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6 hot car launches in September

6 hot car launches in September

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

With festive season around the corner, automakers are launching their best cars.

F1: Championship leader Hamilton in holiday mood after Hungarian victory

F1: Championship leader Hamilton in holiday mood after Hungarian victory

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

The four-time world champion's fifth win of the season for Mercedes left him on 213 points to 189 for Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who finished second, and relishing the prospect of a stress-free family holiday.

Leclerc stuns with pole hat-trick in Singapore

Leclerc stuns with pole hat-trick in Singapore

Rediff.com21 Sep 2019

The race has been won from pole eight times out of 11 editions.

Slowdown? These cars still have a long waiting period

Slowdown? These cars still have a long waiting period

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

While some carmakers are lowering their sales targets, Maruti Suzuki DZire, M&M XUV500 and Renault Duster are selling strong.

Toyota, Skoda, Tata Motors hike prices

Toyota, Skoda, Tata Motors hike prices

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

Every year, carmakers announce at the end of November or December their plans to increase prices of their vehicles by January.

10 best selling cars in April, Maruti Alto tops

10 best selling cars in April, Maruti Alto tops

Rediff.com12 May 2016

The first month of the new fiscal year saw a slight change in sales trends as market leader Maruti Suzuki saw a decline in sales of its popular models.

How Netflix series helps boost F1

How Netflix series helps boost F1

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

Netflix's behind-the-scenes 'Drive to Survive' Formula One documentary has been a huge success that could change the way broadcasters engage with audiences, one of the sport's top sponsors said on Tuesday.

Ferrari again fastest on final day of F1 testing

Ferrari again fastest on final day of F1 testing

Rediff.com10 Mar 2018

The Finn's lap of one minute 17.221 seconds around Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya was the second fastest of the eight days of winter testing and slower only than team mate Sebastian Vettel's best on Thursday.

Hyundai is betting big on compact diesel cars

Hyundai is betting big on compact diesel cars

Rediff.com3 Dec 2019

The entire range of Hyundai's diesel cars - from compact ones to SUV models, including the soon-to-be-launched Aura - will be eco-friendly.

2012 was a dream season: Alonso

2012 was a dream season: Alonso

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Fernando Alonso failed to win a third Formula One championship on Sunday but the Ferrari driver still rated his season as the best of his career.

New utility models drive passenger vehicle sales

New utility models drive passenger vehicle sales

Rediff.com14 Nov 2012

The companies continue to see heavy demand in utility cars.

Hamilton backs 'former foe' Alonso to win F1 world title

Hamilton backs 'former foe' Alonso to win F1 world title

Rediff.com16 Oct 2012

Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton has tipped once bitter team-mate, Fernando Alonso to win the world title duel with Sebastian Vettel.

Maruti finds Hyundai, Tata race past it in October

Maruti finds Hyundai, Tata race past it in October

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

Strong festive demand in October helped carmakers register a seven-per cent volume growth in the domestic market, even as the largest player, Maruti Suzuki, reported low single-digit growth.

Hyundai Creta will certainly get your heartbeats racing

Hyundai Creta will certainly get your heartbeats racing

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

With its fluidic design, Santa Fe looks and powerful engine under the hood, Hyundai Creta is quite an interesting SUV

Perez is staying at Force India in 2017

Perez is staying at Force India in 2017

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

Mexican Sergio Perez will stay at Force India next year for a fourth straight season, the Silverstone-based Formula One team announced after Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.

Duster gets a facelift, dazzles with new features

Duster gets a facelift, dazzles with new features

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

Better styling, safety and comfort features will make the new Duster a winner all the way.

Indy 500 puts spotlight on racing's gender diversity

Indy 500 puts spotlight on racing's gender diversity

Rediff.com21 Aug 2020

Beyond the empty stands and coronavirus-induced delay, this year's Indianapolis 500 will see another profound change at the famed Brickyard on Sunday -- for the first time in 21 years, there are no female drivers on the starting grid.

Car makers rejig products as diesel, petrol prices near parity

Car makers rejig products as diesel, petrol prices near parity

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

While the share of diesel vehicles sales in the overall passenger car industry has already fallen sharply, sales of CNG vehicles have shown a compound annual growth rate of 15.5 per cent over the past five years.

Big six is the number for Hamilton in Texas

Big six is the number for Hamilton in Texas

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

Austin is a favourite track for the 34-year-old Mercedes driver and he will also be fancied to round up his Texan win tally to six on Sunday.

Hamilton confident Mercedes can deliver

Hamilton confident Mercedes can deliver

Rediff.com8 Mar 2014

Lewis Hamilton believes his Mercedes Formula One team can live up to their advance billing as favourites when the season starts in Australia next week.

Is Hamilton better than Schumacher by miles?

Is Hamilton better than Schumacher by miles?

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

Lewis Hamilton has competed with Alonso, Raikkonen, Button, Rosberg, Schumacher and Vettel, champions all of them, and he has come out on top.

