Most of the rain fell during the early hours of Tuesday and was the heaviest witnessed in the city since 1988, said HR Biswas, the regional head of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Kolkata.
Meanwhile, Jaguar's managing director Rawdon Glover has defended its recent rebranding ad and has called out some of its online critics for spreading 'vile hatred' and 'intolerance'.
Rawdon Glover said that the British luxury carmaker wanted to stand out from other automakers with its new campaign.
In response to questions about Jaguar's iconic teeth-baring big cat logo, the British carmaker explained: 'It has been reimagined.'
Gautam Singhania had taken to X on October 3 to share that his new Lamborghini Revuelto had an electrical failure during a test drive 15 days after delivery.
Talking about the evolution of her relationship with money over the last two decades, Radhika Gupta said, 'Eighteen years ago, when I graduated from college and people would say Oh! You don't have a fancy handbag? I would feel insecure about it. Now, if ...'
Rolls-Royce Spectre comes with a range of over 530 kms and can be charged fully in around five hours. By the end of 2030, the entire product portfolio of Rolls-Royce will be fully electric.
The company said it has the largest charging network within the luxury car space with 140 chargers at different points. Of these, 40 chargers are in the 180 kilowatts and the 60 kilowatt area, which means fast chargers, said.
The BMW Group also posted record sales of 5,867 units of luxury cars across its BMW and MINI brands during the period, its best half-yearly sales in India.
Volvo Auto India sold 1,850 units last calendar year and is looking to post at least 40 percent growth this year with improved supplies, sustained demand for its existing models and new launches like EX90
While the company didn’t share the sales target for the new car, it has confirmed that one unit of this model has already been delivered to a customer in Mumbai.
While the XC40 Recharge was the first EV launched by the company , the launch of the C40 Recharge is slated for the second half of the year.
The January 23 launch was viewed by many as a significant failure for Porsche, with approximately 2,040 of the 7,500 NFTs available having been sold.
The company, which sells a range of super luxury cars with prices starting from Rs 3.16 crore in India, had sold 37 units in 2020.
The 2017 first half volumes rose 11.5 percent to 4,589 units over the same period in the previous year, BMW India, the third largest luxury car maker, said in a statement.
At least three new models including Velar, Discovery will hit the Indian roads this year, said Rohit Suri, Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover India.
Speaking to Moneycontrol, Roland Folger, Managing Director, Chief Executive of Mercedes-Benz India explained that if taxes on luxury cars were to be cut by even 10 percent, then volumes would rise significantly thereby adding to tax revenue.
Despite considerably cheaper ownership cost of pre-owned Merc and Audi cars, their counterparts from the BMW stable command a premium, according to an industry report.
The new Jaguar F-Pace launched by Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) last year has set a record as the fastest selling car in the company�s history.
Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) says that 1 percent is too less and that the figure should be around 20 percent for environment cess for diesel vehicles.
Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz on May 18 said it has put on hold investments in India due to ban on sale of larger diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR and the issue has put a question mark on the country's credibility as an investment destination
"Mercedes has given me a letter that they can use 100 percent biodiesel in their cars and trucks," said Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.
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GM has moved more aggressively than most of its rivals to put high-speed, 4G LTE data connections in its cars.
With this launch the company has achieved its target of launching ten cars in the Indian market in 2014.