Auto Industry

Vikas Yogi

Apr 10, 2014, 10:43 PM

2014 Tata Aria facelift launched; gets more power, features and mileage

Tata Motors has finally rolled out the new 2014 Aria today at a starting price of Rs 9.95 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Along with slight changes in design and more features, the updated Aria also receives a tuned engine.

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  Ronak Shah | Apr 10, 2014

  Bharat Benz's CV sales in first quarter soar

  Daimler India Commercial Vehicle Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), the 100% wholly-owned subsidiary of the CV manufacturer Daimler AG, today announced that it had crossed the 10,000 units sales mark for its trucks.

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  Reuters | Apr 10, 2014

  U.S. fines General Motors for not answering recall questions

  General Motors is being fined $7,000 a day for missing an April 3 deadline to provide information about its recall of 2.6 million cars for defective ignition switches, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday.

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  Ameya Naik | Apr 10, 2014

  Toyota recalls 6.3 million vehicles worldwide

  Toyota has issued five separate recalls that cover 6.39 million vehicles. The cars that are part of this recall are manufactured between 2004 and 2013 and a total of 27 models sold all around the world are affected by various mechanical and electronic issues, making it the second-largest recall in the automaker's history.

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  Ameya Naik | Apr 9, 2014

  Dodge teases the new Charger and Challenger ahead of its New York debut

  Dodge previewed the updated 2015 Charger sedan that will bow at the upcoming New York International Motor show by means of a teaser image of the car. The image doesn't reveal much but the shows off the sleek front grille which gets blacked out LED headlights and Dodge's crosshair grille.

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  Vikas Yogi | Apr 22, 2014

  Volkswagen launches Vento 'Preferred' edition with heavy discounts

  In a bid to boost its sales in the Indian market, Volkswagen India has rolled out special edition Vento called the 'Preferred' in India today. Based on the Vento Comfortline diesel variant (model year 2013), the Preferred edition comes with an additional accessory pack worth Rs 51,000.

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  Ameya Naik | Apr 8, 2014

  Audi previews Q4 Crossover Concept ahead of 2014 Beijing Motorshow

  Audi has uploaded several design sketches of a crossover that it promises to bring to the 2014 Beijing Motorshow which will commence this month. There are no details out yet but from what we can see, it looks like the new Q4 crossover concept.

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  Vikas Yogi | Apr 8, 2014

  Range Rover - Favourite pick for London thieves

  Quite a large number of the thefts reported are for cars parked along the streets and the break-in tools comprise of complicated electronic devices that can jam the GPS system of the vehicles. Well, this might sound a bit too tech-crazy to the hammer-using thieves from the old-school era.

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  Vikas Yogi | Apr 8, 2014

  Volkswagen Polo base variant's sales halted

  Volkswagen India that announced to offer the Polo with airbags (Driver and co-passenger) as a standard feature, has now stopped selling old models of the base trim 'Trendline'. Volkswagen dealers across the nation have stopped taking orders for the base trim.

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