NEW DELHI: If anyone can stake claim to putting India on four wheels and producing the people’s car Maruti 800, it is Osamu Suzuki, known for his hard-nosed business acumen as much as his no-nonsense attitude and frugal mindset.Suzuki (senior advisor, Suzuki Motor Corporation and former chairman, Suzuki Motor corp), who died on Dec 25…
CHENNAI: After SAIC (which owns MG) , Sajjan Jindal’s steel-to-paints conglomerate JSW Group is in talks with multiple auto majors for more electric vehicle joint ventures. According to sources with direct knowledge of the matter, among the OEMs that JSW is in talks with is Chinese auto major Geely. JSW, say sources, is betting aggressively…
NEW DELHI: While maintaining that only registered businesses involved in sale and purchase of vehicles, govt sources have said goods and servcies tax (GST) of 18% will be applicable on the margin of sale – the difference between the price at which the vehicle was bought by the business and the price realised on sale.So,…
For the Katra-Baramulla route, an eight-coach Vande Bharat train with chair car seating will be introduced. (AI image for representative purpose) Indian Railways eyes two special trains for Jammu & Kashmir! Indian Railways plans to introduce two new train services to enhance Kashmir connectivity in the coming month.A centrally heated sleeper train will operate between…
“Who was driving the car,” asked US Vice President-elect JD Vance on Friday (local time) as he joined critics over the framing of the headline of the Germany Christmas market car attack, by prominent media organisations, including The Associated Press. Vance’s response came after two died and 68 others were injured when Tayeb A, a…
At least 11 people died and over 60 people were injured as a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germany’s Magdeburg on Friday, German newspaper Bild reported. German police have arrested a doctor from Saudi Arabia, who they say was driving the car. However, they said that it was not yet…
BERLIN : A car drove into people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday. Officials said they suspected it was an attack and that people were injured, but it was not immediately clear how many were harmed. The driver of the car was arrested, German news agency DPA reported,…
NEW DELHI: With car prices going up between 35-50% over the past 3-4 years, owing to safety and emissions mandates, affording a vehicle has become difficult for mass consumers and sales are likely to see a moderate growth of 3-4% in the coming year, Kia India MD Gwanggu Lee said on Thursday.To generate demand, Lee…
A Ford Mustang adorned with colourful Christmas lights turned heads in Wyoming, but not all the attention was welcome. The Wyoming Highway Patrol stopped the festive vehicle as it drove down the highway, warning that such decorations are illegal and potentially hazardous. The Highway Patrol shared a photo of the illuminated Mustang on Instagram, reminding…
A 32-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh, Chiranjeevi Panguluri, lost his life in a road accident in Leicestershire, eastern England, while four others were hospitalised with serious injuries. The accident occurred on Tuesday morning as a grey Mazda 3 Tamura, travelling county-bound from Leicester towards Market Harborough, veered off the road and landed in a ditch….