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

KTM Duke 125, RC 390, BMW G310R, Honda Rebel 250 showcased at Osaka.

Next Bajaj dominar 400 variant to be a scrambler.

Bajaj mulling electric 2 wheeler. Could use KTM tech.

Yamaha R15 v3.0 bookings open on April 1 in Indonesia.

Suzuki to introduce products in 125cc-150cc segment in India. Sold 350,000 units this fiscal year.

Honda aviator bs 4 launched. Price from Rs. 52,077.

Royal Enfield announces entry into Brazilian market.

Royal Enfield continental GT 750cc twin spotted in India.

Tata Tigor website goes live. Colours revealed. Bookings open in all dealerships.

Maruti Suzuki now has over 2000 dealerships in India.

Malaysian maker Perodua Myvi trial production to start in July.

BMW X7 & X2 confirmed for launch in 2018.

Jeep compass to be unveiled in India on April 12. Jeep's 1st locally manufactured product.

Next gen Suzuki swift dzire spotted in India without camouflage. Production already commenced in manesar.

Skoda confirms model K, model Q for Chinese market​.

Honda receives 3,000 bookings for WR-V.

Chevrolet Colorado high country storm pickup truck unveiled.

VW Tiguan production commences in India. Market launch next month.

India-made Hyundai Creta to launch in Philippines.

Datsun models to gain start-stop connectivity, auto gearbox.

2nd gen Porsche Panamera Turbo launched in India at Rs. 1.93 crores. Panamera turbo executive launched at Rs.2.06 crores.

Next gen Mitsubishi Outlander and ASX delayed. Delayed to lower costs.

Alto k10 plus launched at Rs.3.4 lakh.

Toyota harrier facelift to enter Japanese market in June.

No next gen Lexus GS sedan. Lexus LS to fulfill demand for large sedan globally.

Nissan Terrano facelift to launch on march 27.

Next gen Renault duster to be unveiled in Frankfurt.

Audi A3 facelift to launch on April 4 in India.

Maruti Suzuki Ciaz variants for Nexa showroom unveiled. To be sold exclusively in Nexa outlets.

2018 Delhi auto expo scheduled from Feb 9-14.

Kawasaki to launch Z900 in India on March 25.

Mercedes F1 drops Schumacher branding. #KeepFightingSchumacher dropped from car livery.

Honda to launch Africa twin motorcycle in India in July.

TVS starts exporting BMW G310R from India. Manufactured in hosur.

Mahindra 2 wheelers confirms mojo exclusive dealerships.

Mahindra says no to exclusively electric cars. To focus on developing conventional vehicles that can be electrified easily.

Honda cars service intervals changed from 6 months to 12 months.

Mercedes S Class facelift to get autonomous tech.

Jaguar F-type GT 4 racer in the works. To be 1st GT competition car to be created in-house by jaguar in 50 years.

Jaguar F-PACE SVR under development. Will be powered by supercharged 5L V8 engine. To rival Porsche macan turbo.

Aravind and Metge to lead TVS in Indian Baja. CS Santhosh to ride for hero.

Honda cars to hike prices by Rs. 10,000 across range. Effective from April. No changes in price of WR-V.

Indian motorcycles launch limited edition jack Daniel's chieftain. 100 unit only produced. Sold out in 10 minutes.

Fame India scheme will extend by up to 6 months. Govt to expand scheme for incentives to buses, intracity commercial vehicles, 3 wheelers and taxis.

Federation of automobile dealers association (FADA) approach supreme court to allow sale of bs 3 vehicles after April 1. Feel stopping sales will have adverse impact on retail business.

Lamborghini Huracan Performante to launch in India on April 7.

Lexus LX450d to be priced at Rs.2.3 crores.

Vitara Brezza demand remains strong. Waiting period stands at 5 months.

Hamilton leads Mercedes 1-2 in Australian GP practice.

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

Bs 4 compliant Suzuki hayate and Suzuki let's launched.

Honda Rebel 250 showcased at Osaka Motorcycle​ show.

Vw Tiguan to arrive in showrooms across India this may. Bookings to open in April.

Volkswagen develop virtual tech to speed up car design. Vw virtual engineering lab develops software.

Force Gurkha facelift launched at Rs. 8.38 lakh. Available in 3 door Xplorer and 5 door Xpedition variants.

Mahindra TUV 500 (extended version of 300)

New Honda city garners 14,000+ orders since launch. 40% bookings for top end zx trim.

