Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover has posted a decline of 15.5 per cent in sales for August 2020. According to the regulatory filing, the British automaker sold 28,887 units last month, seeing a sharp decline in year-on-year volumes when compared to the same month last year. The luxury carmaker also saw a year-on-year drop in sales in the markets like North America, Europe and China. However, JLR saw some encouraging numbers in the UK market with recovering sentiments from the market and the launch of Defender SUV.
Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric-powered production motorcycle created history by setting new world records for top speed and elapsed time on a drag racing course last week. Three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion, Angelle Sampey helped the electric bike clock these world records during the quarter and eighth-mile run. The bike covered the eighth-mile distance in just 7.017-seconds while the full quarter-mile course was completed in just 11.156 seconds at the speed of 177.59 kmph. The top speed of the 2020 LiveWire motorcycle is limited to 177 kmph.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highway (MoRTH) today announced that it has initiated a transformational programme to implement various new international emission standards along with safety measures in the transport vehicles. The Ministry said, it has already notified numerous regulations for upgrading emission and safety features in the industry. As far as these regulations are concerned, the union government intends to make the Indian automotive industry at par with developed countries. These steps are believed to be in-line with the government's path of a long-term road map for the automobile sector which will be crucial to the country's GDP.
Over 1.8 lakh Tucson SUVs from the 2019-2021 model years have been recalled to fix the issue in the US. Hyundai is planning to initiate the recall campaign from October 30 onwards.
The Italian luxury car manufacturer Maserati has officially teased a new compact SUV, which is expected to make its debut next year. To be called Grecale, the SUV's name was announced during the 'MMXX' event where the brand showcased the MC20 mild-hybrid supercar. The 2021 Maserati Grecale SUV will be built at Cassino plant in Italy, which is the same plant where the Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Giulia sedan are manufactured. Moreover, the pre-production units are likely to be rolled out by early 2021.
State-run oil companies on Saturday revised the prices of petrol and diesel across all the metro cities. Oil marketing companies have announced a reduction in petrol and diesel prices by 13 paise and 12 paise respectively. Both the auto fuels remained unchanged on Friday after receiving a price cut on Thursday. With the new rates coming into effect early morning, petrol and diesel in the national capital now retail at Rs. 81.86 per litre and Rs. 72.93 per litre, respectively.
Mahindra is offering huge discounts on select SUV models for the month of September. These special benefits include cash discounts, exchange bonus and corporate discounts.
Honda Cars India is offering massive discounts and deals on the select models, which include Amaze, Civic and WR-V. Other models like old-gen City, new-gen City, CR-V and new Jazz are not a part of this offer.
The upcoming Tata Gravitas three-row SUV is expected to hit the Indian roads later this year. The Harrier-based 7-seater SUV is one of the most awaited SUVs from the house of Tata Motors, which was showcased at the Auto Expo 2020. We have already several spy images of the Gravitas test mule draped in heavy camouflage, giving a good glimpse of the exterior design. A new image of the SUV has leaked online, and this time around we get to see a clear the interior of the production-ready Gravitas.
The entire episode of the global pandemic has been a challenging one for everyone. With businesses and economy worst affected, the Indian automobile sector too was impacted by the deadly coronavirus outbreak. As things are improving gradually towards the new normal, the Indian auto industry is slowly yet steadily recovering from the crisis. Maruti Suzuki India has registered a year-on-year rise in production of 11 per cent in August 2020. These numbers are much better than what the company posted in July 2020, witnessing a year-on-year production decline of 19.19 per cent.
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.
MG Motor India officially launched the special anniversary edition of the MG Hector SUV in the country. The limited-edition model of the SUV is offered in both petrol and diesel version, which gets a starting price of Rs. 13.63 lakh (ex-showroom, India). The MG Hector Special Anniversary edition is available only in the Super trim. The diesel version is priced from Rs. 14.99 lakh (ex-showroom India). Notably, the prices of the special edition are the same as that of the regular model based on the Super trim.
State-owned oil marketing companies on Monday slightly slashed diesel rates price across the metros, while the petrol prices remained untouched, as per the notification from Indian Oil Corporation. With new rates coming into effect, customers in Delhi will now have to pay Rs. 73.16 per litre for diesel. On the other hand, petrol in Delhi remained unchanged at Rs. 82.08 per litre. On Sunday, the two auto fuels retailed in the national capital at Rs. 73.27 per litre and Rs. 82.08 per litre.
Prabhas, a popular Telugu actor earned a huge fan following throughout the country after the movie -Baahubali, which is the second highest-grossing Indian film to date. Apart from his sensational acting skills, the South superstar is well known for his kind heart. Giving one such example of his kind-heartedness, the actor recently gifted his gym trainer - Laxman Reddy a new made-in-India Range Rover Velar SUV worth Rs. 73.30 lakh (ex-showroom). Prabhas' gym trainer is a former bodybuilder with Mr World 2010 award under his belt.
Mahindra, the homegrown automaker has delivered the first BS6 version of the Alturas G4 SUV to the Honourable President of India. Mahindra's flagship SUV was received by the Joint Secretary on the President's behalf at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The vehicle delivered to the head of state of India was donned in black. However, there is no confirmation if the Alturas received any specific customisations before being delivered to the President. It is worth noting that the carmaker launched the BS6 iteration of the SUV in India earlier this year.
The upcoming MG Gloster SUV will be the next big launch from MG Motor India, which is expected to go on sale just before Diwali. The carmaker has been teasing the SUV for quite some time now. We already know that MG's flagship SUV will be a feature-loaded, technology-rich SUV packed with a host features like auto park assist, advanced driver assistance systems, a 12.3-inch infotainment screen, 12 speakers, emergency stop, lane departure warning, and collision avoidance system (CAS) and more.
The Chennai-based bike maker Royal Enfield is all set to launch the all-new Meteor 350 motorcycle soon in India. Previously, new details of the motorcycle were leaked online confirming that it will be offered in three variants - Fireball, Stellar, and Supernova. Apart from the variant details, the leaked image also revealed the colour options and new variant-specific features that will be seen on Royal Enfield's newest offering. Now, new documents have leaked online revealing engine specifications, features, chassis details and more.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc visited Germany to meet several officials with projects related to the upcoming Gigafactory. The officials assured him that the company will get complete support from the German government for building its Gigafactory Berlin. We already know that Tesla is building a new Gigafactory outside Berlin and everyone assumed that the final leg of Musk's trip was a visit to the upcoming factory. Musk also checked on Tesla's project with CureVac to produce RNA printers that will assist in distributing their COVID-19 vaccine which is currently under development.
The much-awaited Tata Gravitas SUV, with heavy camouflage, has been spotted while testing. Tata's flagship SUV is expected to go on sale in India later this year.
Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty has added a new BMW X5 to his garage. He took the delivery of the luxurious SUV in Mumbai.
