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.
Audi India, which is all set to launch the S5 Sportback this month, has listed the upcoming coupe sedan in its official website. The carmaker announced the arrival of the S5 Sportback last month, at the launch of the new Audi Q2, with a teaser image confirming a November 2020 launch.
Mahindra and Mahindra has announced its plan to manufacture its new K2 series tractors exclusively at the company's manufacturing facility in Zaheerabad, in the state of Telangana. It's Mahindra Farm Equipment Sector's (FES) ambitious light-weight tractor programme.
The upcoming compact SUV, Volkswagen Taigun, has been listed on the company's official website, and VW has started collecting online enquiries for the SUV. It is expected to be launched sometime in 2021, but the fact the company has added it to its website indicates that the SUV could go on sale in India by early next year.
Maruti Suzuki India has announced opening entries for the fifth round of its Mobility & Automobile Innovation Lab (MAIL) initiative. The company is inviting start-ups to participate in this innovative programme, which will give them an opportunity to work on technology and solutions that can be applied in real-world business scenarios.
This festive season, automakers in India have witnessed strong demand from customers. Several car manufacturers have announced witnessing double-digit growth compared to last festive season, and have made bulk deliveries during Diwali / Dhanteras. According to sources in the company, Renault India too has delivered over 3000 cars, combined, during the two festive days.
Car buyers in India have largely preferred to buy a new vehicle during Diwali and Dhanteras, both on the account of auspiciousness and the festive discounts. Keeping the trend alive, this Dhanteras 2020, several automakers saw massive demand from customers and performed bulk deliveries.
Maruti Suzuki India has announced selling over 2 lakh cars through its digital channels, which currently covers over 1000 dealerships across the country.
Multi branded, pre-owned luxury car chain, Luxury Ride, has rolled out special festive deals this month, offering benefits up to Rs. 4 lakh on cars, depending on the vehicle. In addition to that, the company is also offering its customers an exchange bonus of up to Rs. 1 lakh, and special warranty packages on its cars.
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has expanded its sales and service network in India with the inauguration of 10 new touchpoints for BharatBenz commercial vehicles. The company's main focus this time around has been Tier II and Tier III cities in the Northern, Southern, and Western regions of India.
German luxury sport car maker, Porsche has recently released some new design studies, which give us a glimpse of three never-before-seen concept cars.
The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to provide Production Linked Incentives (PLI) of about Rs. 2,00,000 crore over the five years to create jobs and boost manufacturing in the country. Welcoming this decision, auto industry bodies - SIAM & FADA - have said that the auto sector will hugely benefit from this decision.
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has partnered with Spain's petroleum company Repsol Lubricants to the launch 'Honda Repsol Moto Biker and Moto Scooter' engine oil range in India.
The Tata Nexon has been one of the more popular offerings in the sub-4 metre SUV segment, and all for good reasons. Thus, when the company had to upgrade to BS6 emission norms, instead of just updating the engine, the company also decided to upgrade the car with a more feature-packed mid-life facelift, featuring a more powerful petrol engine.
Mahindra and Mahindra had recently removed the lower-spec AX STD (Standard) and AX variants of the newly launched Thar from the company's official website. With the revision of variants, currently, only the higher-spec AX Option and LX variants are on sale in India.
Daimler Bus India, the maker of BharatBenz buses, has announced bagging an order for 20 AC buses, in a successful bid for tender issued by the Government of Assam, for the state's transport department.
The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) today released the vehicle registration data for the month of October 2020, during which the industry saw a cumulative drop of 23.99 per cent in new vehicle registrations.
CEAT Tyres has announced entering a new partnership with Royal Enfield as the official tyre supplier for all variants of the company's newly launched Meteor 350 cruiser motorcycle. The new motorcycle will come equipped with CEAT's Zoom Plus range of tubeless tyres.
Toyota Kirloskar Motors today announced rolling out a range of new finance schemes for the month of November. With Diwali around the corner, the company says that it wants to ease the pressure on its customers who are planning to buy a new car this festive season.
The new Royal Enfield Meteor 350 comes with a range of modern features that make it much more capable to take on the competition. But does that mean it becomes more expensive as well? Let's do a quick price comparison and find out.
The new Royal Enfield Meteor 350 went on sale in India today, and we have all the highlights from the launch here.
