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General Motors Co plans to offer subscriptions for its Onstar Guardian security services to anyone in the United States or Canada who wants to download a smartphone app, expanding beyond owners of GM vehicles in a step to generate recurring revenue.

Maruti Suzuki India manufactured 40,924 units last month, registering a de-growth of 74.4 per cent as compared to 159,955 units produced in April 2021.

Robert Bosch opened a 1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) chip plant in Germany on Monday, a record investment by the leading automotive supplier as it stakes a claim to equipping the latest electric and self-driving cars.

The plant shutdown will be extended till June 11 and SML Isuzu has cited supply issues and lower demand as the reasons.

Nissan Motor India has announced subscription plans for Nissan and Datsun cars in India. The company is launching the subscription plans in partnership with Orix.

The upcoming Jeep 7-seater SUV, which is expected to be based on the Compass, has been spotted testing in India for the first time.

Honda India Foundation, the CSR arm of all Honda Group companies in India, has set up COVID-19 isolation centres in Haryana and Rajasthan.

Petrol and diesel prices have been revised for the second straight day across the country. With a hike of 28 paise, petrol currently retails at Rs. 95.31 a litre, while diesel rates were increased by 27 paise to Rs. 86.22 a litre in Delhi.