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FasTag Mandatory from midnight of 15th February – Things You Should Know

The road and transport ministry on Sunday said that any vehicle passing any toll plaza from the midnight of 15th and 16th February, 2021 needs to have a Fastag attached in their vehicle. The vehicles without FASTags or without valid, functional FASTag entering will be penalized with double the cost of the toll assigned to the respective vehicle. Press Information Bureau (PIB) released the statement from the ministry which said “Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has decided that all lanes in the fee plazas on National Highways shall be…

Ather Energy to invest Rs 635 cr in next five yrs at its new manufacturing facility in Hosur

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Hero MotoCorp-backed electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy on Friday said it would invest Rs 635 crore in the next five years at its manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu to scale up production. The company, which began operations from the factory in Hosur, from January 2 this year, has achieved 90 per cent localisation of parts, including battery pack which is made in-house, Ather Energy said in a statement. The plant has an annual capacity of 1.1 lakh scooters and 1.2 lakh battery packs. “It’s been a great journey for us so far,…

Mahindra Announces Free Mega Service Camp For All Its Passenger Vehicles

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Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. has announced a free, nation-wide, mega service camp, M-Plus, for customers of its entire range of personal vehicles. Mahindra’s passenger vehicles include the Bolero, Scorpio, XUV500, Marazzo, Alturas G4, XUV300 TUV300, KUV100, Thar, Xylo, Nuvosport, Quanto, Verito, Verito Vibe, Logan and Rexton. This grand customer-centric initiative will be organized between till February 18, 2021, in almost 600 Mahindra authorized workshops, across all the major cities of the country. The M-Plus Mega Service Camps will provide Mahindra owners with the opportunity to ensure that their vehicles are…

Marc Llistosella appointed as the new CEO and MD of Tata Motors

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Tata Motors announced that they have appointed Marc Llistosella to the role of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the firm. The new replacement will be effective from July 1, 2021, the company informed in its BSE filing. Marc Llistosella will replace current CEO of Tata Motors Guenter Butschek, who had expressed his desire to to relocate to Germany at the end of the contract for personal reasons. Butschek has accepted the request of the board of Tata Motors to continue as the MD & CEO until June 30, 2021.…

Mahindra Marazzo Finally Gets an AMT Variant

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The Mahindra Marazzo MPV which is currently offered with only a diesel-manual powertrain since its launch in 2018. A diesel-automatic option has been in the plans for a long time and so the Mahindra MPV Marazzo will get a new diesel-AMT option soon. Expect it to be launched in the coming weeks in the month of February or March 2021. The Marazzo’s 1.5-litre diesel engine makes 121PS and 300Nm and the only transmission on offer is the 6-speed manual as of now. It will soon get a 6-speed AMT option, just…

Maruti Suzuki Swift 2021 India launch in February 2021

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Maruti Suzuki Swift 2021 facelift will be launched in India in February 2021. Sources familiar with the development confirmed the country’s largest automaker will launch the updated version of the popular Maruti Swift hatchback in India on either 17 or 18 February. The previous news was that the upcoming Maruti Suzuki car’s launch date had been scheduled for some time this month. In fact, the first set of images of the new Maruti Suzuki Swift on a test run here also emerged just last month. First things first — the…

Nissan Magnite launched in India from Rs. 4.99 Lakh

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Nissan has launched the Magnite in India at a starting price of Rs 4.99 lakh, with the top-end model going for Rs 9.35 lakh. The Magnite competes in the sub-4 meter SUV segment which is already full of various options including the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Toyota Urban Cruiser, Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet, Tata Nexon, Mahindra XUV300 and the Ford EcoSport. The Nissan SUV is available in five trims with two petrol engines. The prices are only introductory for now and will be applicable till the end of December, 2020. Nissan Magnite petrol priced at Rs 4.99-7.55 lakh (introductory) Turbo-petrol manual priced…

Government Plans to set up 69,000 Electric Vehicle Charging Station

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As part of the push towards e-mobility, the government now plans to set up more electric vehicle charging points across the country. Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that the Centre plans to set up at least one EV charging station for each and every 69,000 petrol pumps to push people to use more electric vehicles in future. “Battery charging ecosystem is very important…government is planning to set up at least one electric vehicle charging kiosk at around 69 thousand petrol pumps across the country to induce people…

Hyundai i20 receives 20,000 bookings within 20 days of launch

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Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Friday said its all-new i20 premium hatchback has received 20,000 bookings within 20 days of its launch in the market. The company has also delivered more than 4000 units during the Diwali season. The third-generation i20 was officially launched earlier in November at a starting price point of ₹6.79 lakh (ex showroom, pan India, introductory) and fights in the premium hatchback segment featuring cars like Tata Altroz, Volkswagen Polo, Toyota Glanza and Maruti Suzuki Baleno. More than 85 per cent customers have opted for Sportz…

Car and Two Wheeler Sales – Hero and Hyundai create records

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The auto industry has welcomed the festive season with a bang. Overall the auto industry has reported bumper sales in the month of October with Hero and Hyundai creating records. Hero Moto and Hyundai, India’s top automobile manufacturers reported lifetime high monthly dispatch volumes to dealerships. In total, Hero Motocorp sold 8,06,848 units last month, 35 percent higher than 5,99,248 units sold in October last year. Demand has been generally been led by positive sentiments in the market, returning of normalcy post-Covid lockdown, and most importantly the festive season of…