Bajaj Auto has commenced customer deliveries of the highly anticipated Dominar 400 from 10th January 2017 onwards from Bajaj dealerships in 22 cities. The Dominar 400 was launched on 15th December 2016 nationwide and has since then gathered attention as a premium sports biking brand. The bookings for the Dominar 400 were made on the official Bajaj Auto website[Read More…]
Mercedes-Benz, today achieved a significant sales milestone, as it registered more than 13,000 units for the second year in row. By registering sales of 13,231 units in the January to December 2016 period, Mercedes-Benz successfully maintained its sales momentum despite battling strong market challenges, round the year. In 2016, the brand with the Three Pointed Star introduced the latest technology[Read More…]
BMW Group India has delivered 7861 cars to customers in calendar year 2016. This includes 7500 BMW cars and 361 MINI cars. Moving ahead on a positive course, BMW Group India sales for 2016 have grown by 14% as compared to 2015. Frank Schloeder, President (act.), BMW Group India said, “2016 has not been an easy year for the automotive[Read More…]
Tata Motors and Castrol today announced the signing of a three-year strategic partnership agreement for supply of Commercial Vehicle Oils to Tata Motors globally. The agreement will cover over 50 markets including SAARC and ASEAN region, Middle East, Africa, Russia and Latin America. As Tata Motors expand their international footprint, Castrol with its established presence in these markets, will support Tata[Read More…]
In his 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) keynote, Nissan Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn announced several technologies and partnerships as part of the Nissan Intelligent Mobility blueprint for transforming how cars are driven, powered, and integrated into wider society. These technologies will advance mobility toward a zero-emission, zero-fatality future on the roads. “At Nissan, from[Read More…]
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) in association with Jayaraj Trucking today inaugurated a new state-of-the-art dealership touchpoint for its commercial vehicle brands in the ‘pearl city’ Tuticorin. The latest addition to DICV’s domestic sales and service network will cater to BharatBenz trucks and buses as well as to Mercedes-Benz luxury coaches. The opening of this new dealership touchpoint which is[Read More…]
Hyundai Motor India, country’s largest auto exporter and second largest manufacturer today announced that it has first time achieved sales milestone of 5,00,537 units in CY 2016 registering a growth of 5.2%. Commenting on HMIL’s performance in Calendar year 2016, YK Koo, MD & CEO, Hyundai Motor India said, “ 2016 has been an Year of Excellence for Hyundai in India achieving[Read More…]
Step by step the vehicle is becoming part of the Internet of Everything, interfacing with an ever expanding spectrum of vehicle manufacturer and commercial services while continuously increasing owner value with every passing year. As a consequence the software in modern vehicles has grown to millions of lines of ever-evolving code. Keeping this highly complex system of software, mechatronics and[Read More…]
Setting benchmark Since a few years, both the organised and unorganised players (independent part dealers and small garages) have made great strides in the automotive aftermarket sector. After the economic slowdown of FY12, and the consequent dip in volume growth of automotive OEMs, the focus has been on growth in the aftermarket as a business imperative to maintain growth and[Read More…]
Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, today hosted the Honourable President of India – Pranab Mukherjee – at the Company’s Driver Training Institute (DTI) in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh. The Hon’ble President was at the Institute to get a better insight into Ashok Leyland’s initiatives in the area of driver training. During his visit, he was taken on a tour[Read More…]
