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.
American SUV marque, Jeep has officially unveiled the plug-in hybrid version of its iconic off-road SUV, Wrangler. It will be called the Jeep Wrangler 4xe and it joins the fast-growing list of electrified cars from the company, which currently includes Jeep Grand Commander PHEV, Renegade 4xe and Compass 4xe models.
Big Boy Toyz's newly launched mobile application offers a range of features like - online booking, 360-degree view of cars via photos and Videos, BBT merchandise, and payment Gateway.
Images of a Ford Endeavour have surfaced online, which appears to be a new special edition model, given the fact that it comes with a new black tailgate applique and a 'Sport' badging as well. Likely to be called the Endeavour Sport Edition, this might be Ford's answer to the recently introduced Toyota Fortuner TRD Limited Edition.
Tata Motors has released the sales numbers for the month of August 2020, during which the company's total sales, in the both domestic and international market, stood at 36472 vehicles.
The new Rolls-Royce Ghost comes gets a new design, styling and features as well. It's built on the new aluminium spaceframe architecture and is powered by a 6.75-litre twin-turbocharged V12 petrol engine. The automaker has announced prices for India as well.
Home-grown commercial vehicle manufacture, Ashok Leyland has released the monthly sales numbers for August 2020. Last month the company's total sales stood at 6325 units, a decline of 31 per cent compared to the 9230 units sold in August 2019.
Tata Motors has recently put out a new teaser on social media for a new variant for the Nexon subcompact SUV, and it is slated to be unveiled tomorrow, on September 2.
Hyundai Motor India has come out with the sales numbers for the month of August 2020 and the company has registered a growth of 19.9 per cent in the domestic market, showing signs of recovery after six months.
The country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India today released the sales numbers for the month of August 2020, registering a Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) growth after six months. The company's total sales for last month stood at 124,624 units, a growth of 17.1 per cent as compared to the 106,413 vehicles sold in August 2019.
Images of a test mule of the Citroen C3-based SUV for India have recently surfaced online for the first time.
With social distancing becoming the new normal in the COVID era there is an increasing demand for personal mobility. However, the impact of the pandemic on the economy is also expected to affect the buying pattern of the consumer with an increasing focus on the pre-owned car market, and this is true in the case of luxury car segment as well.
CEAT Tyres is giving safety and hygiene kits to auto drivers that include an isolation cover (to be put inside the auto), surface cleaner and sanitiser along with bottle holder, masks and gloves.
Mahindra Group Chairman, Anand Mahindra has yet again posted a video on Twitter, appreciating people who have found alternate uses for their vehicles in the Agro-Industry. The latest video posted by Mahindra shows a couple of corn farmers using a running motorcycle's rear tyre for removing the kernel.
Mumbai-based aggregator service for garages and local mechanics, Auto i Care, promises to offer 24 hours RSA service anywhere in India within 20 to 30 minutes, across India.
Maxxis India has announced entering a partnership with Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) as the tyre supplier for the company's newly launched Honda Hornet 2.0. The new 184 cc naked motorcycle from Honda will exclusively come with Maxxis' Extramaxx tyre.
Audi India today finally launched the long-anticipated performance-spec version of its flagship coupe-SUV - the Audi RS Q8. Priced at Rs. 2.07 crore (ex-showroom, India) it's essentially the fifth BS6 compliant model to be launched by the company in India, and it's right now Audi's most powerful SUV in the country.
The upcoming Kia Sonet subcompact SUV has started reaching dealerships ahead of its official launch, which is slated for September 2020. Kia Motors India has already started accepting bookings for the new Sonet, and on the first day of the bookings itself, the new sub-4 metre SUV bagged over 6500 pre-orders.
Mahindra and Mahindra has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with e-mobility company REE Automotive to develop and manufacture electric commercial vehicles for global markets. Mahindra also says that REE's architecture will enhance its capabilities in the electric vehicle sector.
The Royal Enfield Meteor 350 is the next big launch from the Chennai-based two-wheeler manufacturer, and recently more details about the upcoming motorcycle have leaked online.
The much-awaited BS6 compliant 2020 Mahindra Marazzo MPV has been finally launched in India, priced at Rs. 11.25 lakh to Rs. 13. 51 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). It was just earlier this month that we told you about Mahindra commencing the production of the MPV, and we had also mentioned that it will be launched in India soon.
