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Seshan Vijayraghvan is among those who chose to be an automotive journalist just for the pleasure of getting their hands on all the awesome 4-wheeled and 2-wheeled machines that comes their way. A writer by day and a reader by night, this South-Indian Mumbaikar's love for cars and bikes is as strong as his beloved filter coffee. His current desire is to procure a mint-condition Premier Padmini and Royal Enfield Interceptor 650.
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Maruti Suzuki Partners With Mahindra Finance To Offer Easy Car Finance Schemes
Maruti Suzuki India has announced partnering with Mahindra Finance to offer easy finance options to its customers. The company says that the aim here is to ease the pressure of finance availability on car buyers, who might be looking at personal mobility options, to boost social distancing, as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Toyota Yaris Cross Spotted For The First Time In Japan
The newly unveiled Toyota Yaris Cross compact SUV was recently spotted on the road for the first time, in Japan. The newest member of the Yaris family, and the first SUV to don the nameplate, the Yaris Cross is slated for a global launch later this year and it is based on the TNGA platform (GA-B). Globally, the SUV will be offered in both petrol and petrol hybrid options and it will be positioned between the Toyota Raize and the Toyota C-HR.
Hero MotoCorp Launches Integrated Online Sales Platform - eShop
Hero MotoCorp, the country's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has announced the launch of its new digital service - eShop, an integrated online retail platform to sell two-wheelers in India. The new digital store will allow customers to purchase their preferred Hero motorcycle or scooter directly from the company website, offering an end-to-end solution, right from online booking to home delivery.
Skoda Vision IN Compact SUV Patent Images Leaked
The production version of the Skoda Vision IN concept, which was showcased at the Auto Expo 2020 earlier this year, is all set to be launched in India sometime in 2021. Now, patent images of the upcoming SUV have surfaced online, giving us a close look at what Skoda's all-new compact SUV will look like.
BS6 TVS Jupiter Scooter Receives A Price Hike
TVS Motor Company has silently increased the price of yet another BS6 model in its line-up, and this time around it is the TVS Jupiter 110 cc scooter. Both the Jupiter and the Jupiter ZX variants have received a marginal bump of Rs. 613, and now retail at Rs. 62,062 and Rs. 64,062, respectively, while the top-end trim, TVS Jupiter Classic, has become dearer by Rs. 651 and it is now sold at Rs. 68,562 (all prices ex-showroom, Delhi).
EV Ride-Hailing Platform 'Blusmart' Completes Over 1.75 Lakh Zero-Emission Trips In NCR
India's first all-electric ride-hailing platform, Blusmart has announced completing 1.75 lakh zero-emission trips in Delhi-NCR. The on-demand electric taxi service has already completed 4.75 million clean pollution-free kilometres and claims to have helped lowers CO2 (carbon dioxide) emission by 1 tonne per day.
World Environment Day 2020: Upcoming Electric Cars In India
Electrified vehicles are the future and there is no denying that. Almost every global automaker is working on building their electric fleet, and in India too we have carmakers like Mahindra and Tata Motors who already have strong models in this segment. So, on this World Environment Day, we list out some of the highly anticipated electric cars that are slated to be launched in India by the end of 2021.
BS6 TVS Sport Gets A Price Hike; Becomes Dearer By Rs. 750
TVS Motor Company has silently increased the price of its 110 cc commuter motorcycle - TVS Sport. It was just in April 2020 that the Chennai-based two-wheeler manufacturer launched the BS6 compliant version of TVS Sport in India, in under two months, the company has hiked the prices of both the kick-start and self-start variant of the bike by Rs. 750.
Hyundai Receives Over 15,000 Registrations In Two Months With Click To Buy
It has been a few months since Hyundai launched its online retail platform, 'Click To Buy' in India. The company has integrated over 600 dealerships from across the country on this online platform, and in the last two months alone, Hyundai has bagged over 15,000 registrations through the website.
Bajaj Auto And HDFC Bank Partner To Offer Special Finance Options For Two-Wheeler
Bajaj Auto has announced joining hands with HDFC Bank to offer special finance option to its two-wheeler customers. Customers buying a Bajaj Auto vehicle can now avail loans from HDFC Bank via its hassle-free end-to-end digital processes and services. This will certainly be beneficial for those who are sceptical about physically visiting a bank to complete the loan procedure during the coronavirus pandemic.
BS6 Toyota Fortuner Receives A Price Hike Of ₹ 48,000
Toyota India has silently increased the price of the Fortuner SUV by ₹ 48,000 across the variant line-up. The Toyota Fortuner, which is already BS6 compliant, is now priced in the range of ₹ 28.66 lakh to ₹ 34.43 lakh (ex-showroom, India).
FADA Wants Manufacturers To Increase Fixed Dealer Margin To 7% Of Selling Price
The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has recently requested for an upward revision of the fixed dealer margin on vehicles to 7 per cent of the selling price. The dealers' association says that it has sent out multiple communications to Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), who on their part have conveyed the same to all manufacturers.
World Bicycle Day: Places You Can Cycle To Instead Of Taking Your Car Or Bike
The cycle can be the perfect mode of transportation for several places that we visit in our day to day lives, in fact, anyplace that is under the 7 km radius can easily be peddled to. So, today, on World Bicycle Day, here are places you can cycle to instead of taking your car or two-wheeler.
All-New Honda City Hatchback Spotted Testing In Thailand For The First Time
A test mule of the upcoming Honda City-based hatchback was recently spotted testing in Thailand. This is the first time that a prototype model of the car has been caught on the camera, in fact, so far, we had only seen a bunch of patent images of the City hatchback.
Car Sales Fell By 48% Between January-May 2020; Industry Saw 84% Decline In May: Report
The Indian passenger car industry and registered a 48 per cent decline in Year-To-Date (YTD) vehicle sales, in the 2020 calendar year, as per the recent data shared by automotive insights and analytics provider, JATO Dynamics India.
Auto Sales May 2020: Ashok Leyland Registers 89% Decline In Sales
Ashok Leyland, the home-grown commercial vehicle manufacturer has released the sales numbers for the month of May 2020, registering a decline of 89 per cent in total sales. Last month, the company's cumulative sales, including domestic and export numbers, stood at 1,420 units, as compared to the 13,172 vehicles sold in May 2019.
Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Resumes Production At Pune Plant
Skoda Auto Volkswagen India has announced resuming production operations at its Chakan plant, in Pune. The company has resumed single-shift operations at the manufacturing facility, adhering to the applicable government regulations and directions of local authorities, and it has also rolled out 'Start Safe' hygiene and safety guidelines, with more than 60 standard operating procedure (SoP) that will be applicable across the company's operation.
Volkswagen T-Roc Compact SUV Starts Reaching Dealerships
A set of leaked images confirm that the Volkswagen T-Roc, the newest addition to VW's Indian line-up, has started reaching dealerships. Earlier in April during an online chat, Steffen Knapp, Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India, told carandbike that the company will begin despatches of its newly launched vehicles from May 2020.
2020 Toyota Fortuner Facelift To Be Unveiled This Week In Thailand
According to a teaser image that has leaked online, the 2020 Toyota Fortuner facelifted will make its global debut this week, on June 4, in Thailand. The updated Fortuner SUV will be unveiled alongside the new Toyota Hilux Revo pick-up truck, and SUV will come with extensive cosmetic changes, along with a host of new and updated features.
Next-Gen Mahindra Scorpio Spotted Testing
The next-generation Mahindra Scorpio was recently spotted in India, and this time around we get an up-close look at the upcoming SUV. Expected to be launched in the first half of 2021, the new-gen Scorpio looks bigger and is likely to be more premium.
