What confuses at first is the P25’s low-end torque: it will pull strongly with no sign of road car lag from 2000rpm. But it’s best for the gearbox to keep it turning faster. Warm to that task and you will start emitting those wonderful wap-waah, wap-waah downchanges that for many will justify the entire outlay.… Continue reading Prodrive P25
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Tamiya Wild One returns as £35,000 road-legal electric buggy
The Tamiya Wild One radio-controlled car – a mainstay of the 1980s toy box and highly collectable today – has been turned into the full-sized, road-legal electric dune buggy of your dreams. Available to order from £35,000, the Wild One Max is the work of Bicester-based The Little Car Company, known for its downsized EV reworkings of… Continue reading Tamiya Wild One returns as £35,000 road-legal electric buggy
E20 fuel availability surpasses 600 stations, aims to cover India by 2025
By 2025, the entire nation will have specialised petrol stations selling E20, according to Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who expressed confidence in the quicker rollout of such fuel stations. E20 fuel is a mixture of 20% ethanol and petrol. Puri, who recently addressed the AGM of the industry lobby IMC Chamber via video message, said… Continue reading E20 fuel availability surpasses 600 stations, aims to cover India by 2025
OEMs should work on model mix at dealerships: FADA President
At the second banking and insurance summit held in Mumbai last month, the President of the Federation of the Automobile Dealers Associations of India (FADA) said that the rising higher interest cost from ballooning inventories due to demand slowdown and a poor model mix from OEMs is weighing down dealerships’ profitability and ability to invest… Continue reading OEMs should work on model mix at dealerships: FADA President
OEMs should work on model mix at dealerships: FADA President
At the second banking and insurance summit held in Mumbai last month, the President of the Federation of the Automobile Dealers Associations of India (FADA) said that the rising higher interest cost from ballooning inventories due to demand slowdown and a poor model mix from OEMs is weighing down dealerships’ profitability and ability to invest… Continue reading OEMs should work on model mix at dealerships: FADA President
Auto finance: The tug of war
Product planners at automotive OEMs are responsible for models that are to be produced and sold, but many may not know that dealers also have a big advisory role, as they are the ones who are in direct contact with the market and have a greater understanding of what sells and what doesn’t. In a… Continue reading Auto finance: The tug of war
Insurance commission rule changed for auto dealerships
Auto Dealers facing multiple challenges from the overall demand slowdown have to also negotiate changes in IRDAI norms impacting existing commission structures creating greater pressure on their bottom lines. At the recently concluded second FADA summit on Banking and Insurance in Mumbai,representatives of several automotive dealerships told Autocar Professional that even as dealer representatives are… Continue reading Insurance commission rule changed for auto dealerships
Ashok Leyland charts plans to get future ready
It’s exciting times for Ashok Leyland, India’s second largest medium and heavy truck maker. Having scaled a new peak in FY23, the company has defined a long term road map that envisages all round growth in volumes, market share, product portfolio, technology without compromising on the bottom line. In an investor meet held in June,… Continue reading Ashok Leyland charts plans to get future ready
‘We were running and also changing shoes at the same time’: B Govindarajan
As new global competition embarks on their India journey, Royal Enfield, the undisputed, mid-size motorcycle leader is spreading wings globally and in turn will challenge the likes of Harley-Davidson and Triumph in their own home turf. With the highest ever annual capex, the maker of the fabled Bullet motorcycle is readying itself for a product… Continue reading ‘We were running and also changing shoes at the same time’: B Govindarajan
‘We were running and also changing shoes at the same time’: B Govindarajan
As new global competition embarks on their India journey, Royal Enfield, the undisputed, mid-size motorcycle leader is spreading wings globally and in turn will challenge the likes of Harley-Davidson and Triumph in their own home turf. With the highest ever annual capex, the maker of the fabled Bullet motorcycle is readying itself for a product… Continue reading ‘We were running and also changing shoes at the same time’: B Govindarajan