Car

Renault Expects Slight Decline In Europe, Russia And China In 2020

Reuters | Saturday January 18, 2020

Renault said on Friday it expected a slight decline in the car market in Europe, Russia and China this year after the French carmaker reported a 3.4% fall of worldwide sales in 2019 as China and Iran weighed.

Man Posed As IAS Officer On Matrimonial Site To Dupe Women; Arrested

Mumbai News | ANI | Saturday January 18, 2020

Aditya Mhatre also posted photos with imported cars on his social media accounts to create the impression of him being rich.

Outrage After Woman Drives Into Beijing's Forbidden City

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday January 18, 2020

The woman Lu Xiaobao posted photos of herself, a friend and her car in the empty Forbidden City. The photos quickly went viral.

2020 Jeep Compass Diesel Automatic Review

Ameya Naik | Saturday January 18, 2020

A Jeep Compass with a diesel engine and an automatic transmission. How we have waited to see this combination on the compact SUV, and it's been a long time coming. The 2020 Jeep Compass 4x4 diesel automatic gets more features and is BS6 compliant now. And here's what we think about it.

Actor Shabana Azmi Injured After Her SUV Rams Truck On Mumbai-Pune Expressway

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Saturday January 18, 2020

Veteran actor Shabana Azmi has been seriously injured in an accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Maharashtra's Raigad district this afternoon. Her husband Javed Akhtar was also in the car but did not suffer injuries, news agency ANI reported.

Hyundai Kona Electric Sets New Guinness World Record

Edited By Seshan Vijayraghvan | Saturday January 18, 2020

Hyundai Kona Electric SUV has entered the Guinness World Records under the category of 'Highest Altitude Achieved in an Electric Car'. It became the first Made-in-India electric SUV to be driven to an altitude of 5,731 meters to Sawula Pass in Tibet, beating the previous record of 5,715.28 meters altitude achieved by the Nio ES80.

U.S. Will Look At Sudden Acceleration Complaints Involving 500,000 Tesla Vehicles

Reuters | Saturday January 18, 2020

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it will review a petition asking the agency to formally investigate and recall 500,000 Tesla Inc vehicles over sudden unintended acceleration reports.

Autopsy Of Indian-American Woman, Found Dead In Car Boot, Inconclusive

Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday January 18, 2020

An autopsy has failed to determine the cause of death of a missing Indian-American woman whose body was later found in the trunk of her car in Chicago, authorities said.

German Carmakers, Unions Urge More Government Help For Electric Shift

Reuters | Saturday January 18, 2020

Germany's automakers and unions urged the government on Thursday to do more to support the industry's shift to electric cars, which provide less assembly work than combustion engine vehicles.

MG ZS EV Bags 2100 Bookings In Just 27 Days; Launch Preponed

Edited By Seshan Vijayraghvan | Saturday January 18, 2020

MG Motor India has bagged 2,100 pre-orders for its upcoming electric SUV, the ZS EV in less than a month. The company, which opened the pre-bookings for the MG ZS EV on December 22 and closed it on January 17.

China's Great Wall Motor Agrees To Buy General Motors' India Plant

Reuters | Saturday January 18, 2020

Great Wall Motor has agreed to buy General Motors' (GM) car plant in India, the companies said on Friday, as the Chinese automaker expands overseas amid slowing domestic demand.

Maruti Suzuki Eeco BS6 Launched In India; Prices Start At Rs. 3.81 Lakh

Edited by Shubham Parashar | Friday January 17, 2020

The Ecco is powered by the same 1.2-litre, four-cylinder engine that powers a range of Maruti's BS6 model.

2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 And Boxster GTS 4.0 Unveiled

Edited By Seshan Vijayraghvan | Friday January 17, 2020

Porsche has introduced the 2020 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and 718 Boxster GTS 4.0, and the 4.0 at the end of both the cars' names signify the new 4-litre inline six-cylinder engine powering the mid-engine sports cars.

Groupe Renault Worldwide Sales In 2019 Down By 3.4 Per Cent; India Shows Strong Growth

Ameya Naik | Friday January 17, 2020

Renault has recorded a sales growth in India due to the successful launch of Triber and the new Kwid.

Jaguar Land Rover Is Developing A Morphable Seat

Edited by Ameya Naik | Friday January 17, 2020

Jaguar Land Rover is developing the seat of the future. It's a shape-shifting system designed to improve customer wellbeing by tackling the health risks of sitting down for too long.