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Is Joe Biden Buying A Car?

Is Joe Biden Buying A Car?

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

US President Joe Biden visited the Detroit Auto Show to highlight electric vehicle manufacturing in America.

Antilia bomb scare: HC denies bail to ex-cop Sharma, pulls up NIA over probe

Antilia bomb scare: HC denies bail to ex-cop Sharma, pulls up NIA over probe

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

The agency has not done an "in- depth" investigation, it said.

Delhi: 10-year-old crashes SUV into mother, son

Delhi: 10-year-old crashes SUV into mother, son

Rediff.com5 Sep 2007

A minor boy around 10 years old allegedly drove a SUV into a mother and child in Paschim Vihar area of west Delhi late on Tuesday night.

Ford EcoSport can give other SUVs a run for their money

Ford EcoSport can give other SUVs a run for their money

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

Ford's compact SUV will challenge not only the entry-level utility vehicles but also the premium hatches and compact sedans.

Cong alleges 'Operation Lotus' as 3 J'khand MLAs caught with cash in Bengal

Cong alleges 'Operation Lotus' as 3 J'khand MLAs caught with cash in Bengal

Rediff.com31 Jul 2022

Besides the MLAs, there were two other people in the SUV, which carried a board mentioning "MLA Jamtara Jharkhand" along with the Congress' election symbol, police said.

Force One SUV gets new variants, starts at Rs 8.99 lakh

Force One SUV gets new variants, starts at Rs 8.99 lakh

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

Adds a bare bones entry level EX and a top-end LX variants. The latter comes with 4-wheel-drive.

'I expect 8% growth next year'

'I expect 8% growth next year'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2023

'We will see a lot of investments from the private sector.' 'As long as we are not impacted by some global events, I think we will be in a strong place.'

Maruti to roll out first EV next fiscal, five more by FY30

Maruti to roll out first EV next fiscal, five more by FY30

Rediff.com27 Jan 2023

Maruti will launch its first electric vehicle (EV) in the next financial year (FY24), and will roll out six EVs in the country by FY30, the automaker's parent firm Suzuki said on Thursday.

Battle of the SUVs: Fiat Avventura takes on Ford EcoSport

Battle of the SUVs: Fiat Avventura takes on Ford EcoSport

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

The Italian stallion emerges as more desirable drive.

Maruti hikes vehicle prices by around 1.1% across models

Maruti hikes vehicle prices by around 1.1% across models

Rediff.com16 Jan 2023

Maruti Suzuki India on Monday said it has hiked prices of its vehicles across models by about 1.1 per cent. This is the second price hike that the carmaker is undertaking in the ongoing fiscal year, after increasing it in April 2022. In December last year, the company had said it would hike prices of its vehicles to offset the impact of rising input costs and make provisions to update the model range to conform to stricter emission norms which will kick in from April 2023.

Passenger vehicles sales rise 23% to record of 37.93 lakh units in 2022

Passenger vehicles sales rise 23% to record of 37.93 lakh units in 2022

Rediff.com1 Jan 2023

Domestic passenger vehicles sales rose by 23 per cent to a record of 37.93 lakh units in 2022 led by the likes of Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors as the companies rode on easing of pandemic related challenges and semiconductor shortages to cash in on pent up demand, specially for SUVs. Other manufacturers like Toyota Kirloskar Motor and Skoda India also reported record sales in 2022. "The industry wholesales in January to December 2022 were just short of 38 lakh units.

Passenger vehicles get a festive high in October; sales see sharp rise

Passenger vehicles get a festive high in October; sales see sharp rise

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

Domestic passenger vehicle (PV) sales saw a significant growth in October due to increased availability of semiconductor chips and rising consumer confidence. The sales figures during the month - which coincided with the first post-Covid festival season - released by the top ten carmakers saw a jump of 30.7 per cent to 322,885 units in October. Auto companies count wholesales - units dispatched to dealers - as sales.

Intimidation flagged: SC limits people at Lakhimpur trial court hearing

Intimidation flagged: SC limits people at Lakhimpur trial court hearing

Rediff.com13 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday said nobody except the accused, victims' representatives and their lawyers shall be present in the court conducting the trial in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence cases in which Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish is among those facing prosecution.

Auto retail sales log 10% growth in July: FADA

Auto retail sales log 10% growth in July: FADA

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

Auto mobile retail sales in India witnessed a 10 per cent annual growth in July driven by robust sales across passenger vehicles, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles, industry body FADA said on Monday. Total retail sales across segments rose to 17,70,181 units last month, as compared to 16,09,217 units in July 2022. Passenger vehicle sales saw an increase of 4 per cent to 284,064 units last month, as compared to 273,055 units in the year-ago period, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said in a statement.

