Toyota India remains optimistic that
its manufacturing facility nearBangalore could
see normal productionresuming after the state government directed the
workers to report back to work from Monday, failing which the company could
employ new workmen.
According to a report on the Economic Times, Mahindra
Engineering Services (MES) has won the contract to re-engineer the Rapid
facelift to suit Indian conditions. MES will execute the styling of the
car, which will be provided by Skoda, and will make it suited for Indian roads,
a person aware of the development told the newspaper.
The international ‘Science Award for Electrochemistry’ from
BASF and Volkswagen is set to be awarded for the third time. Outstanding
scientists from all over the world are now able to submit applications online
atwww.science-award.com. The website also explains the conditions of entry and
the selection process. The closing date for entries is July 4, 2014.
In November, last year, the ministry of heavy industries had
announced its intentions to roll out subsidies for electric vehicles by April
2014. Now, according to a report in the Financial Express, this plan might soon materialise, with
the Centre planning to dish out subsidies ranging from Rs 8,000 up to Rs 12
lakh, under the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan.
Volkswagen will keep expanding Chinese operations and start
selling battery-powered cars in the biggest auto market as the country rewards
electric-vehicle buyers to tackle air pollution.
For financial year 2013-14, Indian auto industry saw Maruti
Suzuki Alto emerge as the best selling car with sales of over 2.58 lakhs. This
was followed by three Maruti Suzuki products – Swift hatchback with 1.98 lakh
sales, DZire sedan with 1.97 lakh sales, and Wagon R hatchback with 1.56 lakh
sales. The top 5 list finished off with Mahindra Bolero on the last spot with
1.07 lakh sales.
The so-called quadricycle spat between Bajaj Auto Ltd
and Tata
Motors Ltd seems set to revive with the latter getting ready to launch
theMagic
Iris, a three-seater auto-rickshaw replacement, albeit with four wheels,
ahead of the former’s launch of the RE60, the country’s
first quadricycle.
Honda has no plans to supply any other team but McLaren when
it returns to Formula One as an engine supplier next season, the Japanese
carmaker said on Saturday.
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