Nissan's board ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn on Thursday after the shock arrest of the industry heavyweight, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported without citing sources, ushering in a period of uncertainty for its 19-year alliance with Renault. A Nissan Motor Co spokesman declined to comment. The Franco-Japanese alliance, enlarged in 2016 to include Japan's Mitsubishi Motors, has been rattled to its core by Ghosn's arrest in Japan on Monday, with the 64-year-old group chairman accused of financial misconduct. Ghosn had shaped the alliance and was pushing for a deeper tie-up, including potentially a full Renault-Nissan merger at the French government's urging, despite strong reservations at the Japanese firm.
The recent launches in the MPV segment have brought some excitement in the otherwise lukewarm market. Latest one is the 2018 Maruti Suzuki Ertiga which has been launched at Rs. 8.84 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) and has got a much needed generation update after six years which will help it compete with the new MPVs. Right from the time we heard of it coming, all of us had a question. How well will it stand against the all-new Mahindra Marazzo? Well, we thought to get a clear idea of theirs specifications first on paper which will be followed by a comparison review. However, our specification comparison is limited only to the diesel variants since the 2018 Mahindra Marazzo is a diesel only model.
Volvo Auto India today announced that it will start local assembly of the XC90 PHEV variant by the end of 2019. The company launched the plug-in Hybrid variant of the XC90 in India early this year and we told you all about it. It's currently priced at Rs. 1.25 crore (ex-showroom India). It was in late 2017 that Volvo started assembling the XC90 in India and followed up it up by assembling the S90 at its Bengaluru plant. It was in September this year, that the company started to assemble the XC60 which has been a great seller for the company. The XC90 plug-in Hybrid adds on to this line-up.
The 2018 Maruti Suzuki Ertiga has been launched in India. The prices for the petrol manual variant start at Rs. 7.44 lakh and the prices for the petrol automatic start at Rs. 9.18 lakh. The diesel variant prices start at Rs. 8.84 lakh. All prices are ex-showroom, Delhi. In total, there are 10 trims of the Ertiga available in five colour choices and two engine options. The new-generation Ertiga is built on Maruti's Heartect platform and also gets a new 1.5-litre petrol engine along with the old 1.3-litre DDiS diesel engine unit. The overall design is completely new and the Ertiga has grown bigger in size as well.
The Porsche 911 GT3 has become the fastest road-legal production car at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC). Porsche's racing inspired 911 GT3 managed to break the previous lap record by 2.2 seconds set by the Mercedes-AMG GT R. The Porsche 911 GT3 now holds the new lap record at India's only F1 grade circuit with a time of 2m7.6s. Helping achieve this massive feat was India's first Formula 1 driver, Narain Karthikeyan. The record is officially certified by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI). The Porsche 911 GT3 was launched last year in India at a price of Rs. 2.31 crore (ex-showroom).
The 2018 Ertiga is has got a generation update andis a leap over the outgoing model. The updated model has been developed on anew platform, has grown up in dimensions and has also got new interiors which haveadded a handful of features. Here are the key aspects whichgive an overview of the second-generation Ertiga.
The all-new Maruti Suzuki Ertiga has been launched in India at a starting price of Rs 7.44 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Bookings for Ertiga opened last week at all Maruti Suzuki Arena showrooms across the country, and considering the fact that the Ertiga is a popular car in its segment, bookings for the MPV have reached almost 10000 units! According to several dealers across India that carandbike spoke to, waiting periods for the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga stretch to between 2-3 months depending on variants and colour options. The booking amount for the new 2018 Ertiga was Rs 11,000 and dealers say that there is a clear skew towards the petrol engine variants as compared to the diesel options.
If criminal charges are filed, it could lead to hefty fines for Hyundai and Kia. The DoJ is coordinating with the U.S. transport regulator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), on the investigation, the person said, asking not to be identified as the matter is confidential. Nicole Navas Oxman, a DoJ spokeswoman, declined to comment. "The Justice Department generally does not confirm, deny or otherwise comment on the existence or non-existence of an investigation," she said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
The all-new Maruti Suzuki Ertiga 2018 has been launched in India with prices starting at R. 7.44 lakh. The new Ertiga will be available with a petrol and a diesel engine and while the petrol will get both an automatic and a manual gearbox, the diesel will only get a 5-speed manual option. The all-new Maruti Suzuki Ertiga is a seven seat MPV or multi purpose vehicle and is now in its second generation in India. New Ertiga prices for petrol manual models range from Rs. 7.44-9.50 lakh, while the Petrol automatic Ertiga range is priced between Rs. 9.18-9.95 lakh. The new 2018 Maruti Suzuki Ertiga diesel prices range from Rs.8.84-10.90 lakh (all prices ex-showroom, Delhi).
