The Corona Virus outbreak in China has led to restrictions on movement of people and business activities in many provinces of China, in order to control the spread of virus. The closure of factories in China may affect Indian industries, which import components, intermediaries and raw materials from China like …
New Delhi: With the economy back on a roll and disposable incomes rising, car sales are soaring. The positive environment saw car sales register their highest growth rate in nearly six years in November as sales were up a massive 61%, though a lower base also contributed to the numbers. …
Chennai: Now, think twice before buying your second car. With the city facing a severe shortage of parking space, the transport department is thinking about introducing the concept of seeking information on whether you have legitimate space to park your second vehicle before allowing its registration. According to transport commissioner …
Hyundai Sales Shoot Up 93%, Maruti Clocks 60% Growth Our Bureau NEW DELHI CARMAKERS continued to see double-digit sales growth in November, helped by the low base effect last year, when car sales had plummeted to their lowest level on negative customer sentiment after the global financial meltdown. Even though …
Two-Phase Hike Due To Higher Input Costs, New Emission Norms Carmakers are gearing up for a two-phase price hike after almost a year, thanks to increasing input costs and the need to switch to stricter emission norms from April next. Prices of popular vehicles such as Mahindra Scorpio, Maruti Swift …
LUCKNOW: Commuters might have to face a major transport crisis on Wednesday. Some 6,000 tempos and autos, which connect the various routes of Lucknow, will remain off-road in protest against the short and erratic supply of CNG. The tempo-taxi association is in no mood to relent this time. The office-bearers …
Washington: Researchers are turning to airwaves to power batteries in airplanes and automobiles. About half-inch by an inch in size, these devices might be mounted on the roof or tail of a car or on a plane fuselage where they would vibrate inside a flow, producing an output voltage. The …
FROM what is left of Detroit, Maruti, Hyundai Motors India and Tata are sifting the gold from the rust. The once-iconic automobile hub, now going through a journey of bankruptcy, is turning out to be the ideal hunting ground for the carmakers who are eyeing talent laid off by General …
Chennai: Buoyed by the success of Santro first and i10 next, Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Tuesday said that it was now developing another small car by investing around Rs 800 crore for the Indian market. The company however did not reveal the launch date or other details of …
MUMBAI: For the first time, the city police have booked bikers who were racing on Marine Drive and Peddar Road for causing noise pollution. A special police team of 100 policemen headed by additional commissioner of police (south) R K Padmanabhan stationed at various locations along the Marine Drive late …
AJANTA, the makers of quartz clocks and home appliances, is planning to buy an electric car manufacturer in the Guangzhou province of China as it plans to launch a sub-Rs 1 lakh car in the Indian market. The Rs 1,500-crore company, which also makes electric bikes, vitrified tiles and CFL …
THE Tamil Nadu Cabinet on Thursday cleared the proposal of Mahindra & Mahindra to set up an automobile project at Cheyyar, near Chennai, with an investment of Rs 1,800 crore. The plant will have the capacity to manufacture 1.5 lakh vehicles per annum. The state government has already allotted 200 …
Not many are aware that more than 80 per cent of a vehicle by weight can be reused, remanufactured or recycled in some way and protect the environment from the hazardous materials. If not all parts of the automobiles could be recycled, tanks, batteries and tires constitute the list of …
Study: A Medium-Sized Canine Requires 0.84 Hectares Of Land To Feed; Suggests Sharing Pets Melbourne:Dogs are no less eco-friendly than a 4.6-litre Land Cruiser driven 10,000km a year, as the dog