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.
Mahindra Electric, the EV arm of Mahindra and Mahindra, today launched the cargo variant of its electric three-wheeler - Treo Zor. Targeted towards the last-mile delivery segment, the new Treo Zor has been launched in India at a starting price of Rs. 2.73 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) and that is after FAME 2 subsidy is applied.
Maxxis India has launched a new range of tyres that are said to have been exclusively made for Indian electric two-wheelers. Christened Maxxis M922F, the new range of tubeless tyres are built with a specialised compound technology that makes it light in weight.
The new-gen Isuzu MU-X is built on the company's Symmetric Mobility platform, and it looks much sleeker now, and, a lot more premium as well, featuring a host of design and cosmetic updates.
Struggling to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, home-grown automaker Tata Motors today released the financial results for the second quarter of Financial Year 2020-21, and the company has posted a wider net loss of Rs. 307 crore, as against the net loss of Rs. 188 crore registered in Q2 FY2020.
Ford India has silently increased the price of its popular subcompact SUV, the EcoSport, by Rs. 1,500 across variants. According to the company's official website, the new prices have come into effect from October 1, 2020, and after the revision, the Ford EcoSport is now priced from Rs. 8.19 lakh to Rs. 11.73 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).
Maruti Suzuki India has announced the introducing a new a smartphone-based technology, in collaboration with Microsoft Research India, which will be used for testing applicants applying for a driver's license.
With the festive season here, manufactures have been launching several new and updated models in the market. We witnessed a bunch of new car launches in October 2020, and November will be no different either, especially considering Diwali is just a few weeks away.
The home-grown automaker, Tata Motors has recently stated that any kind of support from the Government of India towards GST reduction would help the passenger vehicle segment immensely.
The all-electric Renault Zoe EV has been spotted in India without any camouflage. While this is not the first time that a test mule of the electric car has been spotted in India, its repeated sighting makes us wonder if Renault might be considering the electric vehicle for the Indian market or something based in it.
The Maruti Suzuki Baleno has recently crossed the 8 lakh sales milestone in under 5 years. The premium hatchback, which went on sale in India back in October 2015, is claimed to be the fastest car to reach the 8 lakh sales milestone in India, which it did in a record time of 59 months.
The home-grown automaker, Tata Motors, has announced reaching a new production milestone with the roll-out of its 4 millionth passenger vehicle in India. And the milestone car was a Tata Altroz premium hatchback.
Czech bus manufacturer, Torsus has unveiled a new school bus version of its popular off-road vehicle Praetorian. The Torsus Praetorian is known to be suited for industrial usages, such as - oil and gas, forestry, mining, disaster and emergency response, expeditions, safaris, and ski resorts.
The Hyundai Xcent subcompact sedan has been removed from the company's India website. The Xcent was the Hyundai India's first sub-4 metre sedan in India, and earlier this year, it was replaced by a new-generation model, which was launch with a new name - Hyundai Aura.
Piaggio India has launched its all-electric three-wheeler, the Ape E-City, in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode, in Kerala.
Mercedes-Benz India will launch the new, locally assembled AMG GLC 43 Coupe on November 3, 2020. It will be the first Made-In-India AMG vehicle, and the coupe SUV will roll-out of the assembly line at the company's Chakan plant, near Pune.
The 2021 Mahindra Scorpio though will continue to retain the ladder-on-frame underpinnings but will be based on an evolved version which also underpins the new-generation Thar.
The production version of the all-new Nissan Magnite subcompact SUV has made its global debut today, and we have all the highlights from the virtual event here.
The 2020 Skoda Rapid automatic is finally here, and the compact sedan now comes with a new 6-speed torque converter, mated to the 1.0-litre TSI petrol engine. We got to spend some time with it recently, here's everything you need to know about it.
Mercedes-Benz India has commence local production of AMG model with the AMG GLC 43 Coupe, which will be launched in November 2020. The current AMG portfolio in India comprises the 43, 53, 63, and GT series of high-performance vehicles.
The upcoming, new-generation Hyundai i20 premium hatchback has been spotted at a dealership, without any camouflage.
