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Daimler Trucks’ BharatBenz eats into rivals, market share rise to 9% in India
Daimler India market share jumped 2.3 percentage points to 9 percent
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SUVs, crossovers and sedans — Top cars that sizzled on Indian roads in 2017
From compact sedans and cross-overs to premium SUVs, motown saw a flurry automobiles this year. Here's a look at top new vehicle launches of 2017.
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This week in Auto: Honda overtakes Hero, Maruti targets 2020 launch for EV, Hyundai cars to get costlier
Here’s a look at what made headlines during the week gone by in the auto sector.
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No point in making electric cars if they are not affordable for mass-market: Maruti Suzuki
Maruti Chairman R C Bhargava said that India being a price sensitive market there needs to be a way to make electric cars affordable and also that such cars have to be the way the consumer wants it.
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Ashok Leyland plans manufacturing footprints in Africa, Latin America
Keeping in mind the rising competition at home from growing number of players including heavyweights like Daimler, MAN and Volvo, Ashok Leyland is hedging its future by entering markets similar to India.
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GST boosting demand for bigger trucks as buyers look for higher payloads
Demand for trucks bigger than 25 tonnes is expected to remain robust over the next 2-3 years.
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Tata Group could get into battery-making to drive the ambitious e-mobility wagon
The Tata Group is already engaged in making automotive and inverter batteries through a joint venture company running under the umbrella entity Tata Autocomp Systems
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Volvo Cars looking to double market share, add more products to Bengaluru assembly line
Volvo Cars registered a 25 percent growth in sales and 30 percent of the volumes came from just the XC60
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This week in Auto: TVS launches Apache 310, Range Rover Velar debuts in India
The mass market segment may be slowing down but manufacturers are ready to bet on the luxury and premium segments for fueling growth.
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Volvo XC60 first drive review: Everything you need to know about the Swedish UV
The UV market has more than doubled in the past five years with a CAGR of 15 percent and last year itself growing by 30 percent.
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SLIDE SHOW: Tata Motors flags off Tigor EVs from Sanand plant
Tata Motors rolled out the electric variant of the Tigor compact sedan from the Sanand plant in Gujarat at the hands of Ratan Tata and N Chandrasekaran. Tata Motors has to deliver 250 Tigor EVs as part of the deal to supply to government-owned company EESL.
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PE interest in hospitality revives, but cautious over investments
PEs are cautious and now looking at operational hotels, to avoid project delays and cost overruns
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TVS launches Apache RR 310 at Rs 2.05 lakh, claims top speed of 160 kmph
Bookings for the Apache 310 starts by the end of this month and the company intends to sell 10,000 units of it in the first year,
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Yamaha launches new R1 at Rs 20.73L, Honda opens bookings for Goldwing at Rs 26.85L
Yamaha, the fifth biggest two-wheeler maker in India, launched its global flagship model, 1000cc YZF-R1 priced at Rs 20.73 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).
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Audi, Maruti, Tata Motors & others offer huge year-end discounts
From Maruti to Audi car makers and their dealers are offering plenty of discounts to get rid of their stocks before 2018 arrives with deals ranging from Rs 25,000-Rs 8.85 lakh.
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Royal Enfield may sacrifice its signature thump to save the planet
Will the government's resolve to go electric silence the famous thump of Royal Enfield bikes?
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Fiat clears air on the viral video of a Jeep Compass owner beaten in showroom in Sept
The video shows a man arguing with the dealer’s staff over an alleged delay in returning to him his Jeep Compass following which he beaten up.
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Tata Motors regains third spot from M&M after 5 years
Sales of all passenger vehicles (cars and utility vehicles) sold by Tata Motors surpassed that of M&M last month as per data revealed by both the companies.
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This week in auto: Car sales surge in Nov, Audi cuts prices by up to Rs 8.85 lakh
Audi offers discounts of upto Rs 8.85 lakh, Car sales hit high gear in November, this and much more in the weekly wrap of all the major developments.
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Auto industry bucks trend in November, posts 16% surge in sales
A low-base effect following demonetization, continued demand from the rural segment and robust pick-up for new models has helped vehicle makers during last month.
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Hyundai scraps plans of launching hybrid sedan Ioniq in India
Hyundai’s petrol electric hybrid sedan Ioniq will not be coming to India next year as the Korean company feels that high taxes on hybrid cars have rendered them impractical.
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More companies say no to Auto Expo, claim costs prohibitively high and returns low
Vehicle making companies who have decided against participating in the Auto Expo next year has ballooned more than four times compared to the previous edition of the biennial extravaganza. In the 2016 Auto Expo seven companies had opted out.
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Tata Motors to launch new mid-size SUV next year with an eye on Creta, Captur
While prices of the Nexon starts at Rs 5.85 lakh and that of the Hexa at Rs 11.72 lakh, the starting price of the new SUV is expected at just under Rs 8 lakh, as per market sources.
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Renault Kwid electric in the works for India
Ghosn claimed to have also driven a prototype of the ‘very well engineered and low-cost car’ indicating that the vehicle is in advanced stages of development
