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This week in Auto: Harley enters race to buy Ducati, Honda launches its cheapest scooter
Italian bike brand Ducati saw new suitors lining up for a potential buy-out while closer home Japanese bike giant Honda launched the most affordable scooter.
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Honda set to slash prices for Activa & Unicorn by 3-5% after July 1
Honda prices are expected to go down by of 3-5% from July 1 with the adoption of GST. Hero, TVS Motors, Yamaha and Suzuki are also expected to join the bandwagon on July 1.
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This week in auto: GST brings sky-high discounts, new head for Tata Motors' CV unit
Everything you need to know to bring you up to speed with the world of auto.
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GST impact: Royal Enfield follows Bajaj Auto, cuts bike prices
The announcement by the Chennai-based two-wheeler manufacturer follows a similar announcement by Bajaj Auto on Wednesday who cut prices by up to Rs 4,500
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk in talks with Indian government for temporary relief on duties
Elon Musk-promoted Tesla is talking to the government of India requesting temporary relief from import duties till the time a local factory is set up.
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Scooters put bikes on slow lane for Honda and TVS, rake in over 50% sales
Only a handful of automatic scooters collectively control 57 percent of the volumes of five of the nine mass market two-wheeler manufacturers that India has.
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Back from the brink: Five things to know about the Jeep Compass
The Compass will be a serious offroad and will also be the cheapest Jeep on sale in India.
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Datsun has a go at Maruti's Alto in a TV commercial for the third time now
Datsun refers to the Maruti Alto as ‘purana’ (old) and goes on to request buyers to forget the ‘bekar’ and buy the Datsun redi-Go instead.
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Maruti Alto regains top spot, Brezza break sales record
The Alto, Maruti Suzuki’s most affordable model, clocked 23,618 units last month, recording a growth of 19 percent compared to the same month last year
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March auto sales report: The winners and laggards
The country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki grew by 7 percent while Hyundai grew by 9 per cent and Tata Motors grew by a scorching 84 percent during last month.
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Indian cos await multi-crore defence vehicle order amid delays
As per sources, the government had committed to awarding the Rs 60,000 crore project for the FICV vehicles to two companies before March 31, 2017 even as there were expectations of an announcement as early as December 2016 itself.
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Mahindra & Mahindra launches Jivo tractor at Rs 3.9 lakh
With Jivo, the company said it has plugged a crucial portfolio gap to enter a segment which clocks sales of 50,000 units a year.
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Can BS 3 vehicles be converted to BS 4? CV makers are exploring the option
At least two of the top three commercial vehicle players in India have said that they could look at upgrading the unsold stock to BS-IV standards and are examining its economic viability.
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Royal Enfield draws flak from Tweeple for selling ‘Made in Pakistan’ jackets
Eicher Motors-owned Royal Enfield, which is the oldest motorcycle brand from India in continuous production, has been importing and selling riding gear from a manufacturer based in Sialkot Pakistan.
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BS 3 fire sale: Tata Motors stuck with half of Rs 5400 cr unsold commercial vehicles
Despite offering sky-high discounts during the last three days of March the commercial vehicle industry is saddled with stocks of 40,000-45,000 unsold BS-III trucks and buses.
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BS 3 fire sale: 2-wheeler makers' loss estimated at Rs 300 cr, Hero likely worst hit
An inventory of at least 400,000 two-wheelers made up the two-day fire sale (March 30-31) which saw a minimum discount of Rs 8,000. The discount levels ranged from Rs 5,000 on fast moving popular products to as much as Rs 300,000 on low volume premium sports bikes.
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Maruti Suzuki sales rise 8% in March to 1.39 lakh units
The Delhi-based company ended the financial year with its highest-ever total sales/
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BS III offers: Bike dealers run out of stock amid discount frenzy
Almost every dealer, especially those in metros and its periphery and Tier-II cities, reported a sell-out of its BS-III inventory by noon today following unprecedented levels of discounting on motorcycle and scooters.
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What lies beneath Tata Tigor’s attractive pricing: More buyers for higher variants
The pricing gap is between the base variant and the next variant is unusually wider in case of the Tigor when compared to other models in the segment.
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Mahindra to invest $1bn in SsangYong over 4 years, jointly develop e-vehicles
SsangYong aims to develop electric vehicles (EV) jointly with M&M and launch them in 2019. Besides there is also the plan to enter the US market around the same time.
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Why are automakers worried about the BS 4 ban?
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Can Tata Tigor take on Maruti Swift Dzire and Hyundai Xcent?
The Tigor from Tata Motors is the newest addition to the compact sedan troupe which at present has more than half a dozen aspirants vying for attention.
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Kawasaki & Bajaj call it quits over their 7-year tie-up
Bajaj Auto has had an alliance with Kawasaki for the sale and after sales service of Kawasaki motorcycles through its Probiking, a premium bike dealership network, since 2009. These Probiking dealerships were later converted to KTM dealerships.
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Get, Set, Go! Over 12 SUVs set to blaze Indian roads soon
Ranging from Rs 5.5 lakh to Rs 60 lakh these SUVs from Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra at the lower end of the spectrum to Volvo and Land Rover at the premium end will light up the coming financial year.
