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MG Motor teams up with Gamer MortaL for its Upcoming Smart Comet EV

MG Motor India has partnered with gamer MortaL (Naman Mathur), for the auto maker’s forthcoming Smart EV Comet. MG Motor India aims to enhance its mobility experience with this auto-tech proposition, the press release stated. The upcoming Comet EV, which is futuristic and smart to meet urban mobility needs. Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commercial Officer, MG… Continue reading MG Motor teams up with Gamer MortaL for its Upcoming Smart Comet EV

Exclusive: Royal Enfield plots new factory in Tamil Nadu, revs up for global ride and EV foray

Exclusive: Royal Enfield plots new factory in Tamil Nadu, revs up for global ride and EV foray Chennai-based midsize motorcycle major Royal Enfield plans to set up a new factory in Tamil Nadu to cater to its growing global ambition and also diversification into electric vehicles. According to several people in the know, the company… Continue reading Exclusive: Royal Enfield plots new factory in Tamil Nadu, revs up for global ride and EV foray

Exclusive: Royal Enfield plots new factory in Tamil Nadu, revs up for global ride and EV foray

Construction equipment industry grows by 25% in FY2023, could rise 15-20% in FY2024

Construction equipment industry grows by 25% in FY2023, could rise 15-20% in FY2024 The Indian construction equipment (CE) industry, which aspires to become the world’s second largest by 2030, is believed to have grown by 25% year on year in FY2023, surpassing 100,000-unit sales for the second year in a row. The main reason for this… Continue reading Construction equipment industry grows by 25% in FY2023, could rise 15-20% in FY2024

Maruti Suzuki Fronx review: Boosterjet is back

The Fronx – first showcased at Auto Expo this January – is an intrinsic part of Maruti Suzuki’s strategy to make up for the lost time in the SUV market. Having dominated the compact and budget car market for almost four decades, Maruti Suzuki was happy in its comfort zone and didn’t bother to capitalise… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki Fronx review: Boosterjet is back

Valeo bags new biz for third-gen LiDAR, crosses billion euros in orders

Valeo, the global leader in ADAS, has announced that its SCALA 3 LiDAR (light detection and ranging) has been chosen by a leading Asian manufacturer and an American robotaxi company. Valeo states that it has now registered orders worth more than a billion euros (Rs 8.788 crore) for SCALA 3. According to the French component and auto component… Continue reading Valeo bags new biz for third-gen LiDAR, crosses billion euros in orders

CNG price slashed by Rs 8 per kg, brings cheer to motorists and industry

In what will come as welcome news for scores of motorists and also fleet operators using CNG-powered vehicles, the price of compressed natural has been slashed by Rs 8 per kilogram. This is the biggest-ever cut in recent times and takes the price of CNG in Mumbai to Rs 79 per kg from Rs 87… Continue reading CNG price slashed by Rs 8 per kg, brings cheer to motorists and industry

CNG price slashed by Rs 8 per kg, brings cheer to motorists and industry

CNG car sales scale new high in India, jump 41% in FY2023

Sales of CNG-powered passenger vehicles (PVs) in the just-ended FY2023 have surged by 40.71% year on year to 318,752 units (FY2022: 226,547 units), accounting for 8.80% of overall retail sales of 36,20,039 PVs in India. This also means CNG car and utility vehicle sales have scaled a new high in the domestic market, surpassing the… Continue reading CNG car sales scale new high in India, jump 41% in FY2023

In Conversation with NATRAX’s Manish Jaiswal

Manish Jaiswal, Director, NATRAX, discusses the track’s maintenance requirements and how the recent custom duty exemption policies on imported cars are increasing the demand for testing at the facility. The NATRAX high-speed test track at Indore is a proving ground which is enabling high-speed testing of vehicles with its highly-engineered road surface that is designed… Continue reading In Conversation with NATRAX’s Manish Jaiswal