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 …
KOLKATA, March 23: The state transport minister, Mr Subhas Chakraborty, admitted today that the state government have delayed a crackdown on the huge number of unregistered auto-rickshaws plying in the city and its outskirts due to anticipated stiff resistance from their operators. Mr Chakraborty said only 30,000 of the 45,000 …
Mumbai: The people's car - as the Tata Motors' Nano has been dubbed - will not be allowed to ply as a tourist vehicle. The Maharashtra State Transport Authority (STA) has decided that cars with an engine of size less than 1000 cubic centimetres (cc) capacity will not be issued …
KOLKATA, March 17: The last date for phasing out two-stroke auto rickshaws from the city and acquiring four-stroke ones was extended from 1 January to 31 July by the Division Bench of Mr SS Nijjar, Chief Justice and Mr Justice Pinaki Ghosh of Calcutta High Court today. Also, the 1 …
Prices of second-hand cars, mainly compact ones, have fallen 15-20% in the last few days. Swaraj Baggonkar / Mumbai March 18, 2009, 0:09 IST Call it the Nano effect. The demand for used cars in the country has fallen by as much as 25-30 per cent after Tata Motors
New Delhi: Ford India said troubles with its parent in US will not affect its planned $500 million investments for India, and added that the company's small car would hit the market by early 2010 with localisation as high as 85% to keep the price competitive. Michael Boneham, MD and …
This is the overall mood of most manufacturers on the eve of the first ever four-day international 'Bus and Special Vehicles Expo 2009', scheduled to begin here at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre in Peenya. Buoyed by the decision of the Ministry of Urban Development (MuD) to fund purchase of …
New Delhi: Lower interest rates and increased retail finance saw car and bike sales driving to a healthy terrain in February after months of slowdown. Car sales registered a 22% growth at 1.15 lakh units against 94,757 units in February last year. According to data of Society of Indian Automobile …
Lower loan rates helped, but analysts unsure if this rise will sustain. Total sales of passenger cars in India rose in February for the first time in five months, by 22 per cent over January. However, sales of cars in the year ending this month will be
- GUZZLE KATATEL, SPEW POISON Calcutta might not see the last of its polluting two-stroke autos for at least another decade if the pace of Operation Phaseout remains what it is. Of the 40,000 registered two-stroke autos that need to be replaced with LPG-compliant green autos, only 450 have been …
Geneva: After launching in India on March 23, the Tata Nano will hit the European market by 2011, group chairman Ratan Tata announced at the Geneva Auto Show on Tuesday.
New Delhi: Automobile sales in February have shown that launching new vehicles even in tough economic times pays off. Market leaders Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motors India Limited (HMIL) and for the first time in 7 months even Tata Motors have managed to record positive sales growth. Arvind Saxena, senior vice-president, …
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group said Sunday that it planned to invest nearly $6 billion this year, similar to 2008, and would focus on developing environmentally friendly automobiles as it eyes longer-term growth beyond the current crisis. The global auto industry is reeling under an unprecedented demand slump that has resulted …
Recently, many people use automobiles more than necessary. In local cities especially, the modal share of automobiles is overwhelmingly high. Furthermore, such cities are becoming automobile-dependent. It is necessary to restrain this tendency in consideration of future social needs. For this study, the authors conducted a questionnaire survey of Toyota …
This study was designed to quantify the importance of image and perception to Bus Rapid Transit, by identifying the different un-derlying tangible and intangible factors that drive any perceived differences between BRT and other forms of rapid transit.
Climate change is increasingly recognised as a key issue for the automotive sector. According to figures from the International Energy Agency, transport is responsible for around 18% of all carbon emissions, with autos (light-duty vehicles) accounting for approximately 10%. The risks and opportunities for carbon reduction strategies for this sector …
ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU MUMBAI, THE HATCHBACK CAR FEATURES A 624 CC PETROL ENGINE AND BOASTS OF A MILEAGE OF 20 KM PER LITRE. ITS ENGINE IS IN THE REAR AND THE BOOT SPACE IN THE FRONT. NOW this is one ride that can give Tata Motors some relief after the …
