Coronavirus Lockdown News

The home-grown automaker, Tata Motors, today announced delivering 51 units of the new Tata Winger ambulances to the Zilla Parishad of Pune, Maharashtra. The vehicles were handed over to the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, in Pune, and they are part of a larger order placed by the Zilla Parishad to provide aid to COVID-19 patients.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) today announced that its sales and service network for BharatBenz trucks and buses would grow by 10 per cent. So, by the end of 2020, the company will have over 250 touchpoints across India.

Global oil refiners reeling from months of lackluster demand and an abundance of inventories are cutting fuel production into the autumn because the recovery in demand from the impact of coronavirus has stalled, according to executives, refinery workers and industry analysts.

South Korea's Social Welfare Corporation Anguk Zen Centre, has handed over the consignment of masks to Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Motor Company. The distribution will be carried out by the Srinivasan Services Trust, the social service arm of TVS.

Peugeot maker PSA and Fiat Chrysler (FCA) have restructured the terms of their planned merger to conserve cash, and also stepped up the promised levels of cost cutting during the pandemic.

The annual 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally held in the city of Sturgis, South Dakota, attracted more than 4,60,000 bikers from around the US.

Actor John Abraham donated his Maruti Gypsy to to the animal non-profit organisation, Animal Matter To Me (AMTM) India, which will use the SUV at its animal sanctuary in Kolad, Maharashtra, for rescue operations and medical logistics.

Toyota India on Monday reported nine new cases of Covid-19 among its employees at its Bidadi plant in Karnataka. The infected employees had last attended work on 20th, 27th, 28th August & 2nd & 3rd September 2020. A total of 37positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported from Toyota's Bidadi plant last week. The Japanese carmaker confirmed the emergence of 6, 3, 2, 14, 3 and 9 COVID-19 positive cases from August 31 to September 5, respectively. Taking necessary steps for the same, the company has quarantined these employees who have suspected to have had contact with the infected employees which is in-line with government guidelines. They carried out this process through appropriate contact tracing.