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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Wednesday, 1st March, 2017

Yamaha MT-10 Tourer headed to Europe. Naked roadster based on R1.

Yamaha V-Ixion roadster spotted in Indonesia. Equipped with R15 engine.

Aprilia to focus on scooters in India till 2018. No motorcycles.

Honda Activa 4G with AHO spotted. Gearing up for BS 4 variant launch.

India-bound Isuzu MU-X launched in Thailand. Company celebrating its 60th anniversary of sales and operations in Thailand.

Jeep compass to be priced at Rs.16 lakhs in India. Will go on sale from august.

BMW 1 series sedan launched in China.

Mercedes Benz E class long wheelbase launched in India at Rs. 56.15 lakh for petrol and Rs.69.47 lakh for diesel. Focus on reducing ownership costs with service packages.

Lifespan of Mumbai's BEST buses to be cut from 15 years to 12.

Dsk Hyosung Aquila 250 limited edition launched. Priced at Rs.2.94 lakhs. Only 100 units to be made.

Maruti streamlines lineup. Axes Ritz, Celerio diesel, wagon R stingray, gypsy. Ciaz to move to Nexa dealerships.

Autonomous Peugeot Instinct concept revealed. Also showcases a future generation of the i-Cockpit interior design.

Takata to pay $1 billion over faulty airbags. Pleaded guilty of concealing defect that made inflators explode with high force, killing 16 people. Suit accuses 5 automakers of knowing about defect.

Startup develops self-driving racecar with top speed of 320 kph. Roborace Robocar bigger than standard f1 car, has 2 radars, 5 lidars, 18 ultrasonic sensors, 2 optical speed sensors, 6 AI driven cameras.

Female Tesla engineer complains of lower salary than men and pervasive harassment.

Hyperloop one asks Indian public to vote for preferred route. Proposed route Mumbai-old Delhi will cover distance in 80 minutes. Chennai-Bangalore Route to take 20 minutes.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY-Friday, 10th February, 2017

Tata ace zip hopper and Tata ace box tipper showcased. Displayed at India's 1st expo for fully built small CV solutions.

Kite 5 sedan named Tata Tigor. March launch.

Fiat Chrysler to launch Mopar brand in India. Will be FCA's parts, service and customer care wing.

Maruti Suzuki Ciaz to be shifted to Nexa outlets soon. No announcement yet.

Baleno RS to launch on March 3.

Honda Activa 125 gets AHO and bs 4 engine. Priced from Rs. 56,954.

Aprilia SR 150 race launched at Rs. 70,288. Gets sticker livery inspired by motoGP bike and an acceleration enhancement kit.

Bugatti Veyron Designer and Skoda design chief Jozef Kaban moves to BMW. The Slovakian named head of design operations. His predecessor Karim Habib to move to Volkswagen.

India spec of Skoda Octavia black edition revealed. 100 units to be made. Available only on style plus variant.

Ducati achieved 1000 bike sales milestone in India. 580 units sold in 2016 alone.

Audi eyes better fuel efficiency with new 1.4L petrol engine. Cylinder on demand (cod) tech, introduced in new A3 cabriolet, to make its way under A3 sedan's hood.

New Audi RS model set for Geneva debut. To include RS SUV.

2017 Bajaj Pulsar NS 200 replaces AS200. AS badge to come back soon in future.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY-Wednesday, 8th February, 2017

Honda CB shine reaches 50 lakh sales milestone. 2017 Honda shine SP teased.

Honda's new scooter likely to be Activa bs 4.

Benelli working on 150cc step through. To increase its product portfolio in smaller capacity market segment.

Mahindra owned Korean manufacturer Ssangyong working on industry-first touch operated Windows.

Maruti Suzuki discontinues Delta and zeta trims of 1.6L DDiS maruti S Cross.

Über launched uberHire, time based cab hailing service in India. Now 1 can book an uber for 12 hours.

Endeavour's automatic headlamp leveller motor being replaced. Not official recall. Replaced in cars coming in for service.

Lexus brand to launch in India on March 24. RX 450h, LX450d, es 300h to be the models to launch 1st. Bookings already opened.

Aprilia SR 150 race edition spotted. To launch today.

Toyota etios liva launched with new dual tone shades. Available only with V and VX trims.

Maruti Baleno RS 1.0 Alpha ready for launch. Power from 1L turbojet engine detuned to 102 HP.

Porsche Cayenne S Platinum edition launched at Rs.1.27 crores. Previously available as standard Cayenne, Platinum Edition expanded to more powerful s model.

Tesla beats its own record for fastest acceleration. Records 2.275s for 0-100 kph acceleration.

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