About Ameya Naik
Ameya NaikConnect with this authorAmeya chose cars over Shakespeare and has been in love with the Porsche 917, ever since he first laid his eyes on it. Cars are not just a mode of transport for him, but a passion, as can be seen in the way he talks about them. He believes - respect your car and the feeling will be reciprocated. He enjoys driving, which is probably a given, but its a stress buster, which is why he enjoys his job even more.
Articles of Ameya Naik
Car Sales May 2020: MG Motor India Sells 710 Units
The company registered zero sales in April 2020, like all manufacturers but registered a decent growth in March this year, at a time when the rest of the manufacturers registered negative growth.
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Volkswagen Group Announces Personnel Changes In Technical Development and Product Line Organisation
Dr. Matthias Rabe has been named Member of the Board for Engineering at Bentley effective August 1, 2020. He succeeds Werner Tietz, who moves to SEAT as Executive Vice-President for Research and Development as of July 1.
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Top 19 Car Launches Of The Last Decade: 2010 – 2019
It's been a decade already and a lot of interesting cars that set the benchmark in their respective segment have been launched in the country. As we begin the journey of the next decade, we take a look back at the best cars of the decade 2010-2019
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McLaren Speedtail Does 403 Kmph; Makes It The Fastest McLaren Ever
We have been waiting for McLaren to release some data about the Speedtail, a car which was unveiled in October 2018. The Speedtail is the first Hyper-GT from the British company and it can achieve the highest maximum speed of any McLaren to date. The dynamic development programme for the fastest and most technically advanced McLaren ever has concluded at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. The car managed to do 403 kmph making it the fastest car in the company's history.
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Volkswagen To Launch 34 New Models In 2020 Worldwide
Volkswagen will be launching 34 new models worldwide in 2020 and this includes 12 SUVs and 8 electric or hybrid vehicles. There's heavy concentration on SUVs for the brand across the world and in an interview with carandbike Volkswagen India's Director, Steffen Knapp, said that the company plans to SUV-ise the VW brand in India and 4 SUVs will hit the market in the next 2 years. The fact remains that SUVs have brought in the moolah for the company and VW is latching onto that trend. Well of course, it is also investing heavily in electric and hybrid technology, and the products will roll out next year.
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Hyundai Aura Subcompact Sedan Revealed; Specifications, Launch Details
The Hyundai Aura sedan borrows design cues from the Grand i10 Nios and will replace the Xcent in Hyundai's line-up.
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Volkswagen India Announces Assistance Program For Door-To-Door Service
The program will see the company offer doorstep services that will include small on-site repairs, breakdown assistance and service jobs.
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Exclusive: Volkswagen To Showcase I.D. Crozz Electric SUV At The 2020 Auto Expo
The I.D Crozz will provide an insight into what the company's future SUV will look like and of course, will also give us an idea about the VW's readiness to bring an electric SUV to India
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Infosys Bags Mazda Excellent Partner Award
Infosys has been awarded the 'Mazda Excellent Partner Award' by Mazda Digital Innovation (MDI) & IT Division, Mazda Motor Corporation. Infosys has been working with Mazda to implement a global supply chain management solution for service part operations in after-market. This solution utilizes a risk-free approach to transform business processes like inventory planning, service parts planning, order fulfilment etc. - followed by the rollout of a warehouse management solution at various Mazda part distribution centres. This supply chain transformation enables Mazda to navigate from a mainframe-based legacy system to a next-generation integrated platform, with real-time transactions and visibility - increasing speed and precision.
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A Lamborghini Huracan RWD Escorts Aircrafts To Their Parking Bay In Bologna
Lamborghini has extended its collaboration with Guglielmo Marconi Airport in Bologna for the sixth time to bring in a Lamborghini Huracan which escorts the aircraft to its bay.
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Aston Martin And Airbus Announce Design Partnership
Aston Martin Lagonda and Airbus Corporate Helicopters revealed a new partnership that will bring the worlds of automotive and aeronautical design. For the past 12 months designers from both brands have worked together on the aesthetic styling of the first product from this collaboration, which is set to be revealed early in Q1 2020.
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Jaguar Land Rover's InMotion Ventures Invests In Apex.AI For Autonomous System
Jaguar Land Rover's venture capital arm InMotion Ventures has announced its investment in Apex.AI. With offices in Palo Alto, California, and Munich, Germany, the software startup is preparing to launch its flagship product - Apex.OS - to the automotive sector in early 2020. InMotion joins Volvo Group Venture Capital and HELLA Ventures as one of Apex.AI's most recent strategic investors. Existing investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Toyota AI Ventures and Airbus Ventures.
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BMW Teases The M4 GT3; To Roll Out In 2022
The customer racing range of products in the BMW M Motorsport programme is getting a new top-of-the-range model. From the 2022 season, privateers and privateer teams around the world will have the opportunity to do battle for wins and titles in a GT3 model based on the next generation of the BMW M4.
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Hyundai's Research Shows There Are 36,750 Different Driving Styles
The research revealed how British drivers currently identify their own driving style, with the top five overall being confident, fair and measured, calm, nervous and aggressive.
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BMW Group Registers A Growth Of 1.4 Per cent In Sales Globally In November 2019
Total sales of BMW brand vehicles grew by 2.9 per cent in November to 1,94,690 units. In the year to date, BMW brand sales increased by 2.4 per cent to 19,72,394.
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MG ZS Electric SUV Unveiled In India
The MG ZS EV has come to India through completely knocked down (CKD) route and we can expect the pricing to be aggressive by EV standards when it goes on sale in January 2020.
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Hyundai Begins Feasibility Study For Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle in India
Hyundai's plans to bring in the Nexo FCV to India were already known, but the feasibility study gives us an understanding that the launch will happen next year and we wait to see if India is ready for a fuel cell vehicle
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Ford India Announces Warranty Protection For After-Market Driver Assistance Kits
Ford also announced that it will offer additional benefits on the purchase of vehicles to people who have special physical needs.
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Hadi Zablit Appointed Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi General Secretary
Hadi Zabit will take charge of the major alliance projects that will be launched to improve business efficiencies for respective companies.
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2020 Jaguar XE Facelift Launched In India; Prices Start At Rs. 44.98 Lakh
Cosmetically, the 2020 Jaguar XE facelift gets a larger and revised mesh grille and the upgrades are far more extensive on the inside.
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