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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY- Thursday, 2nd March, 2017

Bigger displacement KTM bikes not to come to India.

Honda monkey 50th anniversary edition launched in Japan.

Honda Activa 4G launched at Rs. 50,730. Gets combined braking system with equaliser, mobile charging, BS 4 compliance.

Honda WR-V spec revealed. Shares engine with jazz. Auto tranny not offered. Dual airbags, ABS standard.

Benelli tornado 302 to launch in India in April.

Range Rover velar to be unveiled today.

Next gen maruti Suzuki swift to continue with current engine options. Launch in mid-2017.

Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza certified for front offset crash test. Country's 1st vehicle certified for both front offset and side impact tests.

Maruti Suzuki recalls 151 units of grand Vitara. To check possible fault in manual transmission. Vehicles manufactured between June 2008-may 2013.

Volkswagen Tiguan launching in April in India. Passat to launch in July.

SAIC to be 1st Chinese maker to enter India. Already registered in India, company hiring executives. Close to finalising deal to takeover GM's Gujarat plant.

Mercedes Benz C class long wheelbase to skip India.

New Mitsubishi eclipse cross SUV revealed. Powered by 1.5L turbo petrol, 2.2L diesel engine.

Mahindra confirms next gen Thar. Could get design inputs from Ssangyong and pininfarina.

Most automakers post double digit growth in February.

F1: Bottas quickest. Vettel and Ferrari star again in Barcelona testing.

Maini brothers to drive for Jenzer Motorsport. Arjun will continue driving in GP 3, Kush will switch over to FIA Italian F4 championship.

Uber owns patent for tech involved in lawsuit with Google. Patent owned by tech startup tyto which is owned by Otto which in turn is owned by uber.

New Volvo automatically steers and brakes to avoid accidents. Installed in its upcoming SUV xc 60, software to work between 60-140 kph.

Female engineer's harassment claim unsubstantiated, says Tesla. Claims employee moved into successive engineering roles despite not having engineering degree.

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

Yamaha R15 v3.0 to launch in Thailand.

Hero super splendor i3s launched at Rs. 55,275. Glamour FI launched in Argentina. HF deluxe i3s coming soon.

KTM not to launch twin cylinder 250cc bikes.

Bajaj sold 3000 units of dominar 400 in January.

Benelli working on 125cc to 750cc bikes. TNT 750 naked roadster spotted.

Facelifted ford ecosport to be made in Brazil from May. Argentina launch soon.

Isuzu MU-X to launch in Thailand in march.

2017 Mitsubishi lancer to be unveiled on April 6.

Honda city facelift launched at Rs.8.5 lakhs. New top end variant added, engines unchanged.

World's 1st commercial flying car now on sale. PAL-V liberty are air legal, deliveries scheduled towards end of 2018. Prices start from Rs. 2.52 crores (before taxes).

General motors to sell Vauxhall and Opel brands to PSA Peugeot Citroen group.

Tesla stocks record high after Dubai launch. Musk says almost all cars will be self-driving in 10 years.

Rolls Royce posted its largest ever loss. Loss attributed to the bribery scandal.

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Yamaha R15 v3.0 to launch in Thailand.

Hero super splendor i3s launched at Rs. 55,275. Glamour FI launched in Argentina. HF deluxe i3s coming soon.

KTM not to launch twin cylinder 250cc bikes.

Bajaj sold 3000 units of dominar 400 in January.

Benelli working on 125cc to 750cc bikes. TNT 750 naked roadster spotted.

Facelifted ford ecosport to be made in Brazil from May. Argentina launch soon.

Isuzu MU-X to launch in Thailand in march.

2017 Mitsubishi lancer to be unveiled on April 6.

Honda city facelift launched at Rs.8.5 lakhs. New top end variant added, engines unchanged.

World's 1st commercial flying car now on sale. PAL-V liberty are air legal, deliveries scheduled towards end of 2018. Prices start from Rs. 2.52 crores (before taxes).

General motors to sell Vauxhall and Opel brands to PSA Peugeot Citroen group.

Tesla stocks record high after Dubai launch. Musk says almost all cars will be self-driving in 10 years.

Rolls Royce posted its largest ever loss. Loss attributed to the bribery scandal.

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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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