Today's Auto news

AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Monday, 16th January, 2017

2017 hero glamour 125 revealed, gets higher power and mileage. Company spreads its wings to Argentina, signs Diego Simeone as brand ambassador. Eyes Mexican market.

Turbocharged royal Enfield continental GT T gets double the torque. Customised in 60 hours as part of royal Enfield Australia's 31 day custom bike build off challenge.

Honda mobilio facelift launched in Indonesia.

Vienna auto show:
VW Golf, Mercedes E class all terrain, Skoda Octavia showcased.

Maruti Suzuki Ignis launched in India at Rs. 4.59 lakhs. To be exported to rest of south Asia from India. Diesel variant costlier than petrol variants by a lakh. Gets 1.2L petrol and 1.3L diesel.

Hyundai creta pickup to launch in Brazil in 2018. Will rival Renault oroch.

Ducati 1299 superleggera launched in India at Rs. 1.12 crores. Becomes costliest motorcycle in India.

Mahindra xuv 500 to get intelli- hybrid tech soon.

Hyundai India stops levying handling charges on buyers after 2 year long battle with Hyderabad techie.

Touchscreen equipped ford ecosport priced from Rs. 9.89 lakh.

Lexus UX small SUV in the works. To sit below NX range. To get hybrid variant as well.

Detroit show:
Chevrolet unveils life-sized batmobile made out of Lego blocks.

Nissan Vmotion 2.0 concept revealed in Detroit. Previews future design direction, focuses more on autonomous tech.

Next gen Jeep grand Cherokee to have Alfa Romeo underpinnings from Stelvio and Giulia.

Ford bronco makes comeback. Will share parts with next gen ranger pickup.

VW to develop ID SUV concept. 3rd ID concept after last year's ID hatchback and ID buzz.

Tata group out of top 50 innovative companies list for 1st time in 3 years. Tata motors featured in 26th place in 2015 list.

India's 1st solar powered boat launched in vembanad lake in Kerala. 75 seater boat is called aditya, has 78 solar panels.

France opens probe into emission test cheating by Renault. Shares of Renault fell by 6% post the announcement of investigation by Paris prosecutors.

Musk hints at update to make model S fastest Electric car. To reach 0-100 kph in 2.42s, 0.05s faster than Faraday Future's FF91.

Happy morning😊