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: Delhi’s air pollution levels are on an upward spiral with this summer having recorded higher of ozone and particulate matter. Simultaneously, levels of carbon dioxide emitted from vehicles have also shown a steady sharp rise. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says that apart from a rise in …
With customers looking for cheaper mobility options, demand for two-wheelers is likely to go up. The runaway petrol price, which has singed many, has found an unexpected beneficiary in the Indian auto market: motorcycles and scooters. With customers looking for cheaper mobility options over pricier cars following the steepest-ever jump …
The BJP has called a Delhi bandh on Thursday to protest rising prices, including that of petrol, and imposition of VAT on CNG by the state government. The BJP-led NDA has called a nationwide bandh on the same day against the increase in the price of petrol. All prominent business …
Rising fuel costs coupled with a focus on emission control have resulted in more and more large sedans being powered by small engines that are being tweaked to deliver as much as their larger counterparts can. A one-litre engine, with the equivalent power of a 1.6-litre petrol engine, will motor …
New Delhi: Expect the discounts on petrol cars to get sweeter, and the waiting list on diesel cars to be longer. The steep Rs 7.50-hike in petrol price is set to further fuel the demand for diesel models as the fuel’s lower running cost and steady pricing will add to …
New Delhi: The Delhi government finally seems to be waking up to the threat of environment pollution from the expanding private vehicle pool in the city. Based on an EPCA (environment pollution control authority) recommendation, the transport department is putting together a proposal for mandatory fitness checks of all private …
‘Only commuters can comprehend the hassle that Guwahatians have to go through engaging the service of an auto...’ Necessity, so the saying goes, is the mother of invention. Well, one of the latest inventions to have gestated out of necessity is the flying car, set to hit the roads as …
MUMBAI: The Indian commercial vehicle market will double to 1.6 million units in next five years thanks to the increase in infrastructure spend, rapid urbanisation and entry of major multinational players in the country said Ernst & Young in its latest report on 'Mega trends shaping the Indian commercial vehicle …
New Delhi: You would have never imagined that travelling on the BRT corridor could get more frustrating. But as a single day’s experiment proved, placing all signals on automatic mode resulted in spiraling jams, especially at the Chirag Dilli intersection. As Central Road Research Institute conducts its study on BRT …
New Delhi: After more than four years of wrangling, the government has cleared fuel mileage standards and labeling for new cars. The norms will force automobile manufacturers to put government certified fuel efficiency labels on each car they sell and improve efficiency of the cars they sell every year. While …
However, volatile fuel prices & interest rates could play spoilsport: SIAM Car sales are expected to accelerate to double-digit growth this fiscal year after increasing just 2.19% in 2011-12, the slowest in three years. The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers expects car sales to grow 10%-12% in 2012-13, buoyed by …
The much-maligned diesel has a new moniker that is more impressive than its dirty fuel tag. In the Indian automobile market, diesel is king, and it is now the cheapest automobile fuel, edging out the green fuel CNG. These days, diesel works out cheaper than CNG. For instance, if you …
The Manipur government is working on a plan to allow only those who have garage space to buy four-wheelers and two-wheelers in a bid to ease traffic congestion in the city and other towns of the state. Responding to a call attention motion raised by two Opposition members in the …
Around the same time the finance minister was reading out his Budget speech, Honda Motors was applying the final touches to its long-term diesel game plan for India, which will culminate in India emerging a global hub for diesel engines for compact cars. With Pranab Mukherjee steering clear of imposing …
Indians, it seems, are obsessed with growth. Everyone wants to see and experience it. Growth, however, is as much elusive as it is desired. Policy makers and politicians are at their wits' end in their efforts to put the economy in the growth trajectory. The days of 9 per cent …
NEW DELHI: Auto sector lashed out at the government for trying to impose higher tax on diesel cars, while preparing to cut duties on those imported from Europe. "What we expect from the upcoming Budget is that there should not be diesel tax. It is not the right time for …
New Delhi: Car sales zoomed 13% in February as buyers flooded showrooms, owing to fears of a price hike after Budget. This was the steepest pace of growth since April 2011 to 2.11 lakh units against 1.86 lakh units a year earlier. According to figures released by the Society of …
Even as car sales in India rose an annual 13.1 per cent in February, lack of clarity on the part of the government in the diesel sector has forced a number of automobile manufacturers in holding back their investments. Not only is there a lack of clarity on diesel pricing, …
GENEVA: Tata Motors signaled its green drive at the Geneva motor show with a new hybrid, described as the firm's future, even as Western auto giants struggle to get customers to buy such cars. "The Tata Megapixel, developed by our design centres in India, the UK and Italy, is our …
Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) today lashed out at the government for trying to impose higher tax on Indian diesel cars, while preparing to cut duties on those imported from Europe. Expressing concern that India may be giving away too much in the proposed free trade …
