Intelligent speed adaptation, driver alert control and eye drowsiness detectors are some of the features proposed in new Motor Bill that seeks to prevent at least 2 lakh road accident deaths in next five years through hefty penalties and jail-terms.
Seeking to come down heavily on traffic offenders, Indian government on Saturday proposed steep penalties of up to Rs 3 lakh along with a minimum 7-year imprisonment for death of a child in certain circumstances, besides huge fines for driving violations.
The government is looking at the proposal for extending excise duty concessions to the automobile sector beyond December, a move that would provide further relief to automakers.
German luxury car maker Audi today launched Audi Q3 Dynamic with Audi drive select in the Indian market priced at Rs 38,40,000 (ex-showroom Mumbai).
Japan's small car major Suzuki Motor Corporation has clocked four million milestone in total global sales of its successful premium hatchback Swift with about half of them coming from India.
For the first time in the history of Indian automotive industry, a manufacturing unit has been set up inside a jail premises where work will be carried out by prison inmates.
Seeking to make a mark in the big car segment, the country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India will open bookings of its upcoming mid-sized sedan Ciaz from tomorrow.
Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India is looking at nearly doubling the number of models to 25, including entry into SUV and LCV segments, as it aims a sales target of 3 million cars annually.
In the first major order against auto players, the Competition Commission today slapped a penalty of Rs 2,545 crore on 14 car makers, including Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors, for violating trade norms in the spare parts and after services market.
Renault India will launch a Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) and a small car next year to increase its market share to 5 per cent in two years.
Tata Motors has launched its low budget Nano car in Bangladesh, two years after it announced plans to capture the market in the neighbouring country.
The Obama administration said it is taking a first step toward requiring that future cars and light trucks be equipped with technology that enables them to warn each other of potential danger in time to avoid collisions.
With an eye on increasing market share in India, Korean auto major Hyundai is gearing up to enter the compact SUV and multi-purpose vehicle segments from next year.
Continuing with its crackdown on multinationals over anti-monopoly violations, China today slapped USD 201 million fine on 12 Japanese auto parts suppliers accusing them of conniving to raise prices.
Buoyed by its scooter model Activa becoming the best selling two-wheeler brand in India yet again in July, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) is preparing to cash in on the upcoming festive season.
The Indian automobile sector, which faced major slowdown in demand in the last two years, witnessed about 85 per cent decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) to only USD 73 million during April-May this fiscal.
Hyundai Motor India has clocked a 2.3 per cent rise in its domestic market share in the passenger car segment in the April-July period, 2014, a company official said.
Country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India's has announced crossing of the 25 lakh production milestone of its K-series petrol engine that powers popular models, including Alto K10, Celerio, Wagon R and Swift.
The company, which expanded its compact car portfolio with the launch of premium compact car Elite i20, priced between Rs 4.89 lakh and Rs 7.67 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), had sold 3.8 lakh units in domestic market in 2013.
Spelling out the road map for the next 30 years -- Maruti 2.0 -- Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Chairman RC Bhargava said the company would be at the forefront of the efforts to make India a significant player in the global market place.
