The recurrent increases in fuel prices over the past 10 days are eating into the margins of transporters, who will be forced to pass on the hikes to their customers. This, in turn, is set to make the prices of daily consumables and other goods dearer, affect consumption, and slow economic growth, said transporters and analysts. Freight rates on grand trunk routes have shot up 3-4 per cent month-on-month in the past few days, according to the Indian Foundation of Transport Research & Training (IFTRT).
Jeev Milkha Singh will reach another golfing milestone in his illustrious career as he becomes the first Indian to tee up at the 16-man World Matchplay Championships beginning in Casares on Thursday.
Volvo is looking at introducing stripped-down version of its luxury sedans.
And it feels entirely different when compared to all its earlier avatars, observes Pavan Lall.
Importantly, Volvo has even addressed the steering that weighs up very nicely and adds to the surefootedness, whether you've selected Sport or Advanced on the C-Chassis system.
Volvo has redefined bus travel in the country and continues to churn out several new quality products for this market. Can it stave off tenacious newcomers like Tata and Benz?
However, notable absentees from the expo will be Honda, Toyota, Ford, BMW, Audi, Lexus, Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover along with two-wheeler majors Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor Co.
If one leaves aside 2016, when sales declined 4.68 per cent, the pace of growth in 2018 is the slowest in a decade, according to IHS Markit, a sales forecast and market research firm.
Combined sales at top four manufacturers - Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles, and Mahindra and Mahindra - dropped 20 per cent to 20,324 units in November
The Volvo car with the Maharashtra registration number was seized on Monday, the official said, adding there is no clarity so far on who owned this car.
Mahindra e20Plus; Tata Hexa; Volvo S90; New Toyota Fortuner; New Hyundai Tucson. Get ready for the beauties!
India's junior female hockey players were in for a surprise as the country's ODI cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni met them.
At Rs 18,400 per share, value up 100 times since Lehman crisis
The number of participating automakers has fallen from 50 in 2018 to 30 this year. The count of exhibitors, including technology companies, has come down from 119 to 112. And showstopper luxury and supercar brands, including Toyota, Jeep, Lamborghini, Porsche, and Volvo will be missing. Similarly, the commercial vehicle makers also gave the show a miss -- a prolonged economic slowdown has dented their fortunes and near chances of any recovery.
'I see a virtually zero impact on the sales of new vehicles with this move,' said an expert
Smooth engine, plush interiors, great suspension that handle dodgy roads with ease, futuristic design elements that have little by way of competition in the market -- it's all there, says Pavan Lall.
DiamlerChrysler, Volvo, Renault plan to hit roads with their high-capacity trucks soon.
SIAM expects the super-luxury bus market to grow five-fold in the next 3 years.
The Indian golfer had a successful season where he lifted four titles and topped the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
The ace Indian golfer had a successful season where he lifted four titles and topped the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
While the rich are buying expensive luxury vehicles in Patna, the poor continue to suffer. The pandemic, discovers M I Khan, has cast new light on the stark economic divide in the capital city of Bihar, India's poorest state.
The Indian golfer, who was ranked as low as 376th during this year itself, made an unbelievable leap of 339 places.
Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee ended a frustrating 22-month winless run by lifting the season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia title.
He managed only an even par 72 despite hitting four birdies in the third round.
Shiv Kapur returned to the top-200 club in the world golf rankings when he climbed seven spots to 196th. Gaurav Ghei gained three places to 226.
A day after the tragic mishap in Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, in which 45 passengers of a Volvo bus were burnt alive after it caught fire, the police on Thursday arrested the owner of the bus operator company and its driver.
The Indian ace (70) outscored Tiger Woods (72) by two shots in the opening round of the HSBC Champions in Shanghai.
India's Shiv Kapur was crowned Rookie of the Year at the Asian Tour's Awards Night 2005
Jyoti Randhawa is perched at an impressive third place in the Asian Order of Merit list.
American tennis ace Serena Williams has maintained her No 1 spot, while German Angelique Kerber has slipped to the third in the latest women's tennis world rankings issued by the WTA.
The move will primarily impact luxury car companies like Mercedes Benz, BMW, Audi and Volvo and bike brands like Triumph and Harley Davidson.
Seven people were killed while 40 others injured, six of them seriously, when a Mumbai-bound bus from Bangalore caught fire after hitting a road median in north Karnataka's Haveri district early on Thursday.
Vandana Raghuvanshi, secretary of the Poorvanchal Jan Andolan Samiti, went to the Varanasi bus stand around 11 am and boarded a state-run Volvo bus that ran between the city and Lucknow, said Dinesh Kumar Singh, superintendent of police (city).
Audi, Mercedes and BMW will soon hot up the market.
The ace Indian golfer, chasing his first victory on the Davidoff Tour, fired a four-under-par 68 to join the South African at the top of theleaderboard in the Volvo Masters of Asia.
There's a car and bike to match every personality and every budget in 2018, say P Tharyan and Joshua David Luther
The Mumbai-based firm has lost almost 10 percentage points in market share since 2009-10, even as other brands have fought hard to wrest share away.
