TECHNOLOGY
Honda City, Maruti Ciaz among 50 cars to become dearer in a month. Full list here
Sedans like Honda City, Maruti Suzuki Ciaz, SUVs like Hyundai Creta and Toyota Fortuner, entire luxury car range of Mercedes-Benz to Volvo will see the jump in prices. Prices of Jeep Compass will also rise.
BUSINESS
Bajaj Auto ties up with Triumph to make mid-capacity motorcycles
Bajaj Auto, the country’s fourth biggest two-wheeler maker, today announced a partnership with UK’s Triumph Motorcycles.
BUSINESS
Honda gears up for global electric foray, plans to launch e-bike in India soon
The company is working on an electric vehicle (EV) and plans to soon launch one model globally, followed by a rollout in India.
BUSINESS
Honda aims to overtake Hero Motocorp in India by 2020
Over the last few years Hero Motocorp has been eager to grow markets outside India whereas Honda has made India its biggest two-wheeler Hero market contributing 30 per cent to its global sales.
TECHNOLOGY
MG Group partners with Scania for making premium buses
The MG Group partnership will be responsible for designing and manufacturing of coaches of premium buses for sale in India
TECHNOLOGY
Gadkari warns bus makers to shift to green fuel, match European quality standards
The Union Minister urged vehicle makers to give up diesel, considered as a major source of air pollution, and adopt greener means like electric, ethanol and bio-CNG as fuel
TECHNOLOGY
Jeep Compass SUV launched in India, priced at Rs 14.95 lakh with seven variants
The top end variant of the Jeep Compass will come at Rs 20.65 lakh. Fiat Jeep Compass will compete with Tata Motors Hexa and Mahindra XUV500.
BUSINESS
Turnaround pressure prompts Tata Motors to review projects every month
Tata Motors is executing a major strategic and operational overhaul for significant and sustained improvement in metrics.
BUSINESS
Jaguar Land Rover capex to rise to 4 bn pound this year
The increase in investment spending will mark a growth of an astounding 18 percent over the Pound 3.4 billion spent last financial year. The two brands have steadily increased their investments over the past years relying majorly on cash generated by operations.
BUSINESS
Tata Motors' N Chandrasekaran says business turnaround is need of the hour
Last year, Tata Motors recorded its second worst-ever loss in its 72 year history at Rs 2,480 crore at the stand-alone level.
BUSINESS
This week in Auto: Tata Motors unveils Nexon, government to block driverless cars technology
Here is the list of all the important developments from the automotive world.
TECHNOLOGY
Behind the wheels of Tata Nexon: A first look
Flashy styling, unconventional looks and loads of features make the Nexon a real challenger in the compact sports utility vehicle.
TECHNOLOGY
Can Nexon replicate Tiago's success for Tata Motors?
The tide has been in favour of Tata Motors but will it sustain?
TECHNOLOGY
Benelli 302R launched at Rs 3.48 lakh
The Benelli 302R will compete against Yamaha YZF R3, Mahindra Mojo, Royal Enfield Thunderbird, Bullet and Classic, UM Renegade Sport S, TNT 300, KTM RC390 and the Duke 390
TECHNOLOGY
Get ready for brand new Ferraris: 3 models to be launched in India
Italian supercar maker Ferrari will launch three models in India starting with the GTC4Lusso on August 2
BUSINESS
Bajaj set sights on acquisition, MV Agusta launches Brutale 800
Here is the full list of the key developments of the week from Bajaj Auto to Mercedes to MV Agusta Brutale 800
BUSINESS
Bajaj aims to expand market share to 26%, launch products under all 7 brands by Dec
The Pune-based company is confident of taking its market share to 26 percent from the current 15 percent on the back of new launches in each of the seven brands it sells.
BUSINESS
Bajaj plans launch of electric 3-wheeler next yr, 2 years ahead of its original date
Bajaj Auto said that the company had made some significant gains on the product putting Bajaj Auto in a position to possibly launch the vehicle next year itself.
BUSINESS
Rajiv Bajaj gets candid on Qute: Competition stooped to levels we never anticipated
A string of public interest litigations filed in different courts has prevented the launch of the four-wheeler, but Bajaj Auto's MD believes some good news may be around the corner.
BUSINESS
Tata Cummins to invest Rs 300 cr on BS-6 tech, expansion of Pune manufacturing unit
The investment will be made towards development of BS-VI technology as well as expansion of the manufacturing facility in Phaltan in Pune.
BUSINESS
TVS Motors plans Rs 500 cr investment in ops this year, new launches
The capital expenditure earmarked for this year is higher than the previous years as the company gears up to build on its strengths, which is scooters and its partnership with German giant BMW for premium motorcycles.
BUSINESS
This week in Auto: June sales fell sharpest in four years, new appointment at Nissan
Here are some of the top auto stories of the week
BUSINESS
Stricter BS-VI laws could make the ride bumpy for diesel rickshaws, micro vans
Such vehicles, which use single-cylinder diesel engines, cannot meet the emission standards under BS-VI, which are much stricter than the current BS-IV
BUSINESS
Auto sector expected to report mixed bag of earnings in Q1
Passenger vehicles and two-wheelers saw a small growth in volumes due to new launches and wedding season rush, but commercial vehicles continued to struggle with BS-IV implementation and slow economic growth
