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 …
Around 47,600 new vehicles were added to the vehicle population in the city in 2010, of which 32,844 were two-wheelers. The number of fatalities also increased at an alarming rate of 34%, compared to 2009. While commercial vehicles increased by 11,006, Puneites purchased 4,727 new cars in 2010. According to …
Overtake 182,992 Units In Oct 2010; Rising Interest Rates May Hit Demand New Delhi: Car sales (in absolute numbers) raced to highest-ever in a month, backed by rising disposable incomes and cheaper loans, though companies fear a slowdown in the coming months as interest rates are rising and costs of …
Jamshedpur, Feb. 8: Imagine a car that uses only a trickle of precious petrol to give a jaw-dropping mileage of 130km per litre (kmpl). Thanks to a group of students of Adityapur-based National Institute of Technology (NIT), such a
Tata Motors on Sunday introduced the new Tata Manza. With a fresh new look of premium dual tone interiors and an exterior make-over, the range will be available across all Tata Motors dealerships from February 7, 2011. The new Tata Manza series, with premium features, has been competitively priced, starting …
In October last year, Ranjan Kaplish and Padma Tegu found themselves stuck in the middle of a truly massive traffic jam in South Delhi. And right there, in the midst of complete chaos, an idea was born.
Move linked to problems detected in fuel pressure sensors Toyota Motor Corp said it would recall more than 1.7 million vehicles worldwide, bringing its total for recalls to nearly 16 million since late 2009 and dealing a blow to its efforts to restore its reputation for quality. Although the situation …
The Environment Depart-ment on Wednesday fined the Uttara Automobile Manufacturers Limited at Nasirabad in the Chittagong city Tk 30 lakh on charge of causing environmental pollution. A team of the department, led by director (monitoring and enforcement) Moham-med Munir Chowdhury, conducted a raid on the factory and found it causing …
New Delhi: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh may not like this, but the growing gap between the pricing of petrol and diesel is likely to give a boost to dieselpowered vehicles as more and more people prefer to cash in on the lower price of the fuel that also fetches more …
Melbourne: Australian students claim to have designed the world's fastest solar car which has smashed a Guinness World Record by travelling at a speed of 88 kmph. The car, designed by the University of New South Wales students,smashedtheworldsolar car speed record at the HMAS Albatross navy base airstrip in Nowra. …
A MINISTERIAL body will be set up under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to jump start the electric and hybrid car market in the country. The National Council on Electric Mobility will consider incentives to make green vehicles a viable option for two-wheeler and car buyers. A national policy for electric …
Chennai: Japanese auto major Nissan is working on an end-to-end compact car strategy for the Indian market that will include sourcing a brand new compact car from Hinduja group company Defiance Technologies and developing a small car in-house. According to sources in the component industry, Defiance is in the process …
Where trends in traffic deaths in the developed West are showing a decline, India's are now crossing the 120,000 deaths per year mark Kanika Datta / New Delhi January 6, 2011, 0:36 IST When the world
The Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) in partnership with the International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a report authored by George Eads titled "50by50 Prospects and Progress." The report discusses fuel efficiency trends and feasibility of new technologies, and concludes that emissions can be halved in new automobiles by 2030 …
The author, who has been at the helm of the transportation affairs of the Railway Board, has brought out how the transport system in our cities impacts the quality of life of our population. Issues concerning noise and air pollution, congestion and accidents, which pose a serious threat to public …
Sharmistha Mukherjee / New Delhi December 13, 2010, 0:36 IST Car manufacturers are increasingly focusing on expansive after-sales service facilities to hook customers. The country
After four consecutive record-setting months, vehicles sales in the country slowed down in November, growing by 17.81 per cent as against 45.93 percent growth registered in October on year-on-year basis. The total number of vehicles sold in the country stood at 12,21,981 units in November this year as against 10,37,232 …
Price hike to improve financial health of state-run oil marketing firms, but heat up inflation OIL companies plan to raise petrol and diesel prices by 2 a litre after a week as crude touched a two-year high of $90 a barrel on Tuesday, a move that will boost the finances …
