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

Bajaj Pulsar 200 NS gets ABS. KTM Duke 200 drive engine.

Tata motors mulling over premium line of dealerships. Inspired by Suzuki's Nexa.

Maruti Suzuki launches 200th Nexa dealership. 50 more outlets planned by this fiscal.

Renault to launch a premium small car, positioned above the kwid. Likely based on heavily localised CMF-A platform.

Ford endeavour updated with ford sync 3 infotainment system.

Ford Mustang facelift to launch in India next year.

Volkswagen surpasses Toyota as world's largest carmaker for 2016.

India-made Peugeot range may feature euro 6 compliant 1.2L petrol, 2L diesel.

Volkswagen Vento Highline Plus priced from Rs. 11.39 lakhs. Gets LED headlights, reverse parking camera.

Audi Q5 India launch in mid 2017. Powered by 2L petrol and diesel engines, gets more tech. Local assembly for competitive pricing expected.

Trump may ditch onerous US fuel economy laws. Indicates a shakeup in emissions regulations.

Honda India recalls 41,580 cars made in 2012. Move to replace Takata Airbags. Affects city, jazz, civic and accord.

Lexus RX 450h India launch in march 2017. Only hybrid SUV in the segment.

Mercedes GLC coupé India launch this year. To share engines with standard GLC.

2017 Toyota corolla Altis Launch in March. The facelift will use current lineup of engines.

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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-Monday, 30th January, 2017

Hero maestro edge gains retuned engine.

Mahindra Thar daybreak showcased in Surat international auto expo.

New Toyota Supra to be launched under Gazzo performance brand.

Mercedes aesthetics A sculpture previews next gen compact car design. Also reveals Panamericana Grille treatment adopted by AMG versions of merc compact cars.

New Schumacher rises: Legend Michael Schumacher's son, Mick, wins MRF challenge at Buddh international Circuit, Delhi.

Next gen VW Golf GTI to adopt mild hybrid tech. A powertrain overhaul is set to make the new model most powerful series production golf GTI ever.

Volkswagen group recall 600,000 Audi cars in USA. Reason: faulty airbags and corrosion of inflators.

Tesla CEO Elon musk joins trump's manufacturing council comprising of ford and Dell CEOs.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY-Saturday, 28th January, 2017

Husqvarna Not to make 125cc road motorcycles. To build premium insane for its road going motorcycles.

Hero Xtreme 200S to be Hero motocorp's next high capacity motorcycle.

Vitara Brezza garners over 200,000 bookings. Best selling SUV of 2016 was recently awarded ICOTY2017.

Next gen wagon R to debut on Feb 1. Will come in petrol and hybrid variants.

Hindustan petroleum launches 99 octane fuel for high-end cars. Named poWer99.

Maruti Baleno RS 1L ready for launch. Powered by detuned 102 HP, 1L 3 cylinder boosterjet turbo petrol engine.

Maruti Suzuki raises prices across range. Models costlier by up to Rs. 8014. Due to raise in material, transportation and administrative costs.

Range topping wagon R VXi launched at Rs. 4.69 Lakhs. Available with manual or AMT gearbox option.

Ford to lose $600 million over Brexit as Ford Europe's engine plant in UK. Ford Europe has just turned in best ever annual profit.

Will benefit from trump's policies on Mexican imports, says Ford CEO.

Electric cars not a game changer for oil demands, says British petroleum. Not Tesla and USA, but over 2 mom 1st time car buyers, mainly in Asia, that drives oil demand.

Tesla sues ex-autopilot tech director over stolen company secrets. Sterling Anderson had left Tesla to start his own autonomous tech company, aurora innovation, in 2016.

Japanese startup to produce fuel from used clothes. Says 1 Ton of old clothes can produce 700L of ethanol.

Maruti Suzuki Q3 profit surges 47.5% over demand of premium cars.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY-Friday, 27th January, 2017

Yamaha RD350 to be reborn as XSR300.

KTM Duke 250, RC 250 not coming to India.

TVS CFO confirms new motorcycles and scooters for next fiscal. BMW G310R set to launch in march.

Next gen Mazda 3 with HCCI SkyActive engine to launch in 2018.

Tata nano to spawn electric, hybrid and air powered variants.

VW Polo Sound Limited Edition launched in Germany.

Toyota etios facelift launched in Brazil. Features new bumpers and styling changes.

Peugeot Citroen group (PSA) confirms India entry. To set up vehicle manufacturing and powertrain plant in TN. Hindustan motors' chennai plant likely to be used. Signs JV with CK Birla group.

Mercedes A class, B class night editions launched at Rs. 27.31 lakhs and Rs. 29.34 lakhs respectively.

