New Delhi: The Indian Army has decided to phase-out Maruti Gypsy from its inventory with Mahindra Scorpio and Tata Safari in the race to replace the vehicle under a project expected to cost the force more than Rs 3,000 crore. The Indian Army is the biggest customer of the Maruti Gypsy utility vehicles with more than 25,000 such vehicles in service and uses them in all light vehicle operations including...
12:08:14 PM May 11, 2013
New Delhi: Honda Cars India said it has launched new variants of its small car Brio, priced between Rs 4.12 lakh and Rs 6.13 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). In a statement, the company said it has "introduced new variants of Honda Brio with key upgrades to make the car more convenient, comfortable and pleasurable to drive for its customers". The upgrades include features like driver seat height adjuster and rear windshield...
09:22:49 AM May 08, 2013
Mumbai: The emergence of a new class of 4-wheelers has split the auto industry wide open. Even as countries like Singapore have expressed interest in Bajaj Auto's 4-wheeler the RE60, auto makers like Tata Motors say the move towards quadricycles is regressive. Rajiv Bajaj hits back saying car makers are forcing the government to be anti innovation. CNBC-TV18's Sunanda Jayaseelan reports. It may look like a car, but Bajaj Auto...
05:11:08 PM Apr 30, 2013
Seoul: South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co has been forced to apologise for an advertisement that sought to promote the zero carbon emissions of one of its cars by featuring a man failing to commit suicide using a hose attached to the exhaust. The ad debacle is the latest to hit the carmaker, the world's fifth largest by sales when combined with its Kia Motors affiliate, after it exaggerated fuel...
10:44:20 AM Apr 27, 2013
Also on the show is a review of Bentley Motors' new Continental GT Speed Convertible. ...
05:43:28 PM Apr 19, 2013
New Delhi: Country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp has announced a warranty of five years on all its models. The warranty will be of five years or 70,000 km on motorcycles, whichever is earlier and five years or 50,000 km on scooters, whichever is earlier, the company said in a statement. "Staying true to our splendid legacy, all Hero two-wheelers will now have a 5-year warranty. Hero MotoCorp is the...
03:31:37 PM Apr 14, 2013
Mumbai: Japanese auto major Honda today said it plans to roll out a new generation Jazz next year. "We have plans to launch the new generation Jazz in the country some time next year," Honda Cars India senior vice-president for marketing and sales Janeshwar Sen told reporters here at the launch of sedan Amaze. Its first diesel offering, sedan Amaze, has been priced between Rs 5.10 lakh and Rs 7.64...
11:35:05 AM Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: Mahindra & Mahindra will launch its sub-four metre sedan Verito Vibe next month to take on the likes of Maruti Suzuki's Dzire and Honda's newly introduced model Amaze. "The Verito Vibe marks our entry in the high volume sub 4 metre segment," Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Chief Executive, Automotive Division Pravin Shah said in a statement. The new model will be powered by a 1.5 litre diesel engine...
11:14:28 AM Apr 13, 2013
Tokyo: Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday that it is recalling 1.73 million vehicles worldwide due to an airbag problem. Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp spokesman Toyohiro Hishikawa said the company supplied the airbags related to the recalls. ...
12:27:21 PM Apr 11, 2013
Chennai: Two and three-wheeler maker TVS Motor Company has signed a "cooperation agreement" with German auto-maker BMW Motorcycles' division BMW Motorrad to develop and produce a new series of motorcycles in the below 500 cc segment. "TVS Motor Company and BMW Motorrad have signed a long term cooperation agreement. The aim of the cooperation is to join forces to develop and produce a new series of motorcycles that will cater...
09:19:04 AM Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: After successfully launching its first electric car e2o, auto major Mahindra & Mahindra is working on a new platform for a bigger vehicle that could even be used by its Korean subsidiary SsangYong Motor. "After we launched the e2o in March, now we have just started developing a new electric vehicle platform. This will be for higher powered vehicles," M&M President (Automotive and Farm Equipment Sectors) Pawan Goenka...
12:05:20 PM Apr 07, 2013
For over the decade, Honda has been selling its product in Indian Market base solely on the strength of its petrol engine. But the time had caught up with Honda, the disparity in the fuel prices as well as Honda not having a diesel engine in its portfolio has caused them barely. But Honda has plans now and they are going to bring diesel engine to India - the new ...
04:20:38 PM Apr 06, 2013
Mumbai: The Hennessey Venom GT is now officially the world's fastest stock production car, eclipsing the former record holder, the Bugatti Veyron. Hennessey officials tested the 1261PS/1564Nm 7.0-litre twin-turbo V8 Venom GT on the US Naval Air Station in Lemoore. Two VBOX 3i data logging systems were used to monitor this run and there were VBOX officials present to verify as well. The 3.21 km run saw the Venom attain...
01:12:07 PM Apr 06, 2013
A team of engineering students in the UAE have designed a car that could potentially travel up to 1,000 km on just one litre of fuel. ...
12:39:07 PM Apr 04, 2013
Detroit Electric, a startup electric-car maker reviving a brand that dates back more than a century, unveiled its first model on Wednesday: a $135,000, battery-powered sports car that is to go into limited production in August. ...
09:30:50 AM Apr 04, 2013
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