Toyota India on Saturday reported sixteen new cases of Covid-19 among its employees. The infected employees had last attended work on 5th, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th & 12th August 2020. A total of 87 positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported from Toyota's Bidadi plant in less than a week. The Japanese carmaker has quarantined these employees who are suspected to have had primary or secondary contact with the infected employees through appropriate contact tracing, which is in-line with government guidelines. The company will continue its operation at the plant assuring necessary safety measures taken at the facility.
Petrol prices across all the metro cities were hiked on Sunday by 14 paise after a gap of more than a month. However, the diesel prices remained untouched. As oil marketing companies (OMCs) hiked the petrol prices, the customers will have to pay Rs. 80.57 per litre of petrol in the national capital. Diesel prices remained at Rs. 73.56 per litre in Delhi. Since June 29, the petrol rates in Delhi remained stagnant at Rs. 80.43 per litre. In other metro cities like Chennai and Mumbai, petrol prices have been hiked by 12 paise respectively. Notably, the Kolkata city saw an increase in rates by 7 paise after a huge gap of 47 days.
The 2020 Mahindra Thar will go on sale in India on October 2, 2020. Here's everything you need to know about the all-new Thar off-roader SUV.
The 2020 Mahindra Thar off-roader SUV will get petrol as well as diesel engine options.The new Thar will come in both a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed automatic torque converter.
Mahindra, the Indian automobile brand on Saturday officially unveiled the next-generation Thar SUV in the country. The carmaker revealed the highly-awaited SUV on the 73rd Independence Day, marking a new journey for the all-new Thar in the domestic market. The second-generation Thar will be launched in India on October 2, 2020. The bookings will commence immediately after the India launch. Based on a new body-on-frame platform, the all-new Thar is significantly bigger than the predecessor, however, it continues to retain its boxy silhouette. The main USPs of the Thar are iconic design, off-roading capabilities, performance, technology, safety and comfort.
The upcoming 2020 MG Gloster flagship SUV has been spotted with a new silver colour and new 6-spoke alloy wheels.
Tata Motors has discreetly revised the prices for its four models - Tiago, Altroz, Nexon and Tigor in the Indian market. The company had launched the BS6 versions of the Tiago, Tigor & Nexon earlier this year during the launch event of the Altroz premium hatchback. Out of the four, the Tigor sedan is the only car that has received a price cut here while other three cars see a price hike across all the variants. The prices for all the four cars have been updated on the carmaker's official website. And, these price revisions are effective immediately.
Mahindra & Mahindra, the homegrown auto major has silently updated the prices of the XUV300 subcompact SUV in India. With the revision coming into effect, prices for the petrol variants have been slashed while few diesel variants saw a price hike. The subcompact SUV was previously offered with a starting price of Rs. 8.3 lakh, but the SUV is now priced from Rs. 7.95 lakh (All Prices ex-showroom, Pune). The base variant - W4 petrol has been decreased by Rs. 35,000. However, the diesel counterpart saw a price hike of Rs. 1,000. The company has also revised the prices of the W6 trim wherein the petrol variant has witnessed a price of cut of Rs. 17,000 while the diesel version gets a hike of Rs. 20,000.
In a bid to attract more customers this Independence Day, Renault India has announced special deals and lucrative offers on its entire product range. As a part of the 'Reasons To Smile' campaign, the French auto manufacturer is offering special benefits on the BS6 compliant models of Duster, Triber & the Kwid small car. Buyers interested in purchasing a Renault car can avail benefits up to Rs. 70,000 this month. Additional offers include no EMI for the first four months along with special financing scheme at a special rate of 6.99 per cent.
Mahindra & Mahindra, the Indian auto manufacturer is all set to unveil the new generation Mahindra Thar off-roader SUV in the country next week. The carmaker has officially announced through social media that the SUV will be making its India debut on a very special day, that is Indian Independence Day. The SUV is undoubtedly one of the highly awaited SUVs in the country and we have already seen the SUV doing trial runs on the plenty of occasions in the past. As we approach the official premiere, the SUV yet again has been spotted covered with camouflage.