British firm to invest up to Rs 1,925 cr in Mahindra's EV biz

British firm to invest up to Rs 1,925 cr in Mahindra's EV biz

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and the British International Investment (BII) have inked a pact to invest Rs 1,925 crore each in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the home-grown auto major to focus on four-wheel passenger electric vehicles. The Mumbai-based automaker and BII have executed a binding agreement to invest in the new entity -- "EV Co". According to the pact, BII will invest up to Rs 1,925 crore in the form of compulsory convertible instruments at a valuation of up to Rs 70,070 crore, resulting in 2.75 per cent to 4.76 per cent ownership in the EV Co, M&M said in a regulatory filing. EV Co will focus on four-wheel (4W) passenger electric vehicles, it added.

Lakhimpur Kheri: SC order on Ashish Mishra's bail plea on Wednesday

Lakhimpur Kheri: SC order on Ashish Mishra's bail plea on Wednesday

Rediff.com24 Jan 2023

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Wednesday its order on the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish Mishra, an accused in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

'We are building Kia 2.0. India is a long-term bet for us'

'We are building Kia 2.0. India is a long-term bet for us'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2023

'India is the sixth-largest market for the Kia Corporation, and contributes 8 to 9 per cent to our global sales.' 'We are eyeing 10 per cent market share over the next few years depending on customer demand and new product innovations.'

Kia to stay away from sedans and hatchbacks

Kia to stay away from sedans and hatchbacks

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

South Korean automaker Kia Motors says it will look to be a premium only brand and stay away from the entry level segment like sedans and hatchbacks. Hardeep Singh Brar, the company's India Vice-President and Head (Sales and Marketing), said that customers have accepted Kia as a premium brand. In the mass market Kia is considered to be the most premium brand. "Customers like the features and they are willing to pay for them. So, we have consciously decided that if customers like us a premium brand, let's stick to that. It is a conscious decision to stay premium and operate in that segment of the mass market," Brar said.

US: Indian-origin Sikh man shot dead while sitting in parked car

US: Indian-origin Sikh man shot dead while sitting in parked car

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

Satnam Singh was sitting behind the wheel of a black Jeep Wrangler Sahara that was parked in South Ozone Park when a gunman approached and started shooting at him around 3.45 pm on Saturday, a report in The New York Daily News said.

BMW X3 redefines comfort and luxury in SUVs

BMW X3 redefines comfort and luxury in SUVs

Rediff.com31 Jul 2018

The new BMW X3 Luxury Line is definitely a technologically superior car compared to its predecessor and is a lot savvier than I imagined, says P Tharyan.

M&M unveils SUVs to be sold in the US

M&M unveils SUVs to be sold in the US

Rediff.com21 Apr 2007

Mahindra aims to sell in excess of 50,000 units combined annually in that country.

BSVI phase 2: Diesel car cost likely to rise by nearly Rs 80,000

BSVI phase 2: Diesel car cost likely to rise by nearly Rs 80,000

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

Buying a car, particularly a diesel-powered one, is set to pinch the customers' pockets even more from the next financial year, as the second phase of Bharat Stage VI (BSVI) emission norms kicks in. The rules require cars to be compliant with real driving emission (RDE) norms, which measure pollutants emitted by cars while they are being driven on the road, unlike in a laboratory test. The norms may increase the cost of producing diesel vehicles by nearly Rs 75,000 to Rs 80,000, and petrol-powered ones by Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000, analysts said.

Modi's convoy stops to give way to ambulance in Gujarat

Modi's convoy stops to give way to ambulance in Gujarat

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

The incident took place when Modi was on his way to the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar after finishing his public rally near Doordarshan Centre in Ahmedabad in the afternoon.

Steel firms prep for festivals, see demand by auto, consumer goods sectors

Steel firms prep for festivals, see demand by auto, consumer goods sectors

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

The festive season will mean business for the steel industry as it is the time when automotive and consumer appliance companies bump up demand to prepare for higher sales, experts have said. Ranjan Dhar, chief marketing officer at ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India), said that bookings by auto and consumer appliance industries are 20 per cent higher ahead of the festive season compared to last year. "While this could be for a couple of months, it could normalise later at approximately 10 per cent," he said.

The New Age XUV500: An absolute beast for SUV lovers

The New Age XUV500: An absolute beast for SUV lovers

Rediff.com5 Jun 2015

The new age XUV500 is the most valuable product from Mahindra

Passenger vehicle retail sales up 40% in June as chip supply improves

Passenger vehicle retail sales up 40% in June as chip supply improves

Rediff.com5 Jul 2022

Passenger vehicle retail sales in the country rose 40 per cent in June indicating an improvement in semiconductor supplies even as demand, especially for SUVs, remained robust, auto dealer' body FADA said on Tuesday. According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), passenger vehicle (PV) registrations rose to 2,60,683 units last month, as compared to 1,85,998 units in June 2021, registering an increase of 40 per cent. "The PV segment continued to see robust growth. An increase in dispatches clearly shows that semiconductor availability is now getting easier," FADA president Vinkesh Gulati said in a statement.

Mercedes-Benz GLA: You can't find a better looking SUV

Mercedes-Benz GLA: You can't find a better looking SUV

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

It's in the looks department that Mercedes-Benz's new compact sports utility vehicle, the GLA, scores over its competition in the luxury segment.

24 New Cars To Hit The Road In 2022

24 New Cars To Hit The Road In 2022

Rediff.com29 Dec 2021

'Some of the launches may get deferred due to the semiconductor shortage, which is unlikely to get resolved before the second half of 2022.'

Audi drives in all-new SUV Q3 variant

Audi drives in all-new SUV Q3 variant

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Audi plans to launch a total of 10 products in India this year as it looks to fend off stiff competition from rival Mercedes-Benz.

Automobile retail sales soar to record high in Nov: FADA

Automobile retail sales soar to record high in Nov: FADA

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

Automobile retail sales in India clocked best-ever performance last month aided by robust registrations across segments including passenger vehicles, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles, automobile dealer' body FADA said on Friday. The overall automobile retail sales rose by 26 per cent to 23,80,465 units last month, as compared with 18,93,647 units in November 2021. "November 2022 has clocked highest retails in the history of Indian automobile Industry with March'20 as an exception when retails were higher due to BS IV to BS VI transition," Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) president Manish Raj Singhania said in a statement.

SC cracks down on Delhi pollution, bans new diesel SUVs

SC cracks down on Delhi pollution, bans new diesel SUVs

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Cars with engine capacity of 2000 cc and above will not be registered in Delhi and National Capital Region till March 31, 2016

Amritpal's mentor aided his escape, with ISI help

Amritpal's mentor aided his escape, with ISI help

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

Officials said Papalpreet Singh is considered one of Amritpal Singh's mentors who had been advising him on various issues.

More Women Buy Luxury Cars In Post-pandemic Shift

More Women Buy Luxury Cars In Post-pandemic Shift

Rediff.com26 Jan 2023

Dealerships, too, are going all out to roll out the red carpet for women.

Mahad tragedy: SUV found with 2 bodies; death toll rises to 28

Mahad tragedy: SUV found with 2 bodies; death toll rises to 28

Rediff.com14 Aug 2016

With this, the death count in the August 2 night tragedy has gone up to 28, while 12 people are still missing.

Kerala train fire suspect admitted to hospital, transportation sparks row

Kerala train fire suspect admitted to hospital, transportation sparks row

Rediff.com7 Apr 2023

A source in the medical college said the suspect, who was caught from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra on the Wednesday, was admitted there after his examination.

Charred bodies: Rajasthan police says it has concrete evidence against 8 accused

Charred bodies: Rajasthan police says it has concrete evidence against 8 accused

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

The Rajasthan police has got concrete evidence against eight accused named in the FIR registered after the abduction and murder of two Muslim men whose charred bodies were found in Haryana's Bhiwani, officials said on Wednesday.

BMW X3 M Sport: The most dynamically sound SUV in its class

BMW X3 M Sport: The most dynamically sound SUV in its class

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

For everyday use, the lower, 20d variant does fairly well, is a lot more efficient, and costs nearly Rs 10 lakh less!

Auto sector poised for double-digit growth in FY23 after 3 years

Auto sector poised for double-digit growth in FY23 after 3 years

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

While commercial vehicles are expected to benefit from strong replacement demand, the two-wheeler and tractor segments are expected to gain from a recovery in the rural economy.

Ambani bomb scare: SUV owner wrote letter to CM before death

Ambani bomb scare: SUV owner wrote letter to CM before death

Rediff.com7 Mar 2021

Mansukh Hiren, who was in possession of the car that was found with explosives outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence, in a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister and Home Minister had alleged that he was being harassed by police and media. He had also claimed that in spite of being a victim, he was treated as an accused.

Maruti Sold 584,126 Cars In Rural Markets

Maruti Sold 584,126 Cars In Rural Markets

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

Maruti Suzuki says it has sold at least one car in 418,000 villages.