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Maruti launches BS VI compliant S-CNG variant of S-Presso at Rs 4.84 lakh

The new trim comes with one litre engine delivering a mileage of 31.2 km/kg

Electronics to urea: China is everywhere in India's consumer industries

Import of mobile phone components during April-February FY20, according to government figures, hit $7.5 billion - of which 25 per cent was from the land of the dragon.

Diesel and petrol vehicles to co-exist in BS-VI era offerings: Honda

The fifth generation City, which is all set for debut in the country, will have BS-VI compliant petrol and diesel trims, while the Civic already has a BS-VI petrol engine since March 2019.

Covid-19 lockdown: Labour, stockpile make carmakers delay production

Supply chain glitches and unavailability of labour also a deterrent

10-day extension of BS-VI deadline unlikely to do 'any good': Report

vThe deadline was stretched on the plea of the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA), which had sought a additional time of two months to clear the BS-IV inventory

Bajaj Auto opposes move to extend deadline for clearing BS-IV stocks

The automobile companies are supposed to stop selling any BS-IV vehicles by April 1

Indian Oil becomes first firm to begin supply of BS-VI fuel in country

This comes at a time when the nation battling outbreak of coronavirus imposed restrictions and states declared part lockdowns

Auto dealers ask SC to extend sale of BS-IV vehicles beyond March 31

Counter sales has fallen by 60-70 per cent across auto dealerships due to Covid-19

Top Headlines: Key Cabinet decisions, Coronavirus updates, and more

The government on Friday extended the deadline for submitting bids for buying 100 per cent stake in Air India till April 30. The deadline was originally set at March 17

Hard to liquidate BS-IV stock before March 31 deadline, auto dealers fear

Dealers have started getting circulars from state transport departments with different sets of deadlines to close the registration process for BS-IV models.

Volkswagen India launches BS-VI compliant SUV Tiguan Allspace at Rs 33 lakh

The Allspace will compete against other SUVs in the segment including Skoda Kodiaq, Honda CR-V, Ford Endeavour and Toyota Fortuner, Mahindra's Alturas G4, among others.

BS-VI transition, production cuts, slowdown hurt Feb auto sales: Experts

Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India reported a 1.1% YoY fall in its total sales in February at 1,47,110 units

Suzuki Motorcycle February total sales rise 3.5% to 67,961 units

Domestic sales during February this year stood at 58,644 units as compared to 57,174 units sold in the year-ago month

Tata Motors, M&M, MG Motors face supply issues from China over coronavirus

Tata Motors, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) and MG Motor India on Sunday said they are facing challenges in terms of component supply from coronavirus hit-China. M&M has reported a 42 per cent decline in total sales at 32,476 units in February. "...because of the unforeseeable challenges on the parts-supply from China, our BS VI ramp-up has been affected," Veejay Ram Nakra, Chief of Sales and Marketing, Automotive Division, M&M Ltd said in a statement. This has resulted in high de-growth in billing volume for February and dealer inventory is now under 10 days, he said. "Going into March, we anticipate the challenge on parts-supply to continue for another few weeks, before we get back to normalcy," he added. Girish Wagh, President, Commercial Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors Ltd said the outbreak of Covid-19 in China and a recent fire incident at one of its strategic vendors affected the vehicle production and wholesale volumes. MG Motor India too reported lower retail ...

HMSI recalls BS-VI Activa 125 to replace cooling fan cover, oil gauge

The rectification will be carried out on free of charge basis

Honda Motorcycle crosses 300,000 sales milestone of BS-VI two-wheelers

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) on Wednesday said it has crossed 3 lakh sales milestone for BS