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Apr 1, 2015, 8:18 PM

Maruti Suzuki Sales Drop by 1.6 Per Cent in March, 2015

Country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today reported a marginal 1.6 per cent decline in its total sales for March at 1,11,555 units as against 1,13,350 units in the same month a year ago.

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  Kritika Sethi | Apr 2, 2015

  ABS Now Compulsory for Trucks and Buses

  The government has made it mandatory for all commercial vehicles manufactured on or after April 1, 2015 to have anti-lock braking system (ABS). Buses and trucks will now fall under this new mandate.

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  NDTV Auto Team | Mar 30, 2015

  Mahindra Launches Blue Sense App on iOS For XUV500

  Home-grown utility vehicle maker - Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), today introduced BLUE SENSE - a vehicle smart app for iOS users for the XUV500. Already available for Android users, it has also been introduced across Windows and Android platforms for the new-generation Scorpio.

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  Siddharth Vinayak Patankar | Mar 27, 2015

  Jaguar Land Rover Announces More Investment

  A total of nearly $900 million will be invested in the company's various facilities, but Castle Bromwich gets the lion's share at $600 million to support the production of the new Jaguar XF.

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  PTI | Mar 26, 2015

  Audi Contemplates Major Investment in India; Aims to Double Sales by 2018

  German luxury carmaker Audi is set to announce a major investment for the Indian market in 3-4 months to expand business and double sales to 20,000 units by 2018.

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  PTI | Mar 25, 2015

  Govt. to Create Special Purpose Vehicles to Aid 'Smart City' Project

  Gearing up to roll out its 'Smart City' scheme next month, the Government today said it has planned to form a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for each of the cities to execute the ambitious project.

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  Kritika Sethi | Mar 24, 2015

  Porsche Launches GTS Models of Boxster and Cayman in India

  Based on the 3.4-litre units from the Boxster S and Cayman S, the 6-cylinder boxer engines have been tuned to deliver extra power and torque.

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  Ameya Naik | Mar 24, 2015

  Renault Makes Quadricycle for 14-Year-Olds

  Renault has announced that the Twizy EV can now be driven by 14-year-olds. The French manufacturer explains that under a new legislation 14-year-olds with BSR (Brevet de Securite; Routiere) road safety certificates are authorised to drive 'light motorised quadricycles'.

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  Reuters | Mar 24, 2015

  ChemChina to Buy Pirelli For 7.1 Billion Euro

  China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is to buy into Pirelli, the world's fifth-largest tire maker, in a 7.1 billion-euro ($7.7 billion) deal that will put the 143-year-old Italian company in Chinese hands.

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