Reply on behalf of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order September 12, 2024. The matter related to the news item titled "People are breathing in cancer-causing chemicals in their cars study find" appearing in NDTV.com dated May 8, 2024. ARAI …
Tata Motors on Friday said it would launch a CNG version of the Nano in India and seek to enter foreign markets in South East Asia and the subcontinent with the small car within the year. The car maker is also seeking to enter the European market. “Nano CNG is …
Ratan Tata says didn't get the act together; the small car needs resurrection now Ratan Tata, the chairman of Tata Motors, has admitted to mistakes in the marketing and distribution of the Nano and said the company will do everything to undo the perception that it is a poor man’s …
Car makers are increasingly seeing sport-utility and multi-purpose vehicles tailored to Indian conditions as a growing opportunity in the country, where the buyer, they say, is prepared to pay more. More than a dozen sport-utility vehicles or SUVs were unveiled on Thursday as the Eleventh Auto Expo started with domestic …
New Delhi: Come Thursday, Delhi will gear up for a carnival of gleaming metal as the Auto Expo opens against the backdrop of one of the worst slowdowns to hit the industry in recent times. With more than 50 launches awaited from the big players — from Maruti Suzuki, Ford …
World’s largest three-wheeler manufacturer unveils four-wheeler intra-city passenger vehicle RE 60 Auto major to target over 5m 3-wheeler users in the country The world’s largest threewheeler maker Bajaj Auto has unveiled its first fourwheeler, the RE60, a fourseater intra-city passenger vehicle. Fitted with a 200 cc petrol engine, RE60 is …
As part of CAI-Asia's mission to promote better air quality and livable cities, CAI-Asia conducted an annual review of main events relevant to air quality, climate change and transport in Asia. The review, which started on 2008 and initially focused on sustainable transport, has now evolved to include air quality …
After numerous delays in the construction of the city’s longest Metro corridor, running between Charkop and Mankhurd, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) seems to have finally woken up. The authority has sent a strongly worded letter to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) asking it to relax …
Without calling it a ‘recall’, Tata Motors has yet again asked its customers to bring back their old Nano models — this time to upgrade it with new starter motors. Earlier in November 2010, Tata Motors had recalled the Nano to add safety devices. Tata Motors will replace starter motors …
New Delhi: They may be branded as villains by the environmental lobby, but personal cars consume a paltry 0.6% of the diesel consumed in the country, an internal Planning Commission note said. The note shows that personal cars are the lowest consumers of diesel, a far cry from the charges …
New Delhi: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises minister Praful Patel has written to finance minister Pranab Mukherjee urging him not to impose higher excise duty on diesel cars. While seeking to dispel concerns raised regarding the environmental impact of diesel vehicles, Patel also sought removal of the additional duty of …
Mexico City's sleek new public bus system is attracting significant international funding in carbon credit sales, part of the capital's ongoing effort to reduce pollution and green up its smoggy image. The government of this sprawling metropolis of 9 million recently announced that the first phase of its rapid transit …
A decade ago, plans for a metro and clean-fuel buses were hailed as New Delhi’s answer to pollution. But air in the Indian capital is as dirty as ever — partly because breakneck development has brought skyrocketing use of cars. Citywide pollution sensors routinely register levels of small airborne particles …
Buying and running cars and two-wheelers could soon become a costly affair with a Planning Commission working group suggesting a green surcharge of Rs 2 on every litre of petrol, a green cess of 3% of the annual insured value of all private vehicles and a steep urban transport tax …
New Delhi: Domestic passenger car sales witnessed a turnaround in November after four consecutive months of contraction, rising by 7% on the back of a marginal revival in demand, coupled with a low base. According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) on Thursday, domestic passenger …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's proposal to hike parking charges as a step towards further reform. Stating that the city needs high parking charges to control traffic chaos and dampen parking demand and car usage and that the higher revenue from …
Many carmakers offer attractive discounts, sales incentives to draw customers KETAN THAKKAR & CHANCHAL PAL CHAUHAN Asteep rise in fuel prices and high interest rates have dealt a blow to a spate of car launches in past six months with firms including Hyundai, Ford, Nissan and Renault failing to generate …
Japanese auto major Honda Motor Co is focussing on development of diesel engines and small compact cars in order to meet specific demands from the Indian market. "We’re aware of the petrol price increase in India but we consider that as a sign of growth in the Indian market... definitely …
The first ever global analysis of light duty vehicle characteristics, including fuel economy, shows that faster rates of improvement over the next 10-20 years will be needed in order to meet the targets of the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI). The new report "International comparison of light-duty vehicle fuel economy …
New Delhi Rising raw material costs and a volatile yen forced the country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki to increase prices of its diesel cars by up to R10,000 on Monday. While the prices of its diesel variant Ritz went up by R2,000 the hike in prices of other diesel models …
India’s biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has increased the prices of its diesel cars by up to . 10,000. While the diesel variants of Swift, Dzire and SX4 cars became costlier by . 10,000 from Monday, the price of the Ritz hatchback has been raised by . 2,000. “There has been …
