Monday 6 March 2017

Today's Auto news

AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Tuesday, 7th March, 2017

Kawasaki ninja 250 with 4 cylinder mill under study.

Royal Enfield domestic sales for Feb'17 at 56,737 units. Expected to come out with a twin cylinder motorcycle later this year.

Yamaha clocks 68,095 units sales in Feb.

Yamaha working on new 850cc adventure motorcycle.

New Hyundai Santro to arrive in H2 of 2018 with 2 petrol engines.

Maruti ignis reaches 10,000 units sales. About 12,000 orders still pending.

India-made USA spec ford ecosport will not have CD player. To go on sale in early 2018.

Tata Tiago AMT launched at Rs. 5.39 lakh. Tiago manual crosses 50,000 units sales milestone. 80% of cars sold with petrol engine.

Global NCAP: ford aspire's body shell integrity unstable, gives 3/5 stars for adult protection. Chevrolet enjoy given 0/5 stars due to lack of safety equipments. Body unstable as well.

Hyundai elite i20 variants and features list to be updated. Magna to be called magna executive. Asta Dual tone variant introduced.

Tata Tamo futuro sports car to debut today in Geneva.

Toyota innova crysta crosses 67,500 units in India.

Mahindra could tie up with ford for car manufacturing. Indian maker planning to use Ford's chennai plant.

PSA Peugeot Citroen group acquires Opel and Vauxhall brands from GM for €1.3 billion. Becomes second largest European maker after VW.

Mercedes-AMG GT 4 concept teased before Geneva debut.

Mercedes Benz recall of 1 million cars globally (10 lakh in India) due to faulty fuse causing for fire.

India-bound BMW 5 series gets remote parking. Gesture control for iDrive system, touch operated climate control units also in the offing.

Volkswagen Tiguan AllSpace engine lineup revealed. 6 engine choices, manual, auto and all wheel drive offered as well.

Geneva motor show gets underway today.

Startup, Almotive, aims to convert conventional car into self-driving car. To use 4 fish eyed cameras, dual stereo cameras and computer in trunk.

Ford begins testing of 3D printed parts for large scale production. "Printed parts are lighter in weight and can help improve fuel efficiency."

Protesting Uber, Ola drivers in Bangalore to launch their own app. About 8,000 drivers protesting against lowered incomes.

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