By: Paarth Khatri | Updated on: 05 Dec 2023, 10:58 AM Lamborghini celebrated its 60th anniversary on 1st December at the Italian Embassy in New Delhi. The Italian manufacturer showcased a unique 6-piece mural of handcrafted canvases, a set of exclusive digitally printed collector’s edition replicas on porcelain plates, as part of the art showcase. Lamborghini will be donating … [Read more...]
Nitin Gadkari blames faulty road engineering as one of the biggest causes of road accidents in India
By: PTI | Updated on: 04 Dec 2023, 13:54 PM Faulty road engineering is often the reason for five lakh accidents reported in India every year, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Sunday, urging engineers to work towards removing the black spots to save lives. In 2022, India recorded more than 4.61 lakh road accidents in which around … [Read more...]
Maruti Suzuki signs deal with Uttar Pradesh, to set up automated driving licence test tracks
By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 04 Dec 2023, 12:02 PM Maruti Suzuki will help obtain driving licence in Uttar Pradesh through a new automated test track in the state soon. The carmaker has recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Transport Department of the Uttar Pradesh government to ease the process to obtain driving licence in the state with its automated test … [Read more...]
BMW recalls SUVs after Takata airbag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver
By: AP | Updated on: 03 Dec 2023, 18:12 PM BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver's air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people in the vehicles. US auto safety regulators say in documents posted Saturday that the recall covers 486 X3, X4 and X5 SUVs from the 2014 model year that are … [Read more...]
Honda 2Wheelers India sales grow 20% in November; backed by Activa, Dio, Unicorn
By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 03 Dec 2023, 16:28 PM Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) reported its sales for November 2023 and the company’s cumulative volumes (domestic + exports) stood at 447,849 units, growing by 20 per cent when compared to 371,221 units sold in November 2022. Popular models including the Honda Activa, Dio, and Unicorn among others continue to be top … [Read more...]
Suzuki Motorcycle India registers 9.7% growth in November 2023
By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 02 Dec 2023, 13:28 PM Suzuki Motorcycle India has announced its sales results for the month of November. The manufacturer sold a total of 87,096 units in the month. This resulted in year-on-year growth of 9.7 per cent. The company sold 73,135 units in the domestic market and exported 13,961 units to the international market in November 2023. … [Read more...]
TVS Motor Company’s sales grow by 31% in November 2023
By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 02 Dec 2023, 12:46 PM TVS Motor Company has announced its sales figures for November 2023. They reported a growth of 31 per cent with 364,231 units sold as against 277,123 units in the month of November 2022. The company sold 16,782 units in November 2023 as against sales of 10,056 units in November 2022. The booking pipeline for TVS iQube continues … [Read more...]
Classic 350 & Bullet 350 help Royal Enfield register growth of 13%
By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 02 Dec 2023, 11:06 AM Royal Enfield has announced that their sales grew by 13 per cent in November 2023, both YTD as well as YoY. The manufacturer sold 75,137 units in the month and exported 5,114 units. The brand recently launched the much-awaited Himalayan in the Indian market at its annual Motoverse event. The next launch from the manufacturer … [Read more...]
Strong festive push helps Hero MotoCorp 's domestic sales grow 25% in November
By: Sameer Fayaz Contractor | Updated on: 02 Dec 2023, 11:00 AM Hero MotoCorp reported its sales for November 2023 and the company’s domestic volumes stood at 476,286 units, growing by 25.39 per cent year-on-year, as against 379,839 units sold in November last year. The positive sales were backed by a strong festive season this year as more and more auto players registered … [Read more...]
Diesel sales tank 7.5 per cent in India. And there's a cheery, festive reason why
By: PTI | Updated on: 01 Dec 2023, 15:32 PM India's diesel consumption slumped by 7.5 per cent in November on a fall in demand in the transportation sector where some took Diwali break, preliminary data of state-owned firms showed on Friday. File photo used for representational purpose. (REUTERS) Diesel consumption dropped to 6.78 million tonnes in November from … [Read more...]
