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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Friday, 24th February, 2017

Royal Enfield Himalayan launched in Philippines.

UM Renegade classic deliveries to begin in May. Company recently launched its 37th dealership in India in Delhi.

UM Renegade commando Mojave special edition to launch in Oct-Nov this year. Most expensive UM motorcycle in India.

Ducati Monster lookalike monkey bike on sale in Vietnam.

KTM 390 launched at Rs. 2,25,730. Duke 250 and 200 also launched at Rs. 1,73,000 & Rs.1,43,500 respectively.

Honda CR-V to offer i-Dtec diesel option in Thailand.

Volkswagen India confirms Passat & Tiguan for this year. Both models to be assembled in chakan plant. July and April launch respectively.

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn steps down as CEO. Will remain as chairman. Co-CEO Hiroto saikawa appointed as CEO.

Renault kwid 1.0 MT and AMT now available in RXL trim.

New format for reporting road accidents announced. Ministry of road transport and highways updated the format in other to make easier to understand cause of accident.

Locally assembled jaguar XF launched at Rs. 47.5 lakh. Rs.2 Lakhs cut from previous price.

Ather energy, Bangalore based electric scooter startup's first product S340 electric scooter's launch delayed by a year.

Kia's hydrogen model to be ready by 2021. Next gen hydrogen fuel stack to be similar to 2L ICE. To deliver 10% more performance.

SAIC-GM-Wuling Baojun 510 compact SUV details revealed. Powered by 1.5L engine, host of safety features like ECS, Dual front airbags, tyre pressure monitoring system.

Tesla CFO Jason wheeler quits. Deepak Ahuja to take over.

Tesla model 3 set for global launch in July.

Tesla announced plans to build 3 new Gigafactories in addition to the ones currently under construction in Nevada and new York.

Mercedes F1 unveiled the wraps of W08, its championship defender for 2017 Formula 1 season in Silverstone, UK.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Tuesday, 21st February, 2017

Triumph Street triple range to launch in India in July.

Royal Enfield Redditch series heading to UK. The series pays tribute to the company's humbly beginnings in Redditch England.

10th gen Honda civic to launch in India. Last generation civic was discontinued in 2012.

Honda WR-V to launch on march 16. Cars arrive at dealerships.

New Hyundai Verna unveiled in Toronto. Will go on sale internationally in Q3 this year.

Maruti Suzuki SHVS models cross 1 lakh units. Milestone reached within 16 months of 1st model.

ABS mandatory for all cars from April 2019. Part of govt's steps to reduce accidents and death rate on Indian roads.

Tata Tiago AMT to be available in XT & XZ variants. Launch soon.

Lamborghini aventador S to launch in India on March 3.

Ssangyong XAVL SUV concept to debut in Geneva.

Rajiv Bajaj: Cars are big, pollute and kill us by running over us. We are anti-car company. We feel that people should either walk, cycle use 2 wheelers or 3 wheelers.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY-Tuesday, 31st January, 2017

Royal Enfield classic 350 Redditch showcased in Surat auto expo along with Himalayan with accessories.

TVS akula 310 gets new vertically stacked LCD instrumentation.

Over 50% bookings of Tata Hexa for the AT variant.

Tata Q501 premium SUV suspected to be tested on land rover Discovery's body.

VW Vento Highline Plus Starts reaching dealerships.

MapMyIndia launches GPS tracker for bikes. Called rover bike, device has inbuilt GPS and internet connectivity.

Maruti discontinues lower variants of 1.6L S Cross.

Mahindra kuv100 anniversary edition launched at Rs. 6.37 lakhs. Available only in top end k8 variant.

Audi A4 diesel to launch in February. Will be powered by new 190 HP EA288, 2L engine. Will rival BMW 320d and Mercedes C220d.

Budget 2017-18: automakers hope for sops to revive demand. Industry calls for further incentives to boost electric, hybrid demand and rollback of infrastructure cess.

Suzuki's gujarat plant to start production from Feb 1. Trial production started, has capacity of 2.5 lakh cars per annum.

Dutch university wins musk's pod building competition. Delft university's pod reached a speed of 94 kph in its final run.

