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Porsche, the German super sports luxury car maker, has launched the Porsche Macan SUV facelift in India, with entry-level, four-cylinder model priced at Rs 69.98 lakh, and the V6-engined Porsche Macan S priced at Rs 85.03 lakh to boost sales in Asias third biggest economy.

Porsche launches new Macan sports at Rs 70 lakh

The entry-level Macan packs a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine that develops 252hp and 370Nm of torque.

31 July 2019 2:11 AM IST

$Effective September 1, motor vehicle owners would be able to buy a standalone annual \own damage\ cover. This will be applicable for cars and two-wheelers, both old and new, insurance regulator IRDAI said.$ Business

Registration of vehicles to pinch

The government on Friday proposed amendments to the motor vehicle norms to allow scrapping of vehicles older than 15...

30 July 2019 1:21 AM IST

Marutis usual approach has always been a crowd-pleaser, and this facelift is no exception.

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The price is right: Ciaz is value for money

Interestingly, the car gives out a beep sound whenever you hit a speed of 120 kmph and it cannot be turned off.

30 July 2019 1:20 AM IST

The company, however, maintained margin above 10 per cent level despite subdued environment.

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Maruti Suzuki net profit down 27 per cent in Q1

27 July 2019 8:05 AM IST

The new BMW X7 will compete with other large, luxurious SUVs like the Mercedes-Benz GLS and the Range Rover in the country.

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BMW drives in X7 SUV for Rs 98.90 lakh

The new flagship SUV sits above the X5 and comes with two engines to choose from namely xDrive40i (petrol) and the...

26 July 2019 1:21 AM IST

Last week from July 18 to 24, the rain deficit in the country as a whole was at 35 per cent.

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Good rains for next 2 weeks to speed up sowing, cover deficit

The country had received below average rains in the past two weeks.

26 July 2019 1:19 AM IST

The firms British luxury car arm JLR posted a pre-tax loss of 395 million pounds compared to 264 million pound loss in the same period a year ago.

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Tata Motors loss doubles to Rs 3,680 crore over JLR woes

The Mumbai headquartered automaker had posted a loss of Rs 1,862.57 crore in the June quarter last year.

26 July 2019 1:13 AM IST

Mercedes sedans and SUVS will now cost Rs 90,000 to Rs 5.50 lakh more at the showroom.

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Car, bike prices hiked despite weak demand

Mercedes-Benz GLC SUV and its flagship sedan, the S-Class is available for a discount of about Rs 7.50 lakh to upto Rs...

25 July 2019 1:01 AM IST

The bad news is that over the next three days there would be less or no rains in many parts of the country, which would widen the all-India rain deficit from the present 17 per cent to 20 per cent from June 1, the start of the monsoon season.

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Rains to revive, pick up pace over next two weeks

The state-run agency also said rains in the remaining parts of the country are very likely to be normal to below normal.

19 July 2019 6:55 AM IST

MG Hector SUVs top two variants, called Smart and Sharp, are seeing the highest demand from buyers, with over 50 per cent reservations for the petrol variants.

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High-tech SUVs catch the fancy of Indian buyers

MG Hector SUV was launched last month priced between Rs 12.18 lakh to Rs 16.88 lakh.

19 July 2019 3:16 AM IST

The Ministry of Heavy Industries has invited proposals from urban local bodies, municipal corporations, PSUs (state/central) and public/private entities, who are interested in developing EV charging infrastructure in different states and cities.

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EV charging stations to be set up in capital cities

The government wants to extend the capital grants with various organisations to promote the use of EVs in the country.

18 July 2019 1:22 AM IST

The bike is likely to be launched by June 2019.

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2-wheeler, commercial vehicle inventory rising: FADA

However, in the April-June quarter PV sales dropped only by one per cent at 7,28,785 units, down from 7,36,290 units...

17 July 2019 7:17 AM IST