Carmakers get pricing wrong as models crowd market

Carmakers get pricing wrong as models crowd market

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

The first major pricing error was made by market leader Maruti Suzuki when it launched its first crossover the S Cross

Why India's automobile business is like Bollywood

Why India's automobile business is like Bollywood

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

What worked for Hyundai in India when so many other auto manufacturers have had to eat humble pie? Pavan Lall finds out.

Lotus no longer title sponsor of Lotus F1 team

Lotus no longer title sponsor of Lotus F1 team

Rediff.com7 Apr 2012

A title sponsorship agreement between loss-making Malaysian-owned sportscar maker Group Lotus and Lotus F1 has been cancelled but the team will race on as Lotus, owner Gerard Lopez said on Friday.

Will Harley-Davidson be back on Indian roads?

Will Harley-Davidson be back on Indian roads?

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

For Hero MotoCorp, India's largest two-wheeler company, it's a calculated gambit to revive Harley-Davidson whose ride in India has been anything but easy since it got here.When automotive firms embark on alliances, it's a roll of the dice on how such marriages will play out.

F1 team name changes approved

F1 team name changes approved

Rediff.com4 Nov 2011

Formula One stakeholders approved name changes for the Renault, Team Lotus and Virgin Racing teams at a commission meeting in Geneva on Thursday.

Rs 14.95-lakh Jeep Compass hits Indian roads

Rs 14.95-lakh Jeep Compass hits Indian roads

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

The 5-seater Compass is set to take on Hyundai Creta, Mahindra XUV500, Renault Duster, Toyota Innova and Tata Hexa.

It's not the future of urban commuting, it's the present!

It's not the future of urban commuting, it's the present!

Rediff.com23 Apr 2012

It's not a car. It's not a scooter. It is a hole on four wheels. Doors are an option.

Hulkenberg qualifies ninth, Resta 15th on grid for Aus GP

Hulkenberg qualifies ninth, Resta 15th on grid for Aus GP

Rediff.com17 Mar 2012

Sahara Force India's Nico Hulkenberg will start Sunday's Australian Grand Prix in the ninth position on the grid while Paul di Resta will begin the season-opening race in 15th position.

Rowland earns McLaren F1 test

Rowland earns McLaren F1 test

Rediff.com5 Dec 2011

British teenager Oliver Rowland will have a Formula One test with McLaren after collecting a coveted Autosport award previously won by the likes of Jenson Button and David Coulthard.

Famous cases of cheating in sport

Famous cases of cheating in sport

Rediff.com17 Sep 2009

Renault parted company with flamboyant team boss Flavio Briatore on Wednesday and said they would not contest charges they had fixed last year's Singapore Grand Prix by ordering driver Nelson Piquet to crash, to help Spanish team-mate Fernando Alonso win.

Kubica to miss start of 2012  F1 season

Kubica to miss start of 2012 F1 season

Rediff.com24 Nov 2011

Renault's Robert Kubica will miss the start of the 2012 Formula One season after the Polish driver conceded that he would not have regained full fitness following a near-fatal accident in February.

Chevrolet Beat Activ concept launched!

Chevrolet Beat Activ concept launched!

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

Chevrolet Beat Activ Concept debuts a new design language for GM India

F1 team owners Genii interested in buying Lotus

F1 team owners Genii interested in buying Lotus

Rediff.com7 Feb 2012

Lotus Formula One team owners Genii Capital would be interested in buying the loss-making Lotus Group from Malaysian parent Proton, chairman Gerard Lopez said on Monday.

Formula One: Sutil handed 18-month suspension

Formula One: Sutil handed 18-month suspension

Rediff.com31 Jan 2012

Former Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil was found guilty of grievous bodily harm by a Munich court on Tuesday and given an 18-month suspended sentence and 200,000 eurofine for a night club brawl in China last year.

Sutil apologises in court for Lux attack

Sutil apologises in court for Lux attack

Rediff.com30 Jan 2012

Former Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil told a Munich court on Monday he had made efforts to settle a row over a night club brawl last year with Eric Lux but he had failed to do so despite his repeated apologies.

Ricciardo farewell: Ready for tears and beers

Ricciardo farewell: Ready for tears and beers

Rediff.com24 Nov 2018

Daniel Ricciardo is ready for tears, and maybe a few celebratory beers, as the cheerful Australian gears up for his 100th and last race with Red Bull in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Hamilton prouder of equality push than seventh F1 title

Hamilton prouder of equality push than seventh F1 title

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

Hamilton said he would still be "incredibly proud" to pull level with "an icon like Michael" and seven was way beyond his wildest dreams, but numbers and titles maybe meant more to those on the outside.

Petrov gets five-place penalty for Indian Grand Prix

Petrov gets five-place penalty for Indian Grand Prix

Rediff.com16 Oct 2011

Renault's Russian driver was reprimanded by stewards and handed a five-place penalty on the starting grid for the Indian Formula One Grand Prix after causing a collision in Korea on Sunday.

Bottas pips Hamilton for pole at Austrian F1 GP

Bottas pips Hamilton for pole at Austrian F1 GP

Rediff.com4 Jul 2020

The front row lockout was a record-equalling 65th for champions Mercedes.