Auto Industry

Ameya Naik

Jan 16, 2015, 5:29 PM

BMW i8 Hybrid Sports Car India Launch in February

The announcement came at the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo where BMW specifically said that the i8 will be launched in India in the course of the year. Well, there is good news as the car has made its way to India and will be launched next month.

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  NDTV Auto Team | Jan 16, 2015

  Triumph Motorcycles Records its Highest Ever Sales

  Triumph Motorcycles, the British bikemaker, that entered India last year, has had a successful first year. The company sold a total of 1300 motorcycles in the first year of its inception, which is actually not a bad figure for a premium bike maker that is fairly new to the market.

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  Vikas Yogi | Jan 14, 2015

  Volkswagen Cross Polo Petrol Launched at Rs 6.94 Lakh

  Priced at Rs 6.94 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai), the Cross Polo petrol model derives its power from a 1.2-litre petrol engine that churns out 74bhp and 110Nm of torque. Just so you know, this petrol engine is the same that powers the Polo.

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  AP | Jan 14, 2015

  5 Biggest Chinese Carmakers

  Another Chinese automaker is showing vehicles this year at the auto show in Detroit, raising the perennial question about when these companies might start selling in the international markets.

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  Ameya Naik | Jan 13, 2015

  Ford GT Revealed; Will Get a 600+ bhp Delivering Twin-Turbo V6

  The all-new Ford GT has been unveiled with a new twin-turbo EcoBoost engine which delivers more than 600bhp. It is perhaps the most important car to be showcased at the Detroit Motorshow because this one is a prelude to the production version, which will be introduced in 2016.

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  Vikas Yogi | Jan 9, 2015

  Jaguar F-Type With Driver Attention-Monitoring System Showcased

  Tata Motors owned British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is working with Intel and Seeing Machines to develop sensing technology that monitors the driver's face and eyes to reduce distracted and drowsy driving.

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  NDTV Auto Team | Jan 8, 2015

  Ford Announces Smart Mobility Plan & 25 Global Experiments Including Share-Car Project in India

  Ford is employing the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show's platform to demonstrate how it is using innovation to create advanced new vehicles and to help change the way the world moves by addressing transportation challenges.

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  Reuters | Jan 8, 2015

  Top Carmakers Disagree About the Car of the Future

  Standards are not yet defined, winners and losers are not sorted out and major players disagree sharply about the best way to bring the promise of safer, smarter cars to market.

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  Reuters | Jan 7, 2015

  Maruti Car Prices Go Up By 4 Percent

  A tax break was first granted in February last year to revive sluggish car sales and later extended until the end of 2014. Automakers had been hoping the concession, amounting to 3-6 percent of the price of a car before the imposition of all duties, to continue in the new year.

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