Kia India has launched the manual gearbox-equipped Seltos diesel. Priced from Rs 12 lakh (ex-showroom), this model with the 6-speed manual joins the recently refreshed Seltos line-up. With the new diesel-manual option, the Seltos is now available with a manual, iMT, torque convertor automatic, CVT automatic (IVT) and DCT automatic gearbox options, depending on the engine selected. … Continue reading Kia Seltos diesel manual launched at Rs 12 lakh
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Antolin opens lighting, HMI systems and electronics plant in Pune
Global supplier of interior solutions Antolin inaugurated its new plant in Pune on January 18, 2023. The new facility is in line with the company’s top goal of its transformation plan to reinforce its presence in markets with a high potential to grow its business. In keeping with this roadmap, the company has opened its… Continue reading Antolin opens lighting, HMI systems and electronics plant in Pune
Tata Motors advocates for incentives on EVs, opposes hybrid tax cuts in India: Report
Tata Motors, India’s leading electric car manufacturer, is actively lobbying against potential tax cuts on hybrid vehicles in India, asserting that hybrids are more environmentally harmful than pure electric vehicles (EVs). This stance from Tata Motors contrasts with the push from other automakers like Toyota for reduced taxes on hybrids, Reuters reported. As part of… Continue reading Tata Motors advocates for incentives on EVs, opposes hybrid tax cuts in India: Report
Hyundai India completes acquisition of GM’s Talegaon plant, to invest Rs 6,000 crore in state
Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) has completed the acquisition and assignment of identified assets at General Motors India’s Talegaon Plant in Maharashtra. The acquisition has been completed post fulfilment of certain conditions and receipt of regulatory approvals from relevant government authorities and relevant stakeholders. An MoU was signed between Hyundai Motor India and the Government… Continue reading Hyundai India completes acquisition of GM’s Talegaon plant, to invest Rs 6,000 crore in state
Hyundai invents ‘adaptive’ snow tyre with inbuilt snow chains
Getting a grip in snow and ice is something drivers have been grappling with since the car was invented. Ways to avoid getting stuck range from winter tyres to snow socks, but few are quite as wacky as a new development from the Hyundai Motor Group, which the firm is patenting and hopes to bring… Continue reading Hyundai invents ‘adaptive’ snow tyre with inbuilt snow chains
Toyota primes baby Land Cruiser to take on Defender
At the other end of the expanded line-up will be the much larger and more luxurious Toyota Land Cruiser SE. It will be entirely unrelated – technically and visually – to the utilitarian, off-road-focused Land Cruisers that have gone before. It was displayed as a concept at the Tokyo show as part of a line-up… Continue reading Toyota primes baby Land Cruiser to take on Defender
Are solid-state batteries the next autonomous cars?
If you’d believed the hype around the first batch of autonomous concepts a decade or so ago, you’d have expected to be being driven home from the pub by now in a truly driverless car with no steering wheel. Yet the mood has long since shifted, and now a line has been drawn between driver-assistance… Continue reading Are solid-state batteries the next autonomous cars?
Volvo rolls out 10,000th made-in-India car from Bengaluru plant
Volvo Car India has achieved a production milestone of 10,000 cars in India at its Bengaluru facility. The 10,000th model is an all-electric XC40 Recharge SUV. It was in 2017 that the company commenced assembly operations with the XC90 XUV being the first model to be assembled and roll out of the factory. Till date,… Continue reading Volvo rolls out 10,000th made-in-India car from Bengaluru plant
BMW Motorrad India’s share of global sales increases to 4% in 2023
BMW Group India, which registered its best-ever calendar year-to-date sales in CY2023, continues to see its two-wheeler arm – BMW Motorrad India – maintain the strong momentum it has delivered since the past few years. With a record 8,768 two-wheelers sold in CY2023, YoY growth for BMW Motorrad India was 20.40% (CY2022: 7,282 units). It’s… Continue reading BMW Motorrad India’s share of global sales increases to 4% in 2023
Tata Technologies announces winners of InnoVent sustainable e-mobility hackathon
Global product engineering and digital services company Tata Technologies has announced the successful conclusion of the first edition of InnoVent hackathon, an innovation platform that provides young engineering students in India with an opportunity to showcase atheir creativity and innovate solutions to address the challenges being faced by the manufacturing industry. The hackathon saw enthusiastic participation… Continue reading Tata Technologies announces winners of InnoVent sustainable e-mobility hackathon