Paris bans diesel cars made before 2000. Diesel cars with level 5 sticker will not be allowed in the city on weekdays. Move to curb rising pollution levels.

Volvo to launch 3 cars in India this year. All will be CBUs, likely from China.

Alta motors unveils electric Street tracker motorcycle. Silicon valley based company backed by Tesla founders, Marc Tarpenning, Martin Eberhard.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Tuesday, 17th January, 2017

Euro 4 compliant Royal Enfield Himalayan launched with ABS in UK.

Next gen ford bronco SUV to be based on Everest's platform. To launch in 2020.

2018 Audi A1 to grow in size and luxuriousness.

New variants of kuv100 to launch in few weeks. Will come in dual tone interiors like Ignis.

Renault captur on course for India launch in festive season. To be Renault India's flagship SUV since koleos is out.

Fiat X6H, currently under tests in Brazil, to replace punto and bravo. Will launch in May or June this year.

Maruti Suzuki eyes regaining 50% market share with ignis.

Maruti wagon R stingray could merge with the next gen wagon r range as VXi variant.

Renault kwid 'live for more' edition introduced. Price yet to be revealed.

Lexus RC-F showcased in India in a dealer event. Expected to launch later this year.

Delhi: fatal accidents go down marginally in 2016 despite increase in number of vehicles.

USA: judge denies bail to former VW executive Oliver Schmidt.

Ford includes 6 airbags for figo and aspire titanium (o) trim.

Valteri Bottas signs up for Mercedes f1 team. Massa returns from retirement to race for Williams. Announcement ends suspense and driver merry-go-round started after shock retirement of world champion nico Rosberg.

Man and wife stranded after Tesla smart lock refused to open with smartphone. Smart lock refused to open as there was no network in smartphone.

Supreme court summons chief secretaries of 10 states for not filing status report of road safety in the states."Are we running a Panchayat, where states are not serious? Why are you ridiculing the supreme court?", the court asked.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Tuesday, 3rd January, 2017

Honda Navi Chrome and adventure Variants to launch soon.

Royal Enfield ends sales figures with 35% increase.

CNG kits launched for Automatic scooters. MGL and eco fuel launched it. Launched for Mumbai metropolitan region.

Mahindra mojo to be sold in exclusive dealerships.

Toyota innova crysta ZX to now get 16" rims.

Indian contingent enjoys strong start in Dakar rally. TVS sherco's Juan pedrero leads the pack after being 2nd overall in Moto category.

Govt allows bike taxis to operate in Ghaziabad, noida. 17 conditions set.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Monday, 2nd January, 2017

Limited edition pulsar 200 NS launched in Cambodia. To make comeback in India along with 200 RS.

Hyundai creta to get mild hybrid tech in 2018.

Suzuki Swift Sport to launch in H2, 2017 globally.

Renault kwid to launch soon in Bhutan and Bangladesh.

1 series likely to be entry level sedan for BMW in India as well. BMW's 1st front wheel drive car will take on Mercedes Benz CLA and Audi A3.

Volkswagen zeroing in on entry level Segment in India. Part of global strategy for 2025 and beyond.

Royal Enfield classic 350 special editions launched at Rs. 1.46 lakhs. Named Redditch edition. Launched as a tribute and inspiration to its humble beginnings in Redditch, England.

Lamborghini Urus SUV to get company's 1st plugin hybrid system. To be offered alongside twin turbo 4L V8 engine. To go on sale in 2018.

Petrol and diesel prices hiked from Jan 2. Increased by Rs.1.29/L and Rs.0.97/L respectively.

Man sued Tesla after his model x crashed into living room. Claims Spontaneous acceleration while parking the car in garage.

Automatic brakes saved lives in Berlin attack. Reports claim that deployment of automatic brakes, used in Europe in all trucks since 2012, probably reduced the number of casualties.

Global CEO of Faraday Future quits before debut of 1st car. Ding Lee is also top executive in LeEco and spearheaded its autonomous car project, LeSee.

John Abraham named his Rs.2 crores worth Nissan GTR black Edition car as Godzilla. The only Indian to own the car.

Parents of 5 year old car crash victim sue Apple over use of FaceTime. Case over not implementing a patented tech that locks Out FaceTime to prevent distraction while driving.

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