MG Motor India sells over 4,100 units in November, EVs maintain share
By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 01 Dec 2023, 13:51 PM MG Motor India on Friday informed it had registered retail sales of 4,154 units in the month of November with the two EVs in the product portfolio - ZS EV and Comet - continuing to combine to contribute around 30 per cent to this figure. File photo of MG Hector (in Red) and Gloster SUVs. At a time when most other … [Read more...]
Creta and Venue help increase Hyundai's sales figures. Here are key numbers
By: Paarth Khatri | Updated on: 01 Dec 2023, 12:27 PM Continuing the growth trend, Hyundai Motor India Limited has announced that their sales grew by 2.80 per cent in November 2023 when compared to November 2022. The total sales figures increased from 64,003 units in Nov'22 to 65,801 units in Nov'23. The domestic sales also saw an increase of 3.01 per cent, thanks to the festive … [Read more...]
XUV700, Thar, Scorpio-N SUVs continue to power Mahindra in November. Check out key numbers
Continuing to bask in the glory that its lineup of SUVs are bringing in, Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday announced its total wholesales in the month of November rose to 39,981 units for utility vehicles, an increase of 32 per cent over figures from November of 2022. Almost all of the credit is squarely placed on models such as XUV700, Thar and Scorpio-N. Maindra XUV700 (in Blue) and … [Read more...]
India Bike Week 2023: Here's everything you need to know
By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 01 Dec 2023, 11:46 AM India Bike Week is gearing up for its 10th year and it will happen on December 8th and 9th in Vagator, Goa. A person can get a day pass at ₹2,499 or a weekend pass at ₹2,999 by visiting IBW's official website. The motorcycling festival is being organized by Seventy EMG and is held in partnership with Gulf Syntrac. … [Read more...]
Noida Police issued challans to 349 vehicles for traffic violations every hour in November
By: PTI | Updated on: 01 Dec 2023, 11:06 AM During the special traffic awareness campaign throughout November, the Gautam Buddh Nagar police issued 2,51,398 e-challans -- an average 349 per hour -- against those violating road safety rules in Noida and Greater Noida, officials said Thursday. Noida Traffic Police personnel seen using speed guns to detect traffic … [Read more...]
Uber launches its EV-only fleet with Uber Green in Bengaluru, but won't be cheaper than regular cabs
By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 01 Dec 2023, 10:28 AM App-based cab aggregator Uber has launched its first EV-only cab service in Bengaluru from Thursday. The Uber Green fleet, made up of Tata Tigor EVs, was formally launched during the Bengaluru Tech Summit. Priyank Kharge, Information and Technology Minister of Karnataka, flagged off the first Uber Green electric cabs on the … [Read more...]
Toyota sells over 17,000 units in India in November, now eyes even bigger numbers
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on Friday announced it had registered a growth of 51 per cent in the month of November when compared to the same month of 2022, by selling 17,818 units in the country. The company had sold 11,765 units in November of last year. File photo: Workers make checks at a trim inspection line on the Innova Crysta compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) production line … [Read more...]
JSW Group acquires 35% stake in MG Motor India from SAIC
By: Sameer Fayaz Contractor | Updated on: 30 Nov 2023, 23:01 PM Indian conglomerate JSW Group and SAIC have announced a “strategic joint venture", which will see the latter acquire a 35 per cent stake in MG Motor India. The move marks the JSW Group’s foray into the automotive sector and the joint venture will undertake multiple new initiatives including augmented local sourcing, … [Read more...]
Jawan actor Nayanthara gets a Mercedes-Maybach gifted by husband Vignesh as birthday gift
By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 30 Nov 2023, 21:11 PM Actor Nayanthara, last seen in the movie ‘Jawan’ alongside Shah Rukh Khan, received a brand new Mercedes Maybach car as a birthday present from her husband and director Vignesh Shivan. The actor took to the social media platform Instagram to post an image of the Maybach logo with her hands creating the heart sign. … [Read more...]
Noida to Greater Noida drive to get smoother with new elevated road connecting Jewar airport
By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 30 Nov 2023, 16:35 PM Noida in Uttar Pradesh is all set to get a new expressway that will connect it to Greater Noida, the eastern fringe of the Gautam Buddh Nagar district, soon. The Noida authority discussed its plans to build a 35-km elevated road along Yamuna river with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials. The new elevated … [Read more...]