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Tesla plans to livestream the delivery of the first Model S Plaid at its U.S. factory in Fremont, California at 7 pm PT (0200 GMT, Friday), according to its official Twitter account.
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Alibaba's announcement of developing self-driving trucks came as dozens of startups, automakers and large technology firms, such as internet search leader Baidu Inc, are accelerating work on self-driving vehicle systems.
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The company said in a statement that Winterkorn 'breached his duties of care' as CEO, based on an extensive investigation by a law firm commissioned by the company.
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Sona Comstar has a market share of 8.7 percent of the global differential assembly market with one in every 12 BEVs using differential assembly made by the company
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New Delhi, Jun 9 Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Wednesday announced the opening of bookings for its upcoming SUV Alcazar which is expected to hi..
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Mercedes-Benz India has sold 50 units sold even before the official launch in India and the deliveries will begin in the next few weeks, Managing Director and CEO Martin Schwenk said
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The first batch is already sold out!
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Mercedes-Benz has launched the Maybach GLS 600 in India after the launch of the GLS 450 last year. This is one of 15 new launches promised by the German company
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The GLS 600 is one of 15 new products that Mercedes-Benz plans to launch in India in 2021 with an aim to maintain its leadership position in the luxury car market
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Workers at the Indian unit of Renault-Nissan had asked the Madras High Court for operations to be halted, saying social distancing norms were being flouted and the risk to their lives outweighed the health benefits provided by the company.
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The Maybach GLS 600 isbased on the standard Mercedes-Benz GLS. This means we can expect the Maybach GLS 600 to sport luxuries that are several notches higher than the standard.
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In the event of an employee’s demise, COVID-19 related or otherwise, NAM has promised several measures to help the impacted family both in terms of financial as well as emotional support.
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The Tata Nexon was only recently updated with minor fixes here and there such as a new set of alloys and physical buttons removed and integrated into the infotainment system.
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Bharat Forge has line up a capital expenditure (capex) of around Rs 300 crore for FY22 while for FY23 the capex could be at around Rs 250 crore
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This year, Royal Enfield is ready to introduce more models annually than ever before as the niche bike maker looks to further strengthen its iron grip on the middleweight motorcycle segment
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Group company Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group BV (SMRPBV) saw its order book increase to EUR 15.6 billion as of March 31, 2021 from EUR 13.1 billion as of September 30, 2020
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The bond, which has been issued for a period of two and a half years, was over-subscribed by about five times, according to a source with direct knowledge of the deal.
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Mercedes-Benz India will also overhaul its distribution and sales system where it will sell cars directly to customers.
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Among the positions Tesla is looking to fill include head of human resources and a head of sales and marketing
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Tesla aims to make the driver-assist system fully self-driving, and many in that young industry are skeptical that a vision-only system will work, saying such systems face challenges in darkness, sunny glare and poor weather conditions.
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The brand claims that buying a Merc will never be the same again. Here’s why.
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The mass vaccination drive will administer the Covishield vaccine to approximately 20,000 of its employees, off-roll employees, contract workers and their family members, the Pune-based automaker said in a release.
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The Skoda Octavia is now built on the updated MQB platform and while the silhouette remains largely similar, the sedan also pulls inspiration from the Skoda Superb, a larger sedan.
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Renault Triber’s latest crash test rating by Global NCAP is yet another milestone for India’s automotive safety norms.
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The Pune-based company will commence the ‘direct to customer’ model in the October-December quarter of this year. Such a sales and distribution model hasn't been experimented before buy any carmaker in India
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Not much in the electronics has changed. The riding modes – Rain, Road and sport – do now come with dedicated throttle maps, but that seems to be the extent of the changes. An IMU based riding assist system would have been nice.
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This is the first time that Honda, a leader in India’s petrol-powered scooter and 125cc motorcycle space, is testing its technology on three-wheelers in the country
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Domestic sales stood at 25,001 units last month as against 49,002 units in April, a dip of 49 percent.
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Schumacher continues to be in rehabilitation, even after two brain surgeries. Updates on Schumacher’s medical condition has been infrequent as the family decided to keep it private.
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Vehicles are rated from zero to five based on their safety features and automobiles with a higher rating are considered safer for occupants.
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The industry is estimated to have sold little over 103,000 units in May, which is only one-third compared to the average of 300,000 units sold every month between January to April
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The company has now priced FZS 25 and FZ25 at Rs 1,39,300 and Rs 1,34,800, respectively (ex-showroom Delhi), Yamaha Motor India said in a statement.
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The auto industry is estimated to have sold little over 103,000 units in May which is only one-third compared to the average of 300,000 units sold every month between January to April.
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The new support package increases the assistance offered to dealerships to include Rs 2-lakh COVID group insurance, 20-days credit for in-stock vehicles, fast-tracking of pending claims, and complete salary support, DICV said in a statement.
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The retail business was severely impacted as almost all markets remained closed during the lockdown for most part of the month of May 2021, the company said in a statement.
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Lockdowns have forced car showrooms in major markets to shut down, which has reduced May sales to less than a third of the average since January this year, sector experts say.
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Interior sketches of the Sportage show that Kia had the driver in mind when designing it. There is a single curved glass screen for the instrument cluster and infotainment system that seems to be oriented towards the driver’s side.
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While the average production rate of Mahindra Thar hovers around 3,000 units per month, it gets twice the number of bookings here, stretching the waiting period.
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Having addressed the supply chain issues that plagued it last year, Mercedes-Benz India is also sticking to its original plan to bring 15 new products in the market this year despite the launch of its SUV GLA delayed by almost a month due to fresh surge in COVID-19 cases in April.
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Battered by the pandemic in 2020 and an economic slowdown in 2019, passenger vehicle sales in India fell to 2.7 million units in the last fiscal year - their lowest level in six years and well below the peak of 3.4 million units in fiscal year 2019.
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Here is a complete list of all the important developments of the week in the auto space
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With electric vehicles clearly set as the future of automobility, the Ford+ plan focuses on EVs and in particular the development of two bespoke platforms.
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Six of the nine new SUVs and six out of 14 commercial vehicles (CVs) planned by M&M will be powered by batteries. Electric vehicles will see an investment of Rs 3,000 crore.
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The first of the Boat Tails was showcased only recently and as a whole the design inspiration has been taken from J-Class yachts as well as the 1932 Boat Tail.
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The NHAI aims to reduce to just 10 seconds the service time for vehicles at toll plazas even during peak hours.
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Over the last few months Nissan Motor India has distributed N-95 masks, PPE kits, oxygen concentrators, portable ECG machines, X-ray machines, pulse oximeters, and nasal oxygen machines in Delhi-NCR and Chennai as part of the relief equipment support with the start of the second wave of the pandemic.
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The Pune-based company has already done three launches, so far, in the year and plans new models based on new platforms over the next six months.
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Testing for the India-spec Kushaq was taken care of by Volkswagen Group’s central development workshop and technical centre in Pune.
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The Maruti Celerio like we mentioned was launched back in 2014 and while the current Celerio doesn’t do as well as Maruti Suzuki’s other hatchbacks, the new-gen model could change that.
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More than 60 lakh PPE kits, masks, meals, dry ration kits, thermometers, pulse oximeters and basic medicines have been donated by the auto industry to the society in the during the second wave of Covid-19
