Karnataka state government is expected to attract Rs 2,500 crore investments to Karnataka in various sectors including automotive this year. Disclosing this while addressing at ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today, Karnataka Industries Minister R V Deshpande, that investor community in Delhi had discussed about their proposals and ...
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Vinod Dasari new President of SIAM

Vinod K Dasari, Managing Director of Ashok Leyland has been elected as the new President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today. Vinod Dasari is succeeding Vikram Kirloskar, Vice-Chairman of Toyota Kirloskar Motor. The members of SIAM, the apex body of the Indian automotive industry, have also elected Arvind ...
Read More »Toyota chief meets Indian PM, bats to promote hybrid cars

Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada calling on the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday Toyota’s chief Takeshi Uchiyamada has discussed with the top Indian government policy makers over promoting hybrid car culture in India. Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada met Indian Prime Minister Narendra ...
Read More »NGT fires DTC for poor public transport system in India’s capital city

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has come down heavily on the government-owned Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for its poor planning in operating buses and inadequate maintenance of vehicles plying in the country’s capital city – Delhi. “Wasting public money”, “Causing traffic jams” and “Polluting environment’ are few charges ...
Read More »HC seeks government objections on taxing non-Karnataka vehicles

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 ...
Read More »Gadkari inaugurates ASRTU conference, asks auto industry to adopt latest technologies

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 ...
Read More »India may scrap 10-yr old vehicles with upto Rs 1.5 lakh compensation

In recent years, the Indian government has been implementing various schemes to cut down vehicle emission in the country and the current proposal to scrap old vehicles is to improve road safety and reduce pollution. Indian government may come out with a regulation to scrap old vehicles by paying ...
Read More »SIAM bats against direct switchover to BS VI

Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers of India (SIAM), the apex body of the Indian automotive industry, has raised its voice against direct shifting to Bharat Stage VI (BS VI) norm without adopting and skipping BS V emission norm. SIAM warned that directly adopting BS VI emission norms could result ...
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