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Jan 16, 2019, 6:37 PM

2019 Detroit Auto Show: 2020 Volkswagen Passat Showcased

The new 2020 Volkswagen Passat sedan has finally made its public debut at the ongoing North American International Auto Show a.k.a. Detroit Auto Show. The US-spec, new-generation Volkswagen Passat comes with a bolder design, new and updated technology, and enhanced convenience and driver-assistance features.

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  car&bike Team | Jan 15, 2019

  SIAM Expects Budget Council To Cut Tax Rates On CKD Components In The Upcoming Budget Session

  The move could give a strong push to the passenger vehicles sales which otherwise have been cruising in the slow lane in the second and third quarter of Fiscal Year 2018-19 and the industry isn't expecting the performance to improve significantly even in the last quarter. Moreover, luxury carmakers like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover who generally use a high level of export components in locally assembled models would be the major gainers from such a move.

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  car&bike Team | Jan 15, 2019

  2020 Toyota Supra Unveiled At 2019 Detroit Auto Show

  After 17 years, the Toyota Supra is back and it looks oh so sexy! And no, it is not coming to India.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Jan 15, 2019

  2019 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R's Exterior Revealed In New Video

  We are just days away from the launch of the new-gen 2019 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R, and ahead of the official unveiling, the company has revealed the car's exterior in its latest video.

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  Sameer Contractor | Jan 14, 2019

  2019 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R Bookings Open Ahead Of Launch

  The new generation Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is scheduled for launch on January 23, 2019, and ahead of its debut, the automaker has commenced accepting bookings for the all-new model. The third generation Wagon R is now available for bookings at any of the Maruti dealerships pan India for a token amount of Rs. 11,000, while customers can also book the model online on the company's website. The all-new Wagon R is not only based on a completely new platform but also packs in more features and more comfort over its predecessor. The new model is larger in proportions too over the outgoing version.

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  car&bike Team | Jan 14, 2019

  Nissan Kicks Deliveries To Begin In January 2019

  Nissan India has announced that it will begin the delivery of the new Kicks SUV in India this month itself.

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  car&bike Team | Jan 12, 2019

  2019 Mercedes-Benz GLS Spotted Testing

  It looks like that Mercedes-Benz has sensed the competition the upcoming BMW X7 could give to the GLS. And Mercedes is also aware of the fact that when people are spending oodles, they want something "extra-large". The spy pictures which have surfaced online completely substantiate that as the test mule of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLS looks as big a mammoth as the BMW X7. The revamped GLS will be unveiled in second-half of 2019 which was revealed in the official product roadmap which Mercedes-Benz published sometime back.

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  car&bike Team | Jan 11, 2019

  MG Hector: Top Five Things You Need To Know

  The Compact SUV segment has always been one the most lucrative segments in India and that segment is set to get even hotter with the launch of new SUVs. One such SUV is the MG Hector with which the SIAC owned British brand will foray in our market. It was yesterday that MG had announced the name of its first SUV. The MG Hector has been named after the legendary British biplane used by the British Airforce in 1930s which was named after the Prince Hector of Troy. Here are the top five things we know about this upcoming SUV.

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  Bloomberg Team | Jan 11, 2019

  Rolls-Royce Warns Brexit Could Bring Production To A Halt

  Some of Britain's largest and most storied manufacturers are making a last-ditch plea to lawmakers to avoid a disorderly retreat from the European Union with stark warnings of production grinding to a halt and political inertia hurting their business. Ultra-luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce said its factory in southern England risks being paralyzed in the event of a hard Brexit if just one component becomes unavailable because of border delays. At planemaker Airbus SE, which makes the wings for all its aircraft in the U.K., uncertainty about which sort of Brexit may happen has become "really unbearable" and costs for contingency planning and preparations have ballooned into the many millions, Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders said Wednesday night in London.

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