New Delhi: American comedian Jay Leno donned a cream coloured 'sherwani', resplendent with delicate embroidery to welcome a Tata Nano car to his 17000-square-foot garage in southern California. Leno even invited Bollywood dancers for the inauguration of the white Nano with the Indian tricolour displayed in the background and painted across the body of the car. The host of 'The Tonight Show' has a weakness for electric and hybrid vehicles...
02:17 PM, May 16, 2012
New Delhi: It's day two of the Auto Expo 2012 in Delhi on Friday, but car lovers will have to wait another 24 hours before the gates are opened for the general public. Toyota will launched its revamped Etios on Friday. 50 car markers from around the world will unveil over 55 new cars till January 11. The hot wheels on display on Thursday included Maruti Suzuki's SUV, Hyundai's three-door...
09:18 AM, Jan 06, 2012
Bhubaneswar: In something unique from the Indian Science Congress, a group of students have successfully built a car from scrap. For impressing the girls, if your parents won't buy you a car, you can now build one. "The unique thing about this is that all the parts came together from unconventional places. The tyre is specially manufactured in Pune. The suspension is from a motorcycle. The steering mechanism is from...
09:07 AM, Jan 05, 2012
Erumeli: An accident in 1998 altered the course of Biju Verghese's life, confining him to a wheelchair forever. 13 years on, Biju still battles the demons as he recollects that fateful accident. But the 38-year-old electrician from Kerala's Erumeli town didn't let despair defeat him. Instead, he picked up the pieces and toiled away hours in a thatched roof workshop to create a retrofitment kit for his car that would...
08:58 AM, Oct 17, 2011
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki, India's top car maker, said a month-long strike at its Manesar plant that cost the company about USD 135 million in lost output ended on Saturday, after workers agreed to sign discipline agreements. Maruti, 54.2 per cent owned by Japan's Suzuki Motor, also said its vehicle sales in September fell about 21 per cent from a year earlier as the labour unrest disrupted production. Workers at...
10:46 AM, Oct 02, 2011
The Ford Evos Concept car, showcased at the Frankfurt Motor Show, has " apart from awesome looks " "customer-focused and intuitive technologies". What this means is, the car doubles as your personal assistant. The four-door, four-seater car uses technology to seamlessly connect with your 'personal cloud' of information, getting a detailed understanding of your preferences and driving habits, automatically adapting handling, steering and engine controls, and knowing your work schedule...
10:31 AM, Sep 30, 2011
This week on Overdrive, watch Renault's new car Koleos and a drive in Force 1's SUV. ...
05:06 PM, Sep 17, 2011
New Delhi: Workers at three plants operated by subsidiaries of Suzuki Motor Corp in India have called off their two-day-long strike on Friday after an agreement was reached with the management. Workers of Suzuki power train plant, Suzuki Casting, Suzuki Motorcycle called off strike after management decided to listen their demand. However, strike at Maruti main plant was still on. On Wednesday, workers at Suzuki Powertrain India Ltd and Suzuki...
11:29 AM, Sep 16, 2011
New Delhi: Tata Motors on Tuesday said its global sales stood at 85,392 units in July, down six per cent as compared to the same month last year. Sales of luxury brands from Jaguar Land Rover were flat at 19,119 vehicles in July, Tata Motors said in a statement. While sales of luxury sedans of Jaguar brand were down 23 per cent last month to 4,372 units, Land Rover sales...
06:35 PM, Aug 16, 2011
Mexico: Japanese automaker Honda will invest $ 800 million in a new plant in Mexico to manufacture fuel-efficient cars, the company has announced. American Honda Motor Company president Tetsuo Iwamura said the facility will have a capacity to produce 200,000 vehicles annually and will employ 3,200 people. The plant covers 500 hectares and is located in the city of Celaya in the central Guanajuato state. The vehicles will be sold...
08:59 AM, Aug 14, 2011
This week on 'Overdrive', catch the Force India drivers ahead of the Formula One season opener, Renault Fluence and more. ...
06:21 PM, Mar 26, 2011
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