Tuesday, 16 August 2016

Auto news, 16.08.16

Suzuki showcases Ciaz urban, Celerio urban, Swift urban and ignis water activity concept showcased in Indonesian auto expo.

Ford ecosport shadow edition launched in Australia.

Tata Tiago sport with 120+ BHP of power to launch soon. Bolt sport to be dropped.

Apps to report potholes launched. Smartphone users can post pictures of potholes along with their GPS location.

Infor rocket streamliner sets new land speed record. Churning up to 1013 BHP, sets a record of 441.28 kph.

Tork T6X e bike expected this diwali. Range of 100 km and top speed of 85 kph, quick charge more gets battery to charge 80% in 1 hour.

Mahindra's goenka says transition to larger vehicles more likely post GST.

USA based UM motorcycles to announce more models for India.

Mercedes's electric vehicle sub brand likely to use EQ name.

Porsche working on all electric SUV coupé.

Mercedes-Maybach coupé concept to debut on Aug 21. Length nearly 6m.

VW emission scandal: 4,60,000 cars equipped with 1.2TDi engine to be recalled. Follows that of 2L engine.

Escorts group exit auto components business. Pune based Badve engineering limited takes over auto components business in an all cash deal.

Aprilia to launch more scooters in SR range next year. SR 150 launched recently.

Skoda Kodiaq SUV spotted in production ready form in Czech republic. Sept 1 unveil in Berlin.

Petrol prices cut by Re.1/L, diesel by Rs. 2/L.

Skoda Octavia recalled over faulty child locks. 539 cars recalled for replacement.

GM uses aircraft grade glue instead of rivets. Results in 300kg reduction in total weight.

DC design to make luxury interiors for innova crysta owners for extra Rs. 4.95 lakhs.

Yamaha India makes 1 millionth scooter. Fascino becomes millionth scooter made in India by Yamaha.

Keyless entry for 100 million VW cars hackable. Cars sold over last 20 years, include Audi, Skoda and Seat models.

Friday, 12 August 2016

AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Friday, 12th August, 2016

Production of Aprilia SR 150 begins. Made in Baramati plant in Maharashtra.

Indonesia auto show commences with Mitsubishi showcasing its Hyundai creta rival- the XM. Toyota also launched its mini MPV- the Calya.

Toyota Calya mini MPV gets 3,800 bookings in Indonesia ahead of launch.

Maruti Vitara Brezza wth AT shown in Indonesian auto expo.

Honda civic hatchback revealed in Indonesia. India-made Baleno with body kits and new grill also debuts along with ignis with AMT gearbox.

Launch of maruti Suzuki Baleno RS and ignis postponed. Due to large backlog of orders for Baleno and Vitara Brezza.

Tata Tiago gets 40,000 bookings, waiting period increases to 3 months. Tata planning to increase production.

Bridgestone India enters 2 wheeler tyre market. Launches sub brand- Neurun.

Ford endeavour prices hiked by up to Rs. 1.62 lakhs. This comes after the automaker slashed prices of its entry level cars-figo and aspire.

2017 range rover unveiled. With come with JLR's latest semi-autonomous tech and supercharged V6 engine for some markets.

Mahindra announces plans for semi autonomous tractors. Chairman, Anand Mahindra, says self driving tech best suited for agricultural industries as accidents too few.

LeEco to build $1.6 billion electric car factory. To be part of $3 billion eco experience park project. Will be located in Zhejieng, China.

Hybrid e sports car with solar roof revealed. American maker, karma automobiles, revealed their electric sports car karma revero. Starting price to be $100,000.

Audi suspension to create electricity from rough roads. New shock absorber prototype called eRot uses motor in place of traditional shock absorbers to capture wheel movement to generate electricity.