Tata Motors has discreetly revised the prices for its four models - Tiago, Altroz, Nexon and Tigor in the Indian market. The company had launched the BS6 versions of the Tiago, Tigor & Nexon earlier this year during the launch event of the Altroz premium hatchback. Out of the four, the Tigor sedan is the only car that has received a price cut here while other three cars see a price hike across all the variants. The prices for all the four cars have been updated on the carmaker's official website. And, these price revisions are effective immediately.
Mahindra & Mahindra, the homegrown auto major has silently updated the prices of the XUV300 subcompact SUV in India. With the revision coming into effect, prices for the petrol variants have been slashed while few diesel variants saw a price hike. The subcompact SUV was previously offered with a starting price of Rs. 8.3 lakh, but the SUV is now priced from Rs. 7.95 lakh (All Prices ex-showroom, Pune). The base variant - W4 petrol has been decreased by Rs. 35,000. However, the diesel counterpart saw a price hike of Rs. 1,000. The company has also revised the prices of the W6 trim wherein the petrol variant has witnessed a price of cut of Rs. 17,000 while the diesel version gets a hike of Rs. 20,000.
In a bid to attract more customers this Independence Day, Renault India has announced special deals and lucrative offers on its entire product range. As a part of the 'Reasons To Smile' campaign, the French auto manufacturer is offering special benefits on the BS6 compliant models of Duster, Triber & the Kwid small car. Buyers interested in purchasing a Renault car can avail benefits up to Rs. 70,000 this month. Additional offers include no EMI for the first four months along with special financing scheme at a special rate of 6.99 per cent.
Mahindra & Mahindra, the Indian auto manufacturer is all set to unveil the new generation Mahindra Thar off-roader SUV in the country next week. The carmaker has officially announced through social media that the SUV will be making its India debut on a very special day, that is Indian Independence Day. The SUV is undoubtedly one of the highly awaited SUVs in the country and we have already seen the SUV doing trial runs on the plenty of occasions in the past. As we approach the official premiere, the SUV yet again has been spotted covered with camouflage.
A Tesla owner using a Honda gasoline generator to charge his all-electric car has caught the attention of Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra Group. A video has gone viral on social media wherein a Honda generator is being used to charge his Tesla car. This quirky jugaad had left Anand Mahindra completely impressed and he was quick to share this innovative video on his official Twitter account. He shared the video by saying, "And we thought jugaad was purely an Indian talent! Hilarious. A Honda-powered Tesla..."
Tata Gravitas is one of the highly awaited SUVs from the house of Tata Motors. Officially unveiled at the Auto Expo 2020, the Flagship SUV is expected to be launched in the Indian market later this year. The Indian automaker is rigorously conducting road testing of the 7-seater version of the existing Tata Harrier as it has been spotted testing again in India. Going by the new spy shots, the test mule was captured on the camera while parked alongside Harrier test mule.
Mandira Bedi, a well-known Indian actress, fashion designer, and a television presenter has recently bought a brand-new Tata Nexon EV. The Indian actress gears up for the thrilling, adventurous and environment-friendly ride in the newly owned all-new electric car. Mandira Bedi along with her husband was snapped with her latest possession. The homegrown carmaker welcomed the couple to the Tata family and was quick to share it with the millennials through official social media account.
Tesla's Cybertruck, the all-electric pickup truck was unveiled last November received a wide range of emotion possible. Some liked the Cybertruck while some simply mocked it. There were plenty of sentiments subjected with the pickup truck, with an immense amount of creativity. The pick-up truck is set to hit the roads towards the end of next year. A Tesla owner took to Reddit for sharing his life experience as Cybertruck may have already saved a life even before Tesla has started delivering the pickup truck to the customers.
Hero MotoCorp, the worlds leading two-wheeler manufacturer on Friday handed over two first responder vehicles (FRVs) to a civil hospital in Gurugram. The two-wheeler manufacturer donated these two FRVs under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives towards the COVID-19 relief. These utilitarian vehicles will be useful to reach out to patients in rural as well as remote areas for moving them to the nearest hospitals. Hero MotoCorp have been custom-built these First Responder Vehicles (FRVs) on the Hero Xtreme 200R motorcycle.
Hyundai India is offering attractive offers and special discount offers for the month of August to lure new customers. The carmaker is offering special offers & benefits up to Rs. 60,000 on its cars this month.
