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Credits: www.motoroctane.com The Volkswagen Polo has undoubtedly been one of the most loved hatchbacks not just in the country but also globally. Volkswagen recently unveiled the facelift of the 6th-gen Polo which gives this hatchback a fresh look. The car gets design changes, changes on the interior, the addition of some useful and many other […]
Credits: www.thehindubusinessline.com Labour unrest and marketing challenges hurt the carmaker’s attempt to achieve the top three ranking in India In 1998, when the world’s largest passenger car company, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), opened its factory in Bidadi, about 40 km from Bengaluru, it was seen as a big moment in the history of the Indian […]
Credits: www.motoroctane.com Customers have started giving a lot of priority to safety these days. The concern for safety in a car has reached a level where manufacturers deliberately promote their cars mainly focusing on safety. Some OEMs have even shunned others in the past for not producing cars that are safe in every sense. Although […]
Credits: www.theindianwire.com Petrolheads need to wait further for the 2021 Skoda Octavia. The launch of the updated executive sedan has been postponed by the Czech carmaker until the situation gets better. To begin with, Zac Hollis, Director, Skoda India has confirmed that the sedan will come back as soon as the situation improves. The second wave […]
Credits: auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com At its recycling plant in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of the Indian capital New Delhi, the firm uses machines that run on electricity to refine lead components from scrap batteries into briquettes, which are then cast into ingots and sold to battery manufacturers. Plastic and other components are recycled separately. A handful of […]
Credits: www.91mobiles.com India’s automobile sector is expected to go all-electric in the coming years, and 2021 is going to be a testimony of that. There is a general buzz around electric cars in India. This is largely attributed to several central and state government EV policies giving a big push to go electric. Additionally, there […]
Credits: www.moneycontrol.com The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government is allowing manufacturing units to continue production but with riders. Amid curfew-like curbs imposed under section 144 by the Maharashtra government to contain the spread of coronavirus, automotive companies have been allowed to continue vehicle production with a limited workforce. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), Tata Motors, Mercedes-Benz and Fiat Chrysler […]
Credits: www.cartoq.com Earlier this year, American electric car manufacturer Tesla announced that they will be entering the Indian market. The manufacturer even registered itself as a company under the name Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited in Karnataka. The manufacturer currently plans to import there models to India rather than manufacturing or assembling it. […]
Credits: www.thehindubusinessline.com The domestic market is slowly pivoting towards repeat purchasers, international markets look promising, and some start-ups are already attempting to simplify and improve the resale process for used cars From dipping sales to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian automotive sector has faced many challenges these last few years. Yet, it has also bounced […]
Credits: www.theindianwire.com Car enthusiasts are always mad for mean machines. For now, if I just ask you to close your eyes and think of a performance car. Then, probably, most of us will be back with either a sedan or maybe a hatchback. Just to be more liberal we can even include the station wagons […]