Piaggio India, which manufactures the Vespa scooter at its Baramati plant in Maharashra, is celebrating 75 years of the iconic Vespa brand. To mark the milestone, the company today launched the Vespa 75th Edition in India which is available with both 125cc and 150cc engines, like other Vespa variants. The main highlight of the celebratory… Continue reading Vespa turns 75, Piaggio launches special edition model in India
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SIAM debates sustainable mobility and ‘Vehicle Scrappage Policy 2021’
The apex automotive body, SIAM had organised a webinar on ‘Vehicle Scrappage Policy 2021: Its Features and Implementation Planning’. Divided into three sessions, the webinar touched on the key issue like policy framework, best practices in material recycling, Extended Producers Responsibility and models related to environmentally sound management of ELVs recycling including the roles and responsibilities of… Continue reading SIAM debates sustainable mobility and ‘Vehicle Scrappage Policy 2021’
Volkswagen India plots Virtus sedan reveal in February 2022, launch by April
Even as Volkswagen India rolled out its first and highly localised Taigun from its Chakan, Pune plant yesterday, the German carmaker has begun gearing up for its next product launch – the Virtus sedan. Autocar India, sister title to Autocar Professional, has confirmed that this new sedan will see a global debut sometime in February next… Continue reading Volkswagen India plots Virtus sedan reveal in February 2022, launch by April
Fuel price cut after one-month hiatus – diesel by 41 paise, petrol unchanged
Those tanking up on diesel have marginal reason to rejoice. Over the past two days, the price of diesel has come down by 41 paise a litre. In Mumbai, the diesel car or truck user will today pay Rs 97.04 for a litre of diesel, down from the Rs 97.45, which had held steady for a… Continue reading Fuel price cut after one-month hiatus – diesel by 41 paise, petrol unchanged
Tata Motors focused on riding SUV boom
Tata Motors is pulling out all the stops in its turnaround drive with its Alfa (agile light flexible advanced) and Omega (optimal modular efficient global advanced) platforms. From the company’s point of view, the investment/effort to build a platform factor in a substantial timeframe. “We would like to keep the architecture relevant for not less than… Continue reading Tata Motors focused on riding SUV boom
MG India unveils AI assistant for upcoming SUV
MG Motor India today revealed the technology ingredients into its upcoming midsize SUV – MG Astor – that is expected to be launched in the coming festive season. The Astor will get what MG has christened as an AI or Artificial Intelligence assistant, in the form of an interactive dashboard-mounted robot. The AI assistant will… Continue reading MG India unveils AI assistant for upcoming SUV
How 4D imaging radar sensors can be validated
by Dr Ing Andreas Himmler and Dr. rer. nat. Alexander 18 Aug 2021 Fourth dimension: radar sensors which, in addition to speed, distance and direction (azimuth), also correctly record the elevation angle. This means increased requirements for test systems. Ultra-high-resolution imaging radar sensors, often referred to as 4D radars, provide detailed images of the radar… Continue reading How 4D imaging radar sensors can be validated
Bosch and Mahindra develop Adrenox connectivity for XUV700
The AdrenoX Connect, the connected solution platform on Mahindra & Mahindra’s recenetly launched XUV700 was developed in collaboration with Bosch India. The end-to-end connectivity ecosystem is built, integrated, validated and will be managed by Bosch across M&M vehicle lines, including the XUV700 and XUV300. Commenting on the collaboration, R K Shenoy, Senior Vice-President for Mobility Engineering at Robert Bosch… Continue reading Bosch and Mahindra develop Adrenox connectivity for XUV700
Ampere Vehicles goes phygital with Experience Centre in Ranipet
With the electric vehicle industry gaining traction, particularly over the past six months or so, EV OEMs are also gearing up to provide differential retail experience. Ampere Electric, the e-mobility arm of Greaves Cotton, is the latest to do so. The company, earlier this year, announced plans to substantially increase its EV manufacturing capacity with… Continue reading Ampere Vehicles goes phygital with Experience Centre in Ranipet
Volkswagen India begins producing Taigun, opens pre-bookings
Gurpratap Boparai, Managing Director, SAVWIPL and Ashish Gupta, Brand Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India Volkswagen Passenger Cars India has announced the start of production and also opened pre-bookings for the Taigun SUV. Built on the MQB A0 IN platform, the first made-in-India Taigun rolled out from the Chakan plant in Pune today. The Volkswagen Taigun… Continue reading Volkswagen India begins producing Taigun, opens pre-bookings