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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.
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New-Gen BMW M4 Spotted Ahead Of Official Debut
A spy photo of the upcoming BMW M4 sedan has leaked online, ahead of its official debut, which is expected to happen later in September this year. It was just earlier this month, on June 2, that the Bavarian carmaker pulled the wraps off the new generation BMW 4 Series, and now we finally know what the performance-spec version will look like as well.
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Coronavirus Pandemic: Honda Introduces Easy Car Finance Options For Customers
Honda Cars India has announced introducing a range of easy car finance scheme for its customers. The company says that it has been working closely with various financial institutions to offer some lucrative plans to increase affordability and support car purchase. In fact, the Japanese carmaker has partnered with Kotak Mahindra Bank for a customer-friendly programme, targeted at those who plan to buy the previous generation Honda City.
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New-Gen BMW X6 Spotted In India Ahead Of Launch
A spy photo of the soon-to-be-launched new generation BMW X6 coupe-SUV has surfaced online, ahead of its official launch. Slated to be launched in India tomorrow, on June 11, the upcoming model is the third generation X6 and it is expected to be offered in two trim options - xLine and M Sport.
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Validity Of Motor Vehicle Documents Extended Till September 30, 2020
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways extends the validity of motor vehicle documents like fitness, permit (all types), driving license, registration or any other concerned document, till 30th September, 2020.
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2021 Toyota Land Cruiser Facelift Spotted In Japan
Images of the upcoming Toyota Land Cruiser facelift have surfaced online, ahead of its official launch later this year. A fleet of updated Land Cruiser SUVs were spotted at a port in Japan, along with the few existing models, possibly being shipped to some export markets. In fact, the upcoming Toyota Land Cruiser facelift is said to be the last of the current generation model and is expected to come with the Final Edition tag.
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Coronavirus: Yamaha Launches Special Service Camp To Support Frontline Staff
Yamaha Motor India has announced the launch of a special service camp across the country to support the COVID-19 warriors like doctors, healthcare workers, police and more. Called the "Corona Warriors' Camp" Yamaha will run the special service camp at select dealerships across India offering exclusive and attractive discounts and priority service to the frontline staff who have been serving the society during this coronavirus pandemic.
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Maruti Suzuki Partners With Mahindra Finance To Offer Easy Car Finance Schemes
Maruti Suzuki India has announced partnering with Mahindra Finance to offer easy finance options to its customers. The company says that the aim here is to ease the pressure of finance availability on car buyers, who might be looking at personal mobility options, to boost social distancing, as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Toyota Yaris Cross Spotted For The First Time In Japan
The newly unveiled Toyota Yaris Cross compact SUV was recently spotted on the road for the first time, in Japan. The newest member of the Yaris family, and the first SUV to don the nameplate, the Yaris Cross is slated for a global launch later this year and it is based on the TNGA platform (GA-B). Globally, the SUV will be offered in both petrol and petrol hybrid options and it will be positioned between the Toyota Raize and the Toyota C-HR.
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Hero MotoCorp Launches Integrated Online Sales Platform - eShop
Hero MotoCorp, the country's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has announced the launch of its new digital service - eShop, an integrated online retail platform to sell two-wheelers in India. The new digital store will allow customers to purchase their preferred Hero motorcycle or scooter directly from the company website, offering an end-to-end solution, right from online booking to home delivery.
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Skoda Vision IN Compact SUV Patent Images Leaked
The production version of the Skoda Vision IN concept, which was showcased at the Auto Expo 2020 earlier this year, is all set to be launched in India sometime in 2021. Now, patent images of the upcoming SUV have surfaced online, giving us a close look at what Skoda's all-new compact SUV will look like.
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BS6 TVS Jupiter Scooter Receives A Price Hike
TVS Motor Company has silently increased the price of yet another BS6 model in its line-up, and this time around it is the TVS Jupiter 110 cc scooter. Both the Jupiter and the Jupiter ZX variants have received a marginal bump of Rs. 613, and now retail at Rs. 62,062 and Rs. 64,062, respectively, while the top-end trim, TVS Jupiter Classic, has become dearer by Rs. 651 and it is now sold at Rs. 68,562 (all prices ex-showroom, Delhi).
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EV Ride-Hailing Platform 'Blusmart' Completes Over 1.75 Lakh Zero-Emission Trips In NCR
India's first all-electric ride-hailing platform, Blusmart has announced completing 1.75 lakh zero-emission trips in Delhi-NCR. The on-demand electric taxi service has already completed 4.75 million clean pollution-free kilometres and claims to have helped lowers CO2 (carbon dioxide) emission by 1 tonne per day.
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World Environment Day 2020: Upcoming Electric Cars In India
Electrified vehicles are the future and there is no denying that. Almost every global automaker is working on building their electric fleet, and in India too we have carmakers like Mahindra and Tata Motors who already have strong models in this segment. So, on this World Environment Day, we list out some of the highly anticipated electric cars that are slated to be launched in India by the end of 2021.
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BS6 TVS Sport Gets A Price Hike; Becomes Dearer By Rs. 750
TVS Motor Company has silently increased the price of its 110 cc commuter motorcycle - TVS Sport. It was just in April 2020 that the Chennai-based two-wheeler manufacturer launched the BS6 compliant version of TVS Sport in India, in under two months, the company has hiked the prices of both the kick-start and self-start variant of the bike by Rs. 750.
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Hyundai Receives Over 15,000 Registrations In Two Months With Click To Buy
It has been a few months since Hyundai launched its online retail platform, 'Click To Buy' in India. The company has integrated over 600 dealerships from across the country on this online platform, and in the last two months alone, Hyundai has bagged over 15,000 registrations through the website.
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Bajaj Auto And HDFC Bank Partner To Offer Special Finance Options For Two-Wheeler
Bajaj Auto has announced joining hands with HDFC Bank to offer special finance option to its two-wheeler customers. Customers buying a Bajaj Auto vehicle can now avail loans from HDFC Bank via its hassle-free end-to-end digital processes and services. This will certainly be beneficial for those who are sceptical about physically visiting a bank to complete the loan procedure during the coronavirus pandemic.
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BS6 Toyota Fortuner Receives A Price Hike Of ₹ 48,000
Toyota India has silently increased the price of the Fortuner SUV by ₹ 48,000 across the variant line-up. The Toyota Fortuner, which is already BS6 compliant, is now priced in the range of ₹ 28.66 lakh to ₹ 34.43 lakh (ex-showroom, India).
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FADA Wants Manufacturers To Increase Fixed Dealer Margin To 7% Of Selling Price
The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has recently requested for an upward revision of the fixed dealer margin on vehicles to 7 per cent of the selling price. The dealers' association says that it has sent out multiple communications to Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), who on their part have conveyed the same to all manufacturers.
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World Bicycle Day: Places You Can Cycle To Instead Of Taking Your Car Or Bike
The cycle can be the perfect mode of transportation for several places that we visit in our day to day lives, in fact, anyplace that is under the 7 km radius can easily be peddled to. So, today, on World Bicycle Day, here are places you can cycle to instead of taking your car or two-wheeler.
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All-New Honda City Hatchback Spotted Testing In Thailand For The First Time
A test mule of the upcoming Honda City-based hatchback was recently spotted testing in Thailand. This is the first time that a prototype model of the car has been caught on the camera, in fact, so far, we had only seen a bunch of patent images of the City hatchback.
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