Ford bronco to have solid axles from Dana Inc.

Honda city ZX bookings open unofficially in India.

Tata kite 5 sedan to launch in April. Could be called viago or altigo.

Ford endeavour prices hiked by up to Rs. 2.85 lakhs. Restored back to pre-price cut levels.

Nissan India draws outline of India map on the eve of republic day in sambar salt water lake bed with GT-R sports car.

Tata motors launched hybrid electric buses in India. Range includes Starbus hybrid 12m and ultra Starbus electric 9m and 12m. Starts from Rs.1.6 crores. Fuel cells developed in partnership with ISRO.

Honda WR-V production starts in India. Crossover version of jazz hatchback.

TVS Apache RTR180 performs in republic day parade. Becomes 1st non royal Enfield bike to feature in R-day parade.

Ford mustang scores 2 star in Euro NCAP crash tests. Lowest ever for a ford car since 2008. Euro spec car found to be missing safety equipment.

Mercedes-Maybach SUV to debut in 2019. Based on 3rd gen GLS. Styling equipments taken from Maybach 6 Coupe.

Next gen Volvo xc 60 to debut in Geneva. To be powered by 2L petrol and diesel engines,1.5L hybrid powertrain.

Toyota planning to launch India specific hybrid car in 5 years. To comply with India's corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rate, that states 10% increase in mileage till 2021, 30% increase from 2022 onwards.

USA president, Donald Trump, met ford, GM and Chrysler CEOs. Offers reduced taxes and regulation in pollution norms to ensure local production.

Road safety survey: 78% riders can't recognise half the road signs. Survey of 1500 two wheeler riders across 10 key Indian cities.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY-Wednesday, 25th January, 2017

Husqvarna Vitpilen401 to source parts from Bajaj vendors in India. To be based on KTM Duke's chassis.

Yamaha FZ25 launched at Rs. 1.19 lakhs. Boasts best in class torque output. Deliveries to begin in couple of months. Yamaha aims to make India second largest market by year-end.

Next gen Nissan Juke to be wider, will lose diesel option. 2020 global launch expected.

Limited edition Suzuki swift dzire allure launched. Comes with a few exclusive exterior and interior accessories.

Peugeot Citroen group to announce India entry today. To strike joint venture with CK Birla Group.1st car launch expected in 2021.

2019 Renault captur testing begins 2 years prior to launch.

Tata nexon on course for 2017 H2 launch. Tata hopes to dominate UV segment.

Liberty media completes formula 1 takeover. CEO Bernie Ecclestone replaced with Chase Carey. Ross Brawn returns to the sport as MD for motor sports.

GM Gujarat plant sale edges close to fruition. Market regulator competitions commission of India clears proposal by Chinese automaker SAIC to takeover GM's Halol plant.

Paris tests self-driving electric bus to fight pollution. EZ10 bus can carry up to 6 passengers.

Ford launches sub brand to sell auto parts for rival automakers. Omnicraft to start to sell 1500 commonly requested parts from non ford auto brands.

Faraday Future sued for Rs.12.2 crores unpaid dues by visual effects studio, mill group. Payment was due in October 2016.

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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY-Tuesday, 24th January, 2017

Yamaha R15 v3.0 spec revealed. Becomes most powerful offering in the segment with 19.31 PS power. New bike launch today.

Mazda CX-5 7 seater to launch globally this year. To start from Japan.

Toyota Vios Facelift launched in Thailand.

Volkswagen ameo with 16" portago alloy wheels spied in Pune.

17" wheels taken off list for Toyota innova crysta ZX. Replaced by 16" wheels.

ToyotaPartsConnect- Toyota's online portal for spare parts launched.

Okinawa ridge electric scooter launched in India at Rs. 43,702. Top speed of 55 kph. 80-90 km on single charge.

Hyundai grand i10 to soon get 1.2L diesel engine. Likely to replace 1.1L unit, will be 3 cylinder unit as well.

Next gen Porsche Panamera India launch in march. Only turbo to be launched 1st. Long wheelbase will be launched later. 718 boxster, Cayman to launch on Feb 15.

Tata Hexa automatic on high demand. 60% of total bookings for automatic variant. Increase in Waiting period expected.

KTM 390 adventure India launch confirmed. Will rival royal Enfield Himalayan.

2 month long waiting period for ignis. Deliveries to start from 2nd week of Feb.

Next gen Mitsubishi Montero likely to get Nissan patrol SUV's underpinnings.

South Korea to develop train that travels as fast as 1000 kph. Based on hyper tube tech. To reduce travel time between Seoul to busan to 1 hour from 3 hours.

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