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 …
M&M;, Tata Motors, Nissan, Ford and General Motors going ahead with plans KETAN THAKKAR MUMBAI A hike of . 5 in the price of diesel has not curbed the enthusiasm of utility vehicle (UVs) makers, who are set to launch six SUVs and multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) in the next six …
The record hike in the prices of diesel has made the petrol models more cost effective for the consumers. Considering the fact that manufacturers charge a hefty premium for diesel models over the petrol ones, the latest hike has made the petrol variants more cost effective by a few thousand …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider objections to the Delhi government’s new policy, which allows one permit per person for fresh applicants and multiple permits for old players. The government’s Transport department had earlier this month issued a public notice, following the apex court’s permission to issue 45,000 …
Around 45,000 new autorickshaws are set to be added to Delhi roads by September. Senior officials in the transport department said the public notice for issuing new permits will be out before August 15. In the first phase, 10,000 permits will be issued, said officials. The decision to start issuing …
Car sales in India witnessed moderate growth during July with major manufacturers like Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors reporting rise in their monthly numbers amid a difficult market condition. Other car makers, including General Motors, Ford and Honda Siel, saw decline in their sales during last month. Two-wheeler makers …
Calcutta, Aug. 1: The Mamata Banerjee government has requested Maruti Suzuki to set up an unit in Bengal, the overture coming at a time the Japanese carmaker’s plant in Haryana’s Manesar has been locked down indefinitely because of labour unrest. Industries minister Partha Chatterjee today said he had written to …
The intention was good, the implementation poor. The Ranchi district administration did win brownie points with Jharkhand High Court by grounding more than 5,000 smoke-belching and ageing auto-rickshaws in the capital from August 1, but at the cost of commuter ordeal. The 55 city buses and less than 6,000 auto-rickshaws …
800cc car aims to deliver mileage of 20km/l French carmaker Renault is constructing a small car from ground up to take on the likes of Maruti Suzuki’s Alto, Hyundai India’s Eon and Chevrolet’s Spark, in the segment that makes up for about 40-45% of India’s car market. Work has begun …
New Delhi: After proposing residential parking fees, the Delhi government is now looking to curb increasing registration of cars by asking for proof of parking space. The suggestion, which came up in a meeting held in the lieutenant governor’s office last week, follows a a Rajasthan high court order that …
The Haryana government has asked Maruti Suzuki to pay Rs 235.40 crore to the state government as enhanced compensation to the farmers for land acquisition, under a Supreme Court order for its plant in Manesar. The company has been served two notices in the last two months and is yet …
Calcutta, July 15: Tata Motors has ascribed a “carrying value” to the Singur car wreck on its books: Rs 309.88 crore. “This is the carrying value of buildings and sheds as per the books of accounts as on March 31, 2012,” the Tata Motors spokesperson said. The disclosure was made …
New Delhi: Autorickshaw unions here are threatening to go on strike if the Delhi government does not rollback the recent hike in CNG prices or increase auto fares. They plan to give the government a week’s time to take a decision on the matter. Bhartiya Majdoor Sangh members would meet …
GEAR SHIFT High fuel prices hit petrol SUV’s sales; all new cars come in only diesel version Sports utility vehicles may be the superstars of India’s car market, but old favourites such as Honda CR-V, Mitsubishi Outlander and Maruti Grand Vitara have literally gone off the road due to rising …
Investors may be offered 50% rebate on land cost besides other sops Odisha, which is looking to diversify its investment basket beyond core metallurgical industries, has readied the draft of its proposed auto component policy to woo investors in the sector. With such policy already in vogue in peer states …
Auto Cos Set up Recall Code for Lemon Cars: SIAM members decide to declare defect or engineering flaw in vehicles on their own CHANCHAL PAL CHAUHAN NEW DELHI India’s leading automobile manufacturers have come together to voluntarily set up a ‘recall code’, which will become operational from as early as …
Vehicle owners in the city could soon be required to have a fitness test done of their cars and two-wheelers ever year, as the Delhi government looks set to implement a two-year-old proposal aimed at reducing environment pollution. As per existing rules, only commercial vehicles need a fitness check every …
It is not uncommon for Indian companies to encounter situations that require ingenious engineering combined with a uniquely Indian approach to problem solving. Automobile companies around the world have developed some exquisitely advanced diesel engine technologies, but Indian companies had to go one step ahead. More than a decade ago, …
The order book is nothing to be happy about and the long waiting period of the past is all but over. Eight of the 12 top-selling diesel cars are now available off the shelf, indicating that slowdown has started to impact sales of diesel cars as well. A 5-6% increase …
Auto-makers favour hike in prices of diesel and oppose higher excise duty on diesel cars The finance ministry has asked auto-makers to provide production and sales data of diesel vehicles, even as the industry protested any move to raise excise duty on such vehicles, citing country’s fragile economic environment. Unable …
New Delhi: On Tuesday, the transport department started the year’s first pollution checking drive as part of its World Environment Day initiative. With the drive reduced to an annual affair — the last one was in July 2011 — driving in Delhi without a pollution under control (PUC) certificate carries …
