Monday 10 April 2017

Today's Auto news

AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Monday, 10th April, 2017

UM Renegade family gains bs 4 compliance with fuel injection.

Production TVS akula 310 to launch in July.

Dsk Benelli tornado to launch in May.

Mahindra U321 & S201 to get new 1.6L diesel engine. Co-developed with Ssangyong.

Maruti Baleno ranks #2 behind Alto in march sales.

Popular maruti products will continue to have long waiting periods, says chairman RC bhargawa.

7000+ Honda WR-V bookings within 3 weeks of launch.

New Nissan Micra cancelled for India. X-trail to arrive this year. Expected to be CBU import. Open to locally assembling next gen leaf EV.

Nissan India to make 20,000 units of kicks for export.

Hyundai xcent facelift to go on sale from April 20.

Hyundai i20 and creta with dual tone options officially launched.

Next gen Toyota Previa to run on TNGA-C platform.

Chinese manufacturer Kawei keen to setup shop in India. The company relatively new to the auto business looking for potential partner in India.

SAIC inks deal with GM to acquire Halol plant.

New Chevrolet beat to launch in India next month. Beat essentia sedan launch to follow later.

Jaguar's classics division to restore 10 E-types. The reborn E-types will be restored to the exact specifications of the factory at that time.

Range rover velar india-bound in late 2017. The velar coupé is most road biased model in range rover family.

Jaguar to launch XE 2.0 diesel this month. To be powered by new ingenium engine.

2017 BMW 5-series long wheelbase leaked.

Lamborghini Huracan Performante launched at Rs. 3.97 crores.

New sedan to join VW Electric lineup. Will complete a quartet of ID electric concepts that includes ID SUV, ID buzz MPV and ID hatchback.

Startup turns Porsche 910 into electric car for Rs. 6.8 crores. Austrian startup, Kreisler electric.

All new 205 BHP Honda civic si revealed. Both coupé and sedan models get 1.5L turbo petrol motor. Claimed to be stiffer and lighter than its predecessors.

Königsegg and Qoros to reveal Super EV concept in Shanghai. Reports claim car has a range of 500 km and 0-100 kph sprint time of 3 sec.

Uber product director of its elevate flying taxis program says flying to work should be cheaper than owning a car. Will work in a similar way to UBERpool.

Uber claims it never used waymo's tech. Says it uses conventional lidar and not customised lidar patented by Google.

Lawsuit claims Toyota's soy-based wiring attracts rats. 1000s of owners from California have filed a case. Toyota claims rats aren't brand specific.

Smart scooter startup, twenty two motors, raises Rs.10.2 crores. Working to roll out its 1st smart scooter with artificial intelligence with GPRS, GPS and gyroscopes.

Max Verstappen fends off late charge by teammate Daniel Riccardo to 3rd place as Lewis Hamilton wins the Chinese GP followed by Ferrari's Sebastien Vettel.

Happy morning😊

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