Triumph Bonneville Bobber to be launched by march end.

Lexus offering test drives to potential clients.

Sketches of next gen Ssangyong Rexton (Mahindra Y400) released.

Maruti Suzuki crosses 2000 dealers in India. Cumulative reach of 1643 cities.

Tata Tigor pre-bookings opened. March 29 launch.

Hero motocorp presents 50 scooters to gurgram women police.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Monday, 20th March, 2017

Bajaj dominar 400 to launch in Malaysia and Thailand. To reach 10,000 units a month by end of sept 2017.

100cc bikes are the bicycles​ of the future: Rajiv Bajaj.

Honda developing royal Enfield competitor for India.

Hero impulse removed from Hero motocorp's website.

Weekend for spotlight:
BMW X7 spotted testing in South Africa. Next gen Polo also spied undisguised.

Tata nexon production version exterior leaked months ahead of launch.

Nissan design chief Shiro Nakamura to retire. Alonfo Albaisa, current Infiniti design head to takeover.

Suzuki launches bs 4 compliant gixxer siblings. Gixxer to cost Rs.86,421, SF at Rs. 96,082 and SF Fi to cost Rs.1,00,145.

Bs 4 Updated TVS Apache RTR 200 4V launched.

Uber unable to locate engineer involved in Google lawsuit. Radu raduta among 3 who downloaded confidential data. Anthony Lewandowski Main accused.

Tesla raises $1.2 billion. 20% more than planned.

13 get life imprisonment over 2012 maruti Suzuki factory violence. 4 others get 5 year term.

First fully India-made suburban train makes debut. 'medha' to save foreign exchange worth of Rs.32 crores per rake. Made in ICF, Chennai.

McLaren regret: reports of McLaren-Mercedes collaboration resurface even as Honda says they are committed for a future in the sport.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Saturday, 18th March, 2017

BMW G310R will not launch in India in April. Launch postponed to later this year.

KTM develops 2 stroke fuel injection engine for mass production. 2018 KTM 250 EXC TPI & KTM 300 EXC TPI to be first bikes with this engine.

Bajaj dominar 400 launched in Nepal.

Renault plans to bring in more options for the kwid in H2 2017. Kwid racer also on the cards.

Customers requesting for Honda HR-V, says Honda India CEO. Car based on jazz platform.

Honda Odyssey MPV facelift launched in India.

Over 50% of maruti Suzuki ignis bookings are for Delta grade. Zeta 2nd most popular.

Chevrolet to discontinue Tavera, sail twins and enjoy in India.

Audi Q4 SUV confirmed. To be unveiled in 2019. To feature plugin petrol electric e-tron model.

Volkswagen to launch Tiguan in India in May 2017.

Vw Polo R-line 1L TSI launched in South Africa.

BMWs and Minis to cost more. Prices raised by 2% across ranges.

Luxury car cess capped at 15% under GST. Council clears last 2 bills as GST looks to meet July 1 deadline.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Friday, 17th March, 2017

TVS Jupiter bs 4 with AHO launched at Rs.49,666.

Harley Davidson Street rod 750 priced at Rs.5.86 lakh.

20% of Bajaj dominar buyers own a royal Enfield.

Kawasaki India offering up to Rs.1.5 lakh discount. Stock clearance due to implementation of bs 4 emissions from April 1.

Rajiv Bajaj promises new additions to Pulsar and avenger lineup. More models lined up in dominar 400 segment.

Evoke urban s Electric bike to be built by iPhone manufacturer foxconn. Designed by Chinese startup, Evoke.

Yamaha India targets to increase exports to 2.2 lakh units this year.

2017 Suzuki swift web edition launched in Italy. Limited to 10 units.

Honda WR-V launched in Brazil. Launched at Rs.7.75 lakh in India.

Vw virtus sedan confirmed for Brazil.

Skoda Kodiaq SUV under tests in India.

Less expensive 2017 Mercedes Benz E 220d to launch in India soon.

Next gen VW Polo production confirmed for June 2017. Will go on sale this year in Europe.

Toyota corolla Altis facelift launched in India at Rs.15.88 lakh.

VW's low cost brand in China to start with an SUV. Will go official in 2018.

30% of Renault kwid sales from automatic variant.

Volvo to setup CKD assembly plant in India. Looking for partner.

Land rover Discovery sport gets 2L diesel engine.

Renault accused of emissions fraud in France. Company Cries foul play.

