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 Group has released its global wholesale sales numbers for the month of October 2019. The group's cumulative wholesales, including Jaguar Land Rover, stood at 89,108 vehicles, registering a decline of 19 per cent, as compared to the company's total wholesales from October 2018, which was around 1,10,009 units.
Images of the next-generation Hyundai i20 have recently surfaced online, and this time around a couple of prototypes of the car have been spotted testing in India. Unlike the previously seen spy photos of the new-gen Hyundai i20, which features alloy wheels, the cars in these latest images are running on steel wheels with hub caps, but we do get a much closer look at the front section of the car.
Lithium Urban Technologies, one of India's largest electric vehicles fleet operators, has announced partnering with Wipro to offer employee transportation service to the tech giant's offices across the country. Lithium started servicing Wipro's Hyderabad campus in June 2018, and so far its electric cars have covered a cumulative distance of 40 lakh km and thus saving 800 metric ton (MT) of CO2e in a little over 1 year.
Hyundai India today announced the name of its upcoming sedan, which will be called the Aura. While the company hasn't revealed any specific details regarding the car, we believe Hyundai Aura will be the name of the next-generation Xcent subcompact sedan.
Images of the next-generation Hyundai i20 have surfaced online, and this time around we get a glimpse of the car's interior as well. While we do not get to see the entire cabin, one of the spy photos confirms that the new-gen i20 will come with a digital instrument cluster.
A near-production prototype model of the 2020 Tata Nexon facelift has been spotted testing in India. Although heavily camouflaged, based on the exposed areas, the updated Tata Nexon appears to have gone through a considerable makeover with new, sharper styling cues, and a revised front section.
Early this year in August we had told you that Audi India plans to launch the Q8 by the end 2019, but the launch has now been deferred to January 2020. The long-anticipated Audi Q8 finally has a launch date, and the new coupe-SUV will go on sale in India on January 15.
Renault India has silently updated the top-of-the-line RXZ variant of the Triber MPV with the bigger 15-inch wheels as part of standard fitment. Earlier these 15-inch wheels with the alloy-shaped wheel covers were only offered as part of the optional accessories for the RXZ trim of the Renault Triber.
The Renault Triber subcompact 7-seater has achieved a new sales milestone in India by crossing the 10,000 deliveries mark, in just two months. The 10,001st Renault Triber was recently handed over to a customer at the company's Mumbai dealership, Benchmark Motors.
Okinawa Scooters today announced the launch of its new slow speed electric scooter, Okinawa Lite. Priced at Rs. 59,990 (ex-showroom, Delhi) the new electric scooter is targeted towards youth and women buyers and will be suited for short distance commute within the city, like going to school, college, or shopping.
Images of the next-generation Hyundai Xcent subcompact sedan have surfaced online, and this time around we get to see the car in new dual-tone colour. Although heavily camouflaged, the car appears to be nearing production stage and a deeper look at the exposed areas reveal the metallic black roof and the light blue body colour of the car.
Maruti Suzuki India and Toyota Tsusho Group have announced setting up a new vehicle dismantling and recycling unit. The new joint venture, christened Maruti Suzuki Toyotsu India Private Limited (MSTI), which will set up the new unit, will be owned by the two companies with 50-50 per cent equity.
Toyota Motor Corporation has finally unveiled its all-new sub-4 meter SUV for the Japanese market. Christened Toyota Raize, the new subcompact SUV has officially gone on sale in Japan 1,679,000 Yen to 2,282,200 Yen and will be available in only one engine and transmission option.
Ducati Motorcycles has pulled the wraps off the new concept scrambler motorcycle at the ongoing EICMA Motorcycle Show in Milan, Italy. Christened the Ducati DesertX Concept, the new scrambler motorcycle is said to be inspired by Ducati's iconic motorcycles that competed in the Rally Raids in the 1990s, like the Paris-Dakar.
MG Motor India has come out with the first promotional video, teasing its upcoming electric vehicle, the MG ZS EV, earlier known as the eZS. Set to become the company's second product in India after the Hector, the new MG ZS EV will also be the company first fully electric SUV for the Indian market.
Audi India has announced special, reduced prices for the Audi Q5 and Q7 as the SUVs complete 10 years in the Indian market. Under the company's new "Limited period Celebratory Pricing" offer, the Audi Q5 will now be available at the starting price of Rs. 49.99 lakh, while the prices for the Q7 will start at Rs. 68.99 lakh.
The fully-electric Audi e-Tron SUV has become the top-selling vehicle in Norway, for the month of October 2019. According to the registration data shared by the Norwegian Road Federation, the Ingolstadt-based carmaker delivered 879 units of the Audi e-Tron electric SUV in Norway last month.
Mahindra Electric, the EV arm of the utility vehicle manufacturer, Mahindra and Mahindra has retailed almost 2000 electric vehicles in India, in October 2019. According to a social media post by Pawan Goenka, MD & CEO, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., the 2000 units are the cumulative sales between e-Verito, e-Alfa Mini, and Treo.
Tata Motors has released the sales numbers for October 2019, during which the company's total sales stood at 41,354 units, including both domestic and export markets, registering a decline of 33.5 per cent. In comparison, the company's cumulative sales for October 2018 stood at 62,264 vehicles.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor has officially released the sales numbers for the month of October, during which the company total wholesales stood at 12610, registering a 5 per cent decline, as compared to the 13245 vehicles sold during the same month last year.
