the Arctic circle Tests in the UAE are done with temperatures of more than 50 degrees JLR likely to build EVs in India in future Range Rover Electric technical details  The testing conducted in the UAE follows the tests done earlier this year in the Arctic Circle. In the latest round of tests, the Range Rover electric is being evaluated at temperatures of as high as 50 degrees with humidity levels of 90 percent.  One of the key reasons for JLR to test the Range Rover electric in these conditions, besides their off-road tech, is the new thermal management system, which the brand says is the most intelligent ever fitted to a Range Rover. The brand further adds that this system could cope

After Ducati comprehensively updated the Panigale V4 earlier this year, the company has also trickled some of those updates down to the Streetfighter V4.  Now makes 214hp, 120Nm; up by 6hp but down by 3Nm New design language in line with Streetfighter V2 India launch expected next year Ducati Streetfighter V4 updates for 2025 For starters, the 1,103cc V4 engine in the Ducati Streetfighter V4 now makes 214hp at 13,500rpm and 120Nm of torque at 11,250rpm. Compared to the outgoing model, this is a gain of 6hp but torque has actually gone down by 3Nm. Ducati claims that the Streetfighter’s engine is in the same state of tune as the Panigale but the latter makes 2hp more and a smidge less torque (0.9Nm).  The rest of the Streetfighter V4 is essentially a stripped-bare Panigale V4 with the other main mechanical change being the new double-sided swingarm replacing the current bike’s trademark Ducati single-sided unit. The electronics suite has also seen some revisions and all the bik

The Speed T4 recently joined Triumph’s lineup as a simpler and more affordable version of the Speed 400. We have recently been able to spend some time with the Speed T4 and put it through our instrumented testing procedure. Here are the fuel mileage figures of the Speed T4.  Triumph Speed T4 real world fuel efficiency As per our usual procedure, we started by running the Triumph Speed T4 on the highway for just under 53km, after which it took 1.63 litres of fuel, thus achieving a 32.15kpl mileage figure. Once that was done, we headed to the urban confines of South Mumbai, running the T4 for a little under 50km. After that, it took 1.29 litres of fuel, which meant it returned 38.86kpl.  Triumph Speed T4 fuel-economy analysis Comparing the Speed T4’s mileage numbers to the Speed 400’s (City: 30.67kpl, Highway: 33.57kpl) reveals that it is a more fuel efficient machine of the two.  Triumph has given the T4 a heavier crank and the torque band is now accessed earlier in the rev rang