The Daytona Beach museum has put the first curated batch of Joe Freeman's motorsport photo archive online, 13 months after it announced the acquisition. more: Motorsports Hall of Fame of America launches the Joseph Freeman Collection on 23 October, with 15,000 images live from a million-photo archive
https://www.mshf.com/Motorsports-Hall-of-Fame-of…On 22 October Dometic, the Swedish group that owns Front Runner, said it will shut three American factories and simplify its product portfolio, even as its Euro… more: Front Runner's owner Dometic starts a SEK 425 million Americas restructuring and books a SEK 4,229 million impairment
https://www.inderes.fi/en/releases/dometic-group…The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notified draft amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules on 16 October 2026, tightening the online learner lice… more: MoRTH's 16 October draft raises the learner licence pass mark to 75 percent and sets a 30 minute tutorial
https://www.autocarindia.com/industry/morth-prop…Notification G.S.R. 911(E), dated 23 October 2026 and published in the Gazette on 26 October, gives Indian makers a certification route for 100 per cent ethanol… more: MoRTH writes E100 and B100 into CMVR Rule 115, raises the light vehicle test limit to 3,500 kg
https://www.autocarpro.in/news/morth-amends-cmvr…Bloomberg reported on 23 October 2026 that Volkswagen has stopped putting fresh money into its India electric car programme until the terms of a 51:49 joint ven… more: Volkswagen pauses India EV spending until JSW joint venture terms are settled, reported 23 October
https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/26/volkswagen-…The 334th of 349 cars built, chassis 107165 carries an estimate in excess of $20 million, well clear of the model's $14.575 million public record set in August. more: Broad Arrow puts a 106-mile 1997 Ferrari F50 in its 31 October Las Vegas sale with a $20 million-plus estimate
https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/16/tmt-newsw…Stellantis' parts and accessories arm has turned its 90th anniversary into a factory-fitted carbon kit for the two-door Charger, with 243 cars for the US and 27… more: Mopar '27 Dodge Charger revealed on 27 October: 270 cars, a $10,995 package, orders from January 2027
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/exclusi…The Mahindra-backed maker of three revived heritage names will now sell genuine parts through regional distributors instead of only through its 410 dealership t… more: Classic Legends sets up an authorised spare parts distribution network for Jawa, Yezdi and BSA, announced 26 October
https://www.autocarpro.in/news/classic-legends-e…A district consumer commission has ordered Kia India and its Kurnool dealer to refund a Sonet HTX diesel after DPF warnings returned despite more than fifteen w… more: Kia Sonet diesel DPF warnings keep coming back: Kurnool commission orders Kia to refund ₹10.99 lakh
https://www.livelaw.in/consumer-cases/kurnool-co…At GM Forward in New York on 21 October 2026, General Motors detailed a liquid-cooled central compute unit with three aggregator modules that it says cuts wirin… more: GM moves to one central computer: 40x compute, 30 percent less wiring, eyes-off on Escalade IQ in 2028
https://modernpublicfleet.com/gm-forward-2026-ti…Seven franchises will pick 56 riders from a 146 strong pool on 4 November, and for the first time a whole class, Indian Futures, is reserved for Indian riders. more: ISRL Season 3 auction set for 4 November in Pune: seven teams, 56 spots, 30 Indian riders in the new Indian Futures class
https://thebridge.in/sports-market/isrl-season-3…A 25 October report of Goa traffic police figures shows an average of about one case a day against owners hiring out white-plate bikes and cars to tourists, whi… more: Goa police report 1,471 cases of illegal private vehicle rentals since 2023, with 307 booked up to September 2026
https://navhindtimes.in/goanews/1471-cases-of-il…The Bureau of Indian Standards certified the Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force's quality management system on 8 October 2026, after a three day audit at… more: Uttarakhand SDRF becomes India's first ISO 9001:2015 certified disaster response force, certificate issued 8 October 2026
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/uttarakh…Hyundai Motor India put the Bayon on sale on 26 October at a starting price of ₹9,99,900 ex-showroom, closing a staged official campaign that began with a name… more: Hyundai launches the Bayon in India at ₹9,99,900 on 26 October 2026, six weeks after the name reveal
https://www.hyundai.com/in/en/hyundai-story/medi…The body that writes the protocol linking almost every public charger to its backend ran its first Canberra interoperability test event this week, three weeks a… more: Open Charge Alliance holds its first OCPP Plugfest in Australia from 27 to 29 October, with OCPP 2.1 testing now live
https://openchargealliance.org/looking-back-on-o…The factory restoration shop near Stuttgart now runs about 10,000 sq m of workshop and 70 specialists, and claims to be the world's largest service and restorat… more: Mercedes-Benz opens expanded Classic Center in Fellbach on 16 October 2026, workshop space doubled to 10,000 sq m
https://mbca.org/content.aspx?page_id=5&club_id=…The 2027 Jeep Jamboree schedule is now live with 49 events across three continents, nine new trips and registration opening on 7 and 14 December 2026, while Jee… more: Jeep Jamboree USA's 2027 calendar goes live: 49 events, nine new trips, bookings open 7 and 14 December
https://jeepjamboreeusa.com/The Emirates Motorsports Organization confirmed on 22 October that the Dubai International Baja runs from 5 to 8 November and the 35th Abu Dhabi Desert Challeng… more: Dubai International Baja set for 5 to 8 November, Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge to decide the 2026 W2RC titles from 22 November
https://www.emso.ae/latestnews/BPCL's 16 October tender for about 1,100 crore litres of ethanol excludes cane juice, syrup and B-heavy molasses after the government set sugar diversion to zer… more: BPCL's 1,100 crore litre ethanol tender for 2026-27 bars cane juice and B-heavy molasses, cuts maize incentive
https://theprint.in/economy/ethanol-industry-bac…Triumph pulled the covers off the updated Tiger 1200 on October 27, with 8PS more power, Showa semi-active suspension that lowers itself at a stop and a 19-inch… more: Triumph reveals new Tiger 1200 with 158PS and front and rear radar, India launch set for March 2027
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