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Uniform tax rate of 18% on all vehicles will help, says Gurpratap Boparai, MD, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India

The Union Budget 2021-22 can prove to be a turning point for the Auto Industry by committing to some relief in the de-facto- taxation faced by the sector today.

With factories running full, Ceat hikes FY22 capex by 40%

Ceat has inventory levels of less than one month despite all its plants running at full capacity. The company will use the increase in capex to add more capacity at its factories and address the sustained surge in demand since the lockdown was eased

We are almost bordering a V-shaped recovery now, says Manish Bhatnagar, Managing Director, SKF India

Mercedes-Benz GLC 300d review: A fast looking big SUV

Of course, Mercedes-Benz isn’t the first one to showcase this party trick, but it does it do it really well and this showing we received with the GLC 300d Coupe.

Can Tesla ‘supercharge’ creaking India’s infrastructure?

Fast electric vehicles (EVs) need fast chargers. Will Elon Musk’s Tesla provide them in India?

Volkswagen finally working on a new-gen Polo for India

Volkswagen has already been working on a facelifted Polo for the global market. The India-spec Polo however could be different from the international variant.

Renault to downsize global production… but India gets a thumbs up

The French carmaker will bring down its global car production to 3.1 million by 2025 from the 4 million clocked in 2019. It will, however, optimise operations in India at a time when its foreign rivals have reduced their focus on the country sharply

Motherson Sumi subsidiary acquires majority stake in Turkish firm Plast Met Group

The proposed deal is expected to be closed within three months subject to receipt of necessary approvals and is expected to be EPS accretive.

Explained | Why carmakers are worried about shortage of semiconductors and other questions answered

While carmaker claim to have reached localisation, semiconductors are some of the crucial parts going in a car that are not yet fully localised.

Audi A4 review: New features rev up company’s comeback game

The Audi A4 has its task cut out for it as competitors such as the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the long wheelbase BMW 3 Series, the Volvo S60 and the Jaguar XE are all vying for the loaded wallets of its target consumers.

This week in Auto: Here’s why Tesla's India entry should mean more than just flashy electric cars

Here is a wrap on what else made headlines in the auto space during the week

Luxury car market set to see up to 40 launches in 2021, 3 fully electric cars included

Some of these companies have also announced a price hike in the range of 2-5 percent across models to beat the cost pressures which has already come into effect

New launches, low interest rates drive up car demand in December

SIAM noted that the pandemic has pushed the entire automotive industry back by many years and the priority will be to regain the peaks seen in 2018 and 2019.

Renault hikes cost savings goal, eyes margin growth

In a wide-ranging strategy update under new Chief Executive Luca de Meo, the company said it would cut the number of vehicles produced, reducing its spending on research and development as a result, and simplify manufacturing processes.

Honda H’ness CB350 Review: This is not a Royal Enfield comparison

The Honda H’ness CB350 is a perfectly old-school motorcycle with bits of new-school thrown at it in a way you wouldn’t even realise.

CES 2021 | General Motors unveils flying Cadillac concept car

GM has shared very few details of the VTOL drone. What we do know is that it will be capable of carrying only one passenger at a time.

Take a look at the India-bound cars from Tesla

Here are the cars from Elon Musk’s electric vehicle giant that we can expect to see on our roads very soon.

Hyundai takes railway route to ship 125 vehicle units to Nepal

The train will reach the India-Nepal border at Nautanwa near the border town of Sonauli, from where the last-mile delivery will be through the roadways owing to the topography of Nepal, the auto major said in a statement.

Tata Motors unveils Altroz trim with turbocharged petrol engine, sales begin next week

The new trim comes with 1.2 litre bi-turbocharged petrol powertrain which produces 110 PS of power helping the model cross 0-100 km/hr in less than 12 seconds.

Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra cuts over half of North America workforce

The sources did not give a figure for the number of jobs lost at the business, which had over 500 employees in early 2020, according to its website.

Why Tesla chose to set up shop in Bengaluru

Karnataka’s capital is also the EV capital of the country, with many companies already having R&D units in the city thanks to its huge talent pool. Proactive policies by the State’s governments in setting up an EV ecosystem may have also helped tilt the scales in favour of Bengaluru

Tractor volumes hit all-time high in a pandemic year

Sales within India closed at 802,670 units in 2020, 11 percent higher than 2019 volumes and 1 percent more than the previous all-time record, set in 2018. All this in a year that also witnessed the lowest monthly tractor sales total in recent history — 12,000 units in April 2020 — due to the nationwide lockdown. That makes the full-year achievement all the more creditable

BMW Motorrad sales increase 7% to 2,563 units in 2020

In the last quarter of 2020 (October-December), the dispatches grew by over 51 percent as compared to the same period in 2019.