FCA-VW partnership not out of question, says VW CEO. Move following PSA Opel deal.

New Tata prima race truck with 1040 hp engine revealed. Most powerful made in India truck.

4 wheel drive BMW M5 to make Frankfurt debut.

Tesla looking to raise $1.5 billion to fund model 3.

Chetan bhagat announces electric car project.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Wednesday, 15th March, 2017

Honda CBR 650F offered with 1 lakh discount in Mumbai.

Honda Rebel 500 heading to Indonesia in April-may 2017.

TVS Apache RTR 200 FI reach dealerships.

Kawasaki has no plans for 4 stroke 150cc motorcycle.

Royal Enfield Motorcycle gain bs 4 engine and AHO. Enfield bullet continues to be world's oldest continuous production bike.

Toyota innova crysta touring sport special edition to launch in India in April. Similar to innova venture.

Skoda Octavia facelift to launch in India in June. vRS 230 also in pipeline.

Hyundai to produce cars from Kia's new plant in andhra. Will help increase supply to market.

Mahindra u321 MPV, rivaling Toyota innova crysta, will launch in middle of next fiscal year. 1st product developed by Mahindra North America technical centre.

Mahindra mulling American debut with off roader. To start American operations by 2019.

Honda mobilio officially discontinued. Facelift version not ruled out.

Nissan kicks for India to be based on Renault duster platform. Could share powertrains with Renault captur. Launch in Q3, 2018.

VW Polo reaches 12,50,000 unit production milestone in south Africa.

India-made Suzuki Ignis lands in Indonesia. Launch soon.

Uber India launches selfie based ID check for drivers.

Toyota Vios to be showcased in 2018 Delhi auto expo. Sedan to launch later that year.

Renault Zoe e-Sport gets formula E tech. 460 hp electric hatch goes 0-100 in 3.2s.

Vw promises higher focus on EVs after record sales year. Makes £6.2 billion profit despite £5.6 billion loss to cover emission scandal costs. Cuts executives' salary by 37%.

Mercedes to expand E class range with E220 diesel. Launch to coincide with BMW 5 series launch.

Tesla model Y SUV due by 2019. New compact SUV and model 3 part of Tesla's massive expansion plan to sell 500,000 units a year.

Mahindra electric geared up to be component supplier as well. In addition to manufacturing vehicles, to supply electric drivetrain and components to other manufacturers.

Intel buys self-driving tech startup Mobileye for $15.3 billion.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Monday, 13th March, 2017

Honda CR-V 7 with 7 seats confirmed for Thailand. Will launch on march 29.

Toyota corolla Altis Facelift to launch in India on March 15. Bookings already opened.

Renault duster petrol automatic to launch in India in May. India 1st market to get CVT option.

Kawasaki ZX-10RR launched at Rs.21.9 lakh. Limited edition bike gets track focused changes. Powered by 200 hp, 998cc 4 cylinder engine.

Self-driving​ car startup in silicon valley, NIO, unveils its 1st consumer focused electric car. Interior glass doubles as display, has AI to interact with passengers. Runs 965 km on single charge. Wireless charging gives 320 km of travel in 10 minutes.

Google asks court to freeze uber's self-driving car project.

Nissan, ford, BMW to sue Takata​ over losses from faulty airbags.

Bugatti Chiron themed yacht with jacuzzi launched. Bugatti Niniette66 yacht offers space for 2 and 1 crew member. Top speed of 81.5 kph.

Trump's old Ferrari to fetch up to Rs. 2.3 crores in auction. F430 F1 coupé was purchased in 2007 and used for 4 years.

Geneva excerpts:
Updated Audi RS 3 hatchback breaks cover. Gets heavily retuned version of 2.5L turbocharged 5 cylinder direct injection engine making 399 HP.

New Audi RS 5 coupé gets 450 HP twin turbo v6.

Bentley EXP12 speed 6e roadster concept revealed. All electric 2 seater luxury convertible reinforces Bentley's interest in electric powertrain.

Rolls Royce brings 3 bespoke models to Geneva- Ghost elegance (finished in a paint made from crushed diamonds), Dawn and the Wraith.

Aston Martin launcher hardcore AMR performance sub-brand in Geneva. Brand will create all future model ranges. Will produce road-legal and track-only versions.

Pininfarina H600 Hybrid concept revealed in Geneva. Co-developed along with a Hong Kong based EV firm. Powered by 800 HP hybrid powertrain.

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