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September 3, 2020 No Responses

Daimler Projects Profit Revival On New Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Daimler was set on Wednesday to launch the new model of its Mercedes-Benz S-Class luxury sedan, which it hopes will help return the German carmaker to profitability next year after the coronavirus pandemic slashed demand for high-end vehicles.Daimler has launched a new S-Class every...

September 2, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Delivers 45,809 Units In August

Hyundai Motor announced on Tuesday that its domestic sales in India increased 19.9 percent at 45,809 units in August 2020 as against 38,205 units in the same period last year.However, export sales for the automaker declined 61.7 percent at 6, 800 units...

August 29, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Reveals B-SUV Design Concept

Nissan on Friday revealed the design approach taken to create its upcoming B-SUV, the Magnite Concept, along with the elements of its interiors and exteriors. Scheduled for launched in the latter half of the current fiscal year, it i...

August 22, 2020 No Responses

Kia Sonet SUV Receives 6,523 Bookings In 24 Hours

Kia Motor on Friday disclosed that its new Sonet compact Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) has received 6,523 bookings on the first day in India, setting a new record. The automaker has opened bookings for the SUV on August 20, 2020 ahead of its market ...

August 22, 2020 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover opens New Outlet

Jaguar Land Rover on Friday announced the opening of its new 3S retail facility in Bengaluru, India. The new outlets will sell cars, service and also sell the spare parts.With this new 3S retail outlet, Jaguar Land Rover India’s distribution netw...

August 21, 2020 No Responses

Volkswagen Begins Production Of ID.4 Electric SUV

Volkswagen has commenced the production of the brand’s first full-electric Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), ID.4According to the latest update by the German automaker, the ID.4 will be revealed in a matter of weeks.The ID.4 is being launched as a part of.....

August 20, 2020 No Responses

Kia Motors Opens Pre-Booking For Sonet SUV

Kia Motors on Wednesday announced the commencement of pre-bookings for its sub-compact Sports Utility Vehicle Sonet, beginning August 20, 2020.Kookhyun Shim, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Kia Motors India said, “The Sonet is Kia’s answer...

August 18, 2020 No Responses

Renault Unveils New Duster

Renault on Monday unveiled its new Duster turbo petrol variant for the Indian market. The Renault Duster turbo petrol is available in three manual trim options, RXE, RXS, RXZ, while there are two CVT trims on offer as well, RXS and RXZ.Acco...

August 14, 2020 No Responses

Daimler Agrees To $3b Diesel Settlements

Daimler said on Thursday it has reached agreements costing nearly $3 billion to settle civil investigations by U.S. regulators and lawsuits from vehicle owners stemming from a long-running probe into software to cheat diesel emissions tests.The settlements ...

August 13, 2020 No Responses

Ford Recalls Midsize SUVs

Ford is recalling more than 558,000 midsize SUVs in North America because the brakes may not work properly.The recall covers certain 2015 through 2018 Ford Edge and 2016 through 2018 Lincoln MKX vehicles.Ford said Wednesday that some front brake hoses can ru...

August 12, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai, Firm Name $4b Self-Driving Joint Venture Motional

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co and auto supplier Aptiv PLC have named their self-driving joint venture Motional, the companies said Tuesday.Formed a year ago, the $4-billion venture is developing a fully automated system that it hopes to begin se...

August 10, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Records 10.2 Per Cent Increase In Shares

Hyundai Motor Company stock has jumped as much as 10.2% to its highest price since May 2018, after the automaker said it would create a family of Ioniq-brand electric vehicles (EVs) as it aims to become the third-largest EV maker...

August 8, 2020 No Responses

Kia Motors Premieres Sonet SUV

Kia Motors Corporation on Friday unveiled its sub-compact Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Sonet. Kia Sonet will be offered with 3 engine options of 1.2-litre petrol, 1.0-litre turbo petrol and the 1.5-litre turbo diesel. According to Kia, these engines...

August 6, 2020 No Responses

New Ford CEO Targets Expansion

Ford Motor Co‘s incoming Chief Executive Jim Farley said he wants to expand the automaker’s operations into related technology fields, including software, fleet management and electric vehicle charging. “These are new growth initiatives tha...