New Delhi : Hyundai Motor India on Monday launched the 2018 edition of its SUV Creta. According to the company, the vehicle comes with a starting price of Rs 9.43 lakh for the petrol variant, while the SUV powered by a “1.4 DSL” diesel engine has an initial cost of Rs 9.99 lakh and Rs […]
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HC allows Sikh students to wear kada, kirpan in NEET exam
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed a plea moved by Sikh students seeking permission to wear traditional ‘kada’ and ‘kirpan’ inside the exam hall in the upcoming NEET exam. “Ask those in traditional attire to come an hour early,” a bench of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice A.K. Chawla told […]
Ford India bets big on ‘Freestyle’ to boost sales, exports
Kolkata : Ford India is betting big on the new compact utility vehicle, Freestyle, and also looking at new launches, locally developed products to boost sales, a company official said on Monday. “We came out with Ford EcoSport back in 2012 and it happens to be in the mini-utility vehicle (segment). There was no car […]
Ford India launches compact utility vehicle Freestyle
New Delhi : Automobile manufacturer Ford India on Thursday said it has launched the country’s first compact utility vehicle (CUV) — Ford Freestyle — available in four variants across two fuel options. According to Ford India, the Freestyle’s petrol variant is priced from Rs 5.09 lakh to Rs 6.94 lakh, whereas the diesel powered version’s […]
Toyota opens bookings for mid-size Yaris sedan
Mumbai : Automobile manufacturer Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Wednesday announced the commencement of bookings for its Yaris mid-size sedan. According to the company, deliveries have been scheduled to begin from May 2018. The sedan comes at an introductory price in the range of Rs 875,000 to Rs 1,407,000. “Marking Toyota’s entry into the mid-size sedan […]
Tesla to build 6,000 Model 3’s per week till JUne-end: Musk
San Francisco : Chief Executive of the electric car maker Tesla Elon Musk has said that the company will now build Model 3 sedan round the clock until the end of June to produce 6,000 cars per week. The announcement comes a day after Tesla temporarily suspended its Model 3 assembly line as the firm […]
Tata Motors launches new variant of Nexon
Mumbai : Automobile major Tata Motors on Monday launched a new variant of its compact SUV — Nexon XZ — in both petrol and diesel engine options. According to the company, the new variant comes with a starting price of Rs 7.99 lakh for the petrol variant and Rs 8.99 lakh for the diesel fuelled […]
Apple nearly doubles self-driving fleet in California
San Francisco : Registering 18 new vehicles since January, Apple has expanded its self-driving car programme rapidly and now has 45 autonomous vehicles registered with California’s Department of Motor Vehicles. The company had 27 self-driving cars until late January. “Apple has nearly doubled the number of self-driving cars in its California test fleet. The number […]
Automobile manufacturers to hike vehicle prices
Mumbai : Automobile manufacturers have announced that they will hike vehicle prices, effective April 1, 2018 due to rising input costs. According to Tata Motors, it will increase prices of its entire passenger vehicles range by up to Rs 60,000 due to rising input costs. The new prices will be effective from April 1, 2018. […]
Tata Motors to hike prices of passenger vehicles
Mumbai : Automobile major Tata Motors on Tuesday said it will increase prices of its entire passenger vehicles range by up to Rs 60,000 due to rising input costs. According to the company, the new prices will be effective from April 1, 2018. “The rising input costs, changing market conditions and various external economic factors […]