Toyota India on Monday has confirmed sixteen new cases of Covid-19 over the last three days, including twelves Toyota employees, three apprentices and one contract staff. The company had previously reported three and ten new cases of Coronavirus on July 30 and July 31, respectively. The infected employees had last attended work on 21st, 23rd, 24th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st July & 1st August 2020. Despite a huge increase in Covid-19 positive cases, the Japanese automobile manufacturer hasn't suspended its operation at the plant but assures necessary safety measures being followed at the facility.
The new-generation Mahindra That off-roader SUV has been spied testing in Nashik which is completely draped in camouflage. The SUV is likely to be launched in India during the festive season.
We had previously reported that Citroen has commenced trial production of the highly awaited C5 Aircross in India. The SUV has been spotted testing in the country ahead of its launch. A video has surfaced on the internet reveals two test mules without camouflage. The French automaker Groupe PSA will be foraying into the Indian market with Citroen brand's C5 Aircross SUV. The SUV was expected to arrive in the country this year. But the Coronavirus crisis seems to have pushed the arrival to next year.
Bajaj Auto, the Pune-based auto manufacturer on Monday officially announced its monthly sales numbers for the month of July 2020. For the last month, the automaker retailed 2,55,832 units, as against the 3,81,530 units in the same month last year. The manufacturer has witnessed a degrowth of 33 per cent in Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) numbers. However, as compared to the previous month, the company recorded a Month-on-Month (M-o-M) decline of 8 per cent wherein the company retailed 2,78,097 units in June 2020.
Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese footballer bought himself a limited-edition Bugatti Centodieci after guiding his team to a victory against Scudetto. According to the report from Corriere della Sera, Ronaldo decided to shell out £8.5 million on the latest Bugatti Centodieci after leading his team to their 36th Serie A victory. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner celebrated Juventus' ninth straight Serie A title by adding a new hypercar in his garage. The footballer has added a limited-edition Bugatti Centodieci to his huge exotic car collection.
FCA India has voluntarily recalled 547 units of the MY20 Jeep Compass for rectifying a fitment issue of a brace nut, used in the wiper assembly of the SUV. The company initiated this process as a precautionary exercise, which was identified byQuality Control as an opportunity to improve the fitment of a brace nut as a part of the regular vehicle quality audit process . The company has also specified that the affected vehicles were manufactured this year itself.
Hero MotoCorp, the world's leading two-wheeler manufacturer has announced sales results for the month of July 2020. The manufacturer has sold 506,946 units of motorcycles and scooters last month in the domestic market. However, the company sold 478,666 motorcycles and 35,843 scooters in July 2020. With things moving towards normalcy, the company managed to register month-on-month sales growth for the third consecutive month since operations resumed. The two-wheeler manufacturer had sold 490058 units of motorcycles and 45752 units of the scooter in July 2019.
Mahindras Farm Equipment Sector (FES) also announced its tractor sales for July 2020 wherein the company recorded a growth of 27 per cent. The total tractor sales including domestic and exports stood at 25,402 units during July 2020, as against 19,992 units sold in the same month last year. Seeing a positive response from the domestic market, the company sold 24,463 units, witnessing a jump of 28 per cent. Last year, the company had sold 19,174 units in the same month.
Mahindra & Mahindra announced its sales results for July 2020 wherein the automaker's total volumes including domestic & exports stood at 25,678 units, witnessing a decline of 36 per cent as compared to 40,142 units sold during July 2019. As the carmaker is slowly recovering from the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Mahindras total domestic sales stood at 24,211 units in July 2020 against 37,474 units sold in the corresponding month last year. While year-on-year sales volume dropped by 68 per cent, however, the automaker managed to record good sales compared to June 2020. Mahindra's sales for July saw a double-digit growth when compared to the 19,358 units that were sold in June this year.
The Indian automotive sector is approaching normalcy at a steady speed. And, the carmakers are slowly ramping up the production as things are getting better. Toyota India on Saturday announced that the company has retailed a total of 5386 units in July 2020. The Japanese carmaker registers saw a Month-on-Month (M-o-M) growth of 40 per cent, compared to 3866 units retailed last month. However, the company has a saw a de-growth of 48 per cent for the Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) sales, compared to 10,423 units in the domestic market in July 2019. The carmaker had also exported 868 units of the Etios last year.