A Tesla owner using a Honda gasoline generator to charge his all-electric car has caught the attention of Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra Group. A video has gone viral on social media wherein a Honda generator is being used to charge his Tesla car. This quirky jugaad had left Anand Mahindra completely impressed and he was quick to share this innovative video on his official Twitter account. He shared the video by saying, "And we thought jugaad was purely an Indian talent! Hilarious. A Honda-powered Tesla..."
Tata Gravitas is one of the highly awaited SUVs from the house of Tata Motors. Officially unveiled at the Auto Expo 2020, the Flagship SUV is expected to be launched in the Indian market later this year. The Indian automaker is rigorously conducting road testing of the 7-seater version of the existing Tata Harrier as it has been spotted testing again in India. Going by the new spy shots, the test mule was captured on the camera while parked alongside Harrier test mule.
Mandira Bedi, a well-known Indian actress, fashion designer, and a television presenter has recently bought a brand-new Tata Nexon EV. The Indian actress gears up for the thrilling, adventurous and environment-friendly ride in the newly owned all-new electric car. Mandira Bedi along with her husband was snapped with her latest possession. The homegrown carmaker welcomed the couple to the Tata family and was quick to share it with the millennials through official social media account.
Tesla's Cybertruck, the all-electric pickup truck was unveiled last November received a wide range of emotion possible. Some liked the Cybertruck while some simply mocked it. There were plenty of sentiments subjected with the pickup truck, with an immense amount of creativity. The pick-up truck is set to hit the roads towards the end of next year. A Tesla owner took to Reddit for sharing his life experience as Cybertruck may have already saved a life even before Tesla has started delivering the pickup truck to the customers.
Hero MotoCorp, the worlds leading two-wheeler manufacturer on Friday handed over two first responder vehicles (FRVs) to a civil hospital in Gurugram. The two-wheeler manufacturer donated these two FRVs under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives towards the COVID-19 relief. These utilitarian vehicles will be useful to reach out to patients in rural as well as remote areas for moving them to the nearest hospitals. Hero MotoCorp have been custom-built these First Responder Vehicles (FRVs) on the Hero Xtreme 200R motorcycle.
Hyundai India is offering attractive offers and special discount offers for the month of August to lure new customers. The carmaker is offering special offers & benefits up to Rs. 60,000 on its cars this month.
Toyota India on Monday has confirmed sixteen new cases of Covid-19 over the last three days, including twelves Toyota employees, three apprentices and one contract staff. The company had previously reported three and ten new cases of Coronavirus on July 30 and July 31, respectively. The infected employees had last attended work on 21st, 23rd, 24th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st July & 1st August 2020. Despite a huge increase in Covid-19 positive cases, the Japanese automobile manufacturer hasn't suspended its operation at the plant but assures necessary safety measures being followed at the facility.
The new-generation Mahindra That off-roader SUV has been spied testing in Nashik which is completely draped in camouflage. The SUV is likely to be launched in India during the festive season.
We had previously reported that Citroen has commenced trial production of the highly awaited C5 Aircross in India. The SUV has been spotted testing in the country ahead of its launch. A video has surfaced on the internet reveals two test mules without camouflage. The French automaker Groupe PSA will be foraying into the Indian market with Citroen brand's C5 Aircross SUV. The SUV was expected to arrive in the country this year. But the Coronavirus crisis seems to have pushed the arrival to next year.
Bajaj Auto, the Pune-based auto manufacturer on Monday officially announced its monthly sales numbers for the month of July 2020. For the last month, the automaker retailed 2,55,832 units, as against the 3,81,530 units in the same month last year. The manufacturer has witnessed a degrowth of 33 per cent in Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) numbers. However, as compared to the previous month, the company recorded a Month-on-Month (M-o-M) decline of 8 per cent wherein the company retailed 2,78,097 units in June 2020.