India not a priority for Hyundai in global electric vehicle shift

Starting 2030, Hyundai plans to gradually shift towards EVs in key markets such as China, Europe and the US while maintaining Internal Combustion Engine vehicle production in India, Russia and Brazil, but at less than 50 percent capacity

Honda Hornet 2.0 Review: An all-new old bike

If the Honda Hornet did well in the past, the new one does everything it did and does it better. The new bike isn’t just a fancy new cover on an old horse, we get new styling, a new engine and some more new mechanicals as well.

BMW drives in 2 Series Gran Coupe with petrol powertrain priced at Rs 40.9 lakh

Introduced with its M Sport package, the new BMW 220i is locally produced at the company’s Chennai-based manufacturing plant, the automaker said in a statement.

Renault sales fell 21.3% in 2020, focus on profitability in 2021

The drop in sales outstripped the 14.2 percent fall in sales for all producers globally last year, Renault said.

Toyota withdraws lockout at Karnataka plants, workers to sign undertaking of good conduct

Toyota, however, refused to revoke the suspension pending enquiry of 66 unionized employees it accuses of ‘serious misconducts’.

TVS Scooty Pep+ Mudhal Kadhal limited edition scooter launched exclusively in Tamil Nadu

Mechanically, TVS hasn’t changed anything. The scooter is still powered by an ET-Fi Ecothrust engine that produces 4 kW of maximum power and 6.5 Nm of peak torque.

Jeep Grand Cherokee L debuts in the US; five-seater variant likely to come to India

This new generation of the Grand Cherokee is based on a new architecture and it also, for the first time, gets a third row of seats which means the car will be available as a six seater or a seven seater as well.

Nio launches first electric sedan model as Tesla delivers China-built SUV

Nio is aiming to expand its product lineup to attract more customers. In China's passenger car market, sedans and SUVs each make up around 46 percent of overall sales.

This week in auto: New launches light up the new year but be ready to pay more for your car

Here is the complete look at what else made headlines during the week

Mercedes-Benz India to hike car prices by 5% from January 15

With this, the low-end model like C-Class will be costlier by Rs 2 lakh, while top-end models such as AMG GT 63S Door Coupe will cost a customer by Rs 15 lakh more, the company said in a statement.

Tata Motors launches Intra V20 truck in Nepal

Priced at 19.75 lakh Nepalese rupees, the small truck which provides increased productivity will be supported by an extensive countrywide network for sales, service and spare parts of Sipradi Trading in Nepal, Tata Motors said in a release.

Electric two-wheeler sales remain tepid despite govt subsidy: ICRA

Under the three year tenure of FAME-II scheme — FY20-FY22– e-2W sales have been only 2 percent of the targeted 10 lakh unit sales as on September 30, 2020 halfway mark, ICRA said in a statement.

Apple’s self-driving car is at least 5-7 years away, but work seems to be ramping up

The Apple car itself will directly rival the ones from Tesla. Even though Tesla cars are currently Level 2 autonomous vehicles, they still require a driver at the wheel.

Mahindra & Mahindra hikes prices of personal, commercial vehicles by 1.9%

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), part of the $19.4 billion Mahindra Group, will raise the prices of range of personal and commercial vehicles by Rs 4,500 – Rs 40,000, depending on the model and variant, the Mumbai-based automaker said in a regulatory filing.

Mahindra stuck in slow lane, waiting period for Thar up to 10 months

Launched on October 2, 2020, the Thar received an overwhelming response but the waiting period for the off-roader is anywhere between 22 and 40 weeks. In contrast, Hyundai, Kia and Nissan have ramped up production of their popular models to meet demand. Mahindra, too, is now stepping up production.

MG Motor India launches seven-seater version of SUV Hector

The company, which also launched the 2021 version of its SUV Hector range priced between Rs 12.89 lakh and Rs 19.13 lakh (ex-showroom), also plans to launch a smaller SUV later this year as it seeks sales in India to grow around 70-75 percent this year over 2020.

Jaguar Land Rover says first unit of its electric SUV 'I-PACE' has reached India

Equipped with a 90 kWh lithium-ion battery, the I-PACE produces 294 kW and 696 Nm torque, helping it accelerate from 0-100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds.

BMW launches MINI Paddy Hopkirk Edition in India priced at Rs 41.7 lakh

"The MINI Paddy Hopkirk Edition is a reflection of MINI’s challenger spirit and racing genes. It is a celebration of the ultimate MINI challenger moment Paddy Hopkirk’s first Monte Carlo Rally victory in the classic Mini Cooper S,” BMW Group India President Vikram Pawah said.

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