For any luxury car maker in India, inaugurating three sales and service outlets in a single day in the same location would be a great achievement. Yes! Mercedes-Benz India achieved it today in Chennai, the largest city in South India. Mercedes-Benz India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the German luxury …

  Bosch India is shifting most of its manufacturing operations to the new plant from its existing Adugodi facility in Bangalore city. Bosch India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of German auto technology major Robert Bosch, will officially inaugurate its new  manufacturing facility near Bangalore on August 27. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah …

    Royal Enfield starts its Indonesia journey from Jakarta with the intension of expanding its presence to other cities in the near future. Indian heavy-weight motorcycle giant Royal Enfield said it will start selling its vehicles in Indonesia with exclusive retail outlets soon. Royal Enfield has made announcement over …

  Avigna Motor Sports is developing the world’s lengthiest race track for All Terrain Vehicles in Coorg in Karnataka covering 22-km stretch. Avigna Motor Sports (AMS), a Bangalore-based All Terrain Vehicle supplier, said it will promote motor sports in India with locally assembled All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). Avigna claimed it …

    Japanese auto giant Toyota said it has no interest in buying the minority stake owned by Kirloskar Group in its Indian car manufacturing joint venture Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM).   Toyota owns a majority 89 percent stake in TKM while the remaining 11 percent held by Kirloskar Group …

The Karnataka High Court sought the Karnataka state government on Friday to file its objections in the case pertaining to levying life time tax on the vehicles that are registered in other states and plying in Karnataka. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition that was filed in Karnataka High Court …

If there is an India tyre company that has not affected due to Chinese tyre imports, it is TVS Srichakra as it has reported robust growth in the first quarter net profit. Indian tyre maker TVS Srichakra, a part of TVS Group, reported an appreciable triple digit growth in net …

Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, said the Indian automotive industry should adopt latest technologies in manufacturing as well as road transportation.   Inaugurating International Conference and Exhibition on Public Transport Innovation-2015  (ICEPT-2015) in New Delhi today, Gadkari said the Indian government is committed to improve …

Piaggio India has commenced its operations in the neighbouring country of Nepal. This is first overseas operations for Piaggio India. Kick-starting its business in Nepal, the company has launched its flagship scooter Vespa in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal Wednesday. Stefano Pelle, Managing Director, Piaggio India has unveiled the Vespa …

Freudenberg India was one of the first global automotive lubricant makers to introduce specialty chemical solutions to the Indian market.   Germany-based Klüber Lubrication India, a part of global auto lubricant giant Freudenberg Chemical Specialties (FCS), today inaugurated its new specialty lubricant manufacturing facility in Mysore. FCS, which is a division of …