- Commercial vehicle-maker Ashok Leyland, flagship of
the Hinduja Group, today handed over a fleet of 30 world's first front-engined
fully flat low-floor single-step-entry buses to the West Bengal government. The
formal handover of the 'JanBus' (people's bus) to state transport ministerMadan
Mitra by the company constituted theglobal
launch of the vehicle. (economicstimes.com)
- Volkswagen is closing in on Toyota Motor Corp as the global
leader in vehicle sales, with a rapid expansion drive in China - the world's
biggest auto market - while Toyota curbs growth to focus on shoring up quality.Toyota,
reigning at the top spot in the auto industry for two years in a row, announced
relatively robust global sales growth of 3.8 per cent for the
first six months of the year to 5.097 million vehicles on Wednesday, a record
first-half result.(businesstoday.in)
- But Volkswagen is growing faster and its half-year total
could pull even with or even surpass the Japanese auto giant.The Volkswagen
group sold 4.97 million vehicles in January-June, up 5.9 per cent from the same
period a year ago, excluding figures from truck makers Scania and MAN that will
be released on July 31.(businesstoday.in)
- The first pure electric buses with zero tailpipe emissions
are all set to roll out on British roads, thanks to the Hinduja group.The mayor
of London Boris Johnson officially welcomed the introduction of the four
British built, Optare MetroCity single deck buses on Wednesday.The buses take
around five hours to fully charge overnight, or two hours using fast charge
technology and have a range of up to 100 miles depending on operating
conditions. (ETauto.com)
- Honda Motor has started work on developing a small car and a
compact sports utility vehicle (sub-4 metre) targeting India, as it aims to
break into the country's mass market segment, people familiar with the
company's plans said. Part of the development will be carried out in India with
a focus on maximising the use of local products to keep costs low. The process
has moved from consideration stage to real development work in the past couple
of months, they said. Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, . (economicstimes.com).
- Fiat India is getting serious this time around with its fleet
of cars. the Italian automaker will launch Punto EVO on August 5 while the
anticipated Avventura Crossover or as Fiat calls – CUV
(Contemporary-Urban-Vehicle) will be launched in September. After the Expo this
year, Fiat has launched the upgraded Linea while Punto EVO is just few days
away; so by the festive season which is around the corner the company will have
three new products added to its India portfolio.(cardekho.com)
- Component manufacturer Varroc Group is setting up a new plant in Chennai under
its polymer division to supply parts to the two-wheeler, passenger car and
commercial vehicle manufacturers located around the Chennai belt. Without
disclosing the investments made so far, Arvinder Gill, vice-president, business
development, Varroc Group, told Autocar Professional that “we plan to
manufacture seats, body parts, air filter assembly, mirror assembly for the
two-wheeler segment and body parts for the passenger car and commercial vehicle
segments at the upcoming plant in Chennai. The facility, which is currently
under construction, is scheduled to commence production by November 2014.” (autocarpro.in)
- Although there is no official launch date confirmed, dealers
in Mumbai have confirmed that the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz will be launched in
September with bookings beginning in early August. Expect the Ciaz to be priced
between Rs 7-10 lakh (ex-showroom).(ETauto.com)
- Hyundai is recalling its popular Sonata midsize sedan to fix
problems with the gear shift levers.The recall covers 883,000 cars from the
2011 through 2014 model years.The Korean automaker says the automatic
transmission shift cable can separate from the shift lever. If that happens,
the lever may not show the correct gear, increasing the risk of a crash.(ETauto.com)
- Tesla’s spokesman Simon Sproule confirmed on the 23rd of
July that the company has temporarily paused their only production plant in
California for the first time to increase the production capacity and make
adjustments for the upcoming Model X (SUV).(indianautoblog.com)
- TRW Automotive has launched its latest-generation Electric Park Brake (EPB)
technology with three major Japanese-based vehicle manufacturers and will begin
production with a fourth automaker in the near future. The EPB system
functions as a conventional hydraulic brake for standard service brake
applications, and as an electric brake for parking and emergency braking.
(autocarpro.in)
images from ashokleyland.com and rediff.com
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