Seshan Vijayraghvan is among those who chose to be an automotive journalist just for the pleasure of getting their hands on all the awesome 4-wheeled and 2-wheeled machines that comes their way. A writer by day and a reader by night, this South-Indian Mumbaikar's love for cars and bikes is as strong as his beloved filter coffee. His current desire is to procure a mint-condition Premier Padmini and Royal Enfield Interceptor 650.
Tata Motors has introduced a special finance scheme, offering customers a six-month moratorium on their EMIs. So, customers who buy a new Tata Tiago, Nexon or Altroz can now make zero down payment, avail a 6-month EMI holiday (only interest needs to be serviced monthly) and avail up to 100 per cent on-road funding on the car for a loan tenure of 5-years.
Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL), has introduced a new e-commerce platform for its commercial vehicles called - Ape Auto Mall. It is a first of its kind online retail platform in the commercial vehicle segment in India, and it currently offers Piaggio's Ape range, both cargo and passenger carriers.
California-based electric car manufacturer, Tesla Inc., might be considering opening a new Gigafactory in Asia, but this one will be outside China. Tesla CEO, Elon Musk recently hinted at the possibility of setting up a new facility while replying to a Twitter user, who asked if the company has plans to expand its Gigafactories in Asia, outside China.
Images of a near-production test mule of the upcoming Tata Tigor EV facelift have recently surfaced online. The car has been in the making for a while now, and we have already seen spy photos of camouflaged prototypes undergoing testing, however, this is the first time that we are seeing the electric sedan in its undisguised avatar.
Under the new scheme, frontline COVID-19 warriors who buy a new Yamaha two-wheeler will need to pay 50 per cent of their monthly EMI for the first three months, post which the regular EMI will start.
CEAT Tyres has now announced its foray into personal protective equipment business with the launch of GoSafe S95 face masks in India.
Electric two-wheeler manufacturer, Ampere Vehicles, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Greaves Cotton, has announced acquiring ownership stake in electric 3-wheeler company Bestway Agencies Pvt Ltd. (BAPL), for an undisclosed amount. Ampere Vehicles has acquired 74 per cent stake in the Noida-based company, subject to customary closing conditions.
Skoda Auto has finally pulled the wraps off the sporty and powerful Octavia RS, ahead of its global launch. While we already got an extended glimpse of the car when the company announced the plug-in hybrid version - Octavia RS iV last year, however, now we get to know more about the performance-oriented version of the fourth-generation Skoda Octavia.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has silently removed three variants of the Yaris sedan from its website - the V manual, VX manual and V CVT automatic. Earlier the company had 7 manual and 7 CVT automatic variants of the Yaris sedan on offer, however, with the subtraction of the aforementioned trims, the car now only 5 manual trims - J (O), G (O), J, G, and V(O), and 6 automatic variants - J (O) CVT, G (O) CVT, J CVT, G CVT, V(O) CVT, and VX CVT.
Last month, Toyota India has announced an upward revision in prices for its entire model line-up, and while most of the cars received a price hike in June itself, the company had announced that it will update the price of the Camry Hybrid and Vellfire in July 2020.
Mahindra Group today launched a new brand communication campaign to commemorate the company's automotive heritage.
Skoda Auto recently introduced a new variant of the fourth-generation Octavia. Christened Skoda Octavia G-Tec, the new variant runs on eco-friendly Compressed Natural Gas or CNG and will be sold only in Europe. The Octavia G-Tec comes with three tanks installed in the underbody which store a total of 17.33 kg of CNG.
It's been almost a month since Skoda Auto India launched the updated Rapid 1.0 TSI. Currently, the compact sedan is only offered in manual option and we have already driven the car. You can read the review here. However, Skoda had also promised us an automatic version of the new Rapid 1.0 TSI, and now, we have come to know that the car will be launched in September 2020.
Images of a new Honda prototype model have surfaced online and judging by the looks of it, this is most likely the next-generation Honda Civic sedan. The test mule was spotted in Malaysia, and the new-gen sedan is expected to come with a host of new visual updates, however, it's too soon to comment on the technical specifications of the car.
Bajaj Auto has officially come out with its monthly sales numbers for June 2020. Last month, the Pune-based automaker's total sales stood at 2,78,097 units, as against the 1,27,128 units the company sold in May 2020, witnessing a Month-on-Month (M-o-M) growth of 119 per cent. However, as compared to the 4,04,624 units sold in June 2019, the company registered a Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) decline of 31 per cent.
Royal Enfield India has released its monthly sales numbers for June 2020, during which the company's total sales stood at 38,065 units. Compared to the 19,113 motorcycles sold in May 2020, the company saw a Month-on-Month (M-o-M) growth of almost 50 per cent, however, against the 58,339 units sold in June 2019, Royal Enfield's Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) sales fell by 35 per cent.
The 2020 Honda WR-V facelift will be launched in India on July 2. Initially expected to go on sale in India in April, Honda had already begun accepting bookings for the new WR-V facelift. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic and the resultant lockdown, the company had to postpone the launch to July.
Hyundai India has released the monthly sales numbers for June 2020, and the company's total volume for the month stands at 26,820 units. As compared to the 12,583 sold in May 2020, the company has more than doubled its sales last month.
Fuel prices in India today remain unchanged for the second consecutive day. While daily price revision saw a halt on June 28, on June 29, petrol prices in Delhi again went up by a marginal 5 paise per litre, while diesel continued to remain costlier with a hike of 13 paise per litre. However, on Tuesday, June 30, daily revision of fuel rates again stopped and continues to remain so even today.
Maruti Suzuki India has released its monthly sales number for June 2020, and last month the company's total sales stood at 57,428 units. As compared to the 18,539 units sold in May 2020, Maruti Suzuki saw a Month-on-Month (M-o-M) growth of over 200 per cent.
