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 …
BIG auto posted positive car sales in January, reviving hopes that a demand upturn could be just round the corner. Many companies improved their sales on a sequential month-on-month basis in January, following increased customer interest which drove higher footfalls at car dealerships. Market leader, Maruti Suzuki, achieved its highest-ever …
The debate about the future of the U.S. automobile industry exemplifies the shortcomings of U.S. public discussion about large-scale technological change. The auto industry has been widely vilified in recent months, with public opinion running strongly against government financial support for it. There has been an insistence on
Mahendra Kumar Singh | TNN New Delhi: Driving a private car is going to be more expensive with the urban development ministry making it mandatory for states to set up dedicated transport fund by imposing additional sales tax on petrol, increasing registration fee on four-wheelers and imposing congestion tax and …
It is nothing but courage in the face of adversity. Indian carmakers, which saw their sales figures crashing to an eight-year low in the September-December quarter, will launch 50 new models this year in an attempt to revive their fortunes. The new launches are likely to inject some enthusiasm into …
Automotive technology in its futuristic form could well mean cars with reduced air friction that rotate 360 degrees, making reversing and parking easier. From Saturday to Monday, students at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi got a taste of such innovation, with Japanese carmaker Nissan showcasing its models, including the 360 …
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is facing difficulty in implementing the decision to install 'speed governor seal' in all automobiles as the mechanism is only available in diesel-run vehicles. A separate mechanism has to be built for vehicles run with gas, octane and petrol engine, which has become a major …
Ahmedabad: No sooner had Ratan Tata parked his Nano project in Gujarat, than the state is finally stepping on the gas to race ahead as a key driver of the $3 trillion global automotive industry. From housing the odd American car giant General Motors (GM) in Halol and truck manufacturer …
8 Jan 2009, 0123 hrs IST, ANI WASHINGTON: Researchers at Baylor University have developed a new way to transform coconut husks into automotive interiors. They say that it is possible to make trunk liners, floorboards and car-door interior covers using fibres from the outer husks of coconuts, replacing the synthetic …
K.P. NAYAR IN WASHINGTON The National City Center in Troy, Michigan, where a hydrogen-powered autorickshaw plies Capitalist America, red rag to Citu, has a way out of Calcutta
Calcutta, Jan. 5: Calcutta High Court today stuck to its schedule on the ban on polluting autos, refusing a plea for early hearing and prompting the government to defer by a few days its petition for extending the deadline. The Autorickshaw Operators
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Administration has decided to phase out all petrol and diesel-run autorickshaws by August. They will be run by LPG now. Secretary (Transport) Ram Niwas, who is also the UT Home Secretary, made the announcement while inaugurating the 20th National Road Safety Week in Chandigarh on Thursday. Ram …
Transport minister Subhas Chakraborty today pulled out yet another plan from his hat to dodge the deadline to ban two-stroke autos from the streets of Calcutta. A high court order bans them from January 1. Although Chakraborty said the government would implement the July 18 order, he promised an escape …
THE government is considering imposing a special fee on vehicles entering the central business districts of metropolitan cities as part of steps to cut carbon emissions and reduce traffic congestion. The prime minister
Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to extend the deadline for old and polluting autorickshaws. The three-wheeler phaseout was to happen in three phases
NEW DELHI: The proposal in the national action plan on climate change to curb growth of private cars in cities and boost public transport has been welcomed by experts and town planners. In Delhi, if proposed provisions such as congestion charges on private vehicles are implemented, for commuters it would …
Mission Under Urban Development Ministry Seeks To Boost Public Transport Owning and using private vehicles could become a lot tougher if proposals made by the National Action Plan on Climate Change are implemented. Alarmed by the burgeoning growth of private vehicles in Indian cities and the resultant rise in fuel …
