Swiss-based Sauber have parted company with principal Monisha Kaltenborn, the first woman to run a Formula One outfit, the team's owners said.
The Camry hybrid sold 466 units in January-April in the region.
Chinese star Liang Wen-chong remained firmly at the top of the leaderboard after firing a one-under-par 71 in the second round at the Hero Honda Indian Open on Friday. Liang, who posted a record 60 on Thursday, produced a 13-under-par 131 total for a comfortable five stroke lead over Sweden's Daniel Chopra who shot a 70 in second place at the Delhi Golf Club.
China's Liang Wen-chong fired a record breaking 12-under-par 60 for a five-stroke lead in the opening round at the Hero Honda Indian Open on Thursday. Liang, who was the 2007 Asian Tour's Order of Merit winner, surpassed the previous course record of 10-under-par 62 set by India's Shiv Kapur last year at the Delhi Golf Club.
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I believe one of the reasons for Maruti's success has been its ability to strike a balance. We have borrowed the best in terms of Japanese technology, quality and work culture. At the same time, in our relationship with employees, partners and customers, we have been Indian to the core, says Shinzo Nakanishi.
In its first overseas acquisition after parting ways with Honda, country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp (HMC) on Monday said it has picked up 49.2 per cent stake in US-based high-end motorcycle maker Erik Buell Racing (EBR) for $ 25 million (about Rs 148 crore).
German auto maker Daimler Trucks has zeroed in on the Munjals of Hero Honda for a joint venture to make commercial vehicles in India. The announcement is expected before Christmas. According to sources, Daimler has been directly involved in talks with the Munjal family.
Maruti Udyog, India's biggest carmaker, has been ranked first in customer satisfaction by international market research firm JD Power.
Companies are drawn to the parks by the infrastructure and ready-to-occupy land.
Woods, who finished one stroke behind Casey, lamented a "couple of putts here and there" that could have led to his 80th PGA Tour victory.
Besieged by rising steel prices, the domestic passenger car manufacturers are gearing up to raise prices again. Barely a month ago, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motors India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors and Honda Siel had effected price increases of Rs 6,000 to Rs 30,000 across models.
The Toyota Yaris was finally launched in India last month. Rajesh Alva/Rediff.com offers a quick checklist of what appeals to him about the car, and what doesn't.
The key beneficiary of this expansion in the motorcycle market happens to be Bajaj Auto.
Sales of commercial vehicles were up 11.45 per cent to 56,840 units in December 2015.
India's motor racing ace Narain Karthikeyan could be in line for a Formula One comeback as replacement for dropped Dutch driver Christijan Albers.
Amongst cars sold in the mid-size category (domestic sales) between April 2007 and March 2008, diesel variants outsold petrol car models roughly in the ratio of 7:3. That means over 70 per cent of the over 1,79,493 mid-size cars sold in the domestic markets were diesel models. Diesel mid-size cars on an average are priced 15.5 per cent more than the petrol variant. Overall, the mid-size category, petrol and diesel models included, grew by 14.6 per cent.
Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella finished second fastest in the second day's testing in Barcelona.
Giancarlo Fisichella once again outshone team-mate Adrian Sutil even though both the Force India drivers managed to better their morning timings in the afternoon free practice session ahead of Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix.
MSI said compact sedan Dzire Tour stood out as sales rose by over two-fold during the month under review to 3,370 units as against 1,299 in July 2014.
Navratri and Onam saw flat sales, but industry hopes to turn the corner with a cracker of a Diwali.
Force India driver Adrian Sutil emerged 12th among 13 drivers on the third and final day of Formula One testing in Barcelona on Sunday. The German clocked a best timing of 1 minute 23.800 seconds after 86 laps of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya, on the outskirts of Barcelona. Only Honda's British driver Jenson Button was slower at 1:23.808 seconds. Australian Mark Webber was fastest in his Red Bull, clocking 1:22.385.
With their seven-year association coming to an end after the World Cup, International Cricket Council's sponsors such as LG Electronics, Pepsi and Hero Honda seem to be having second thoughts on renewing the deal.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will start the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix from pole position after setting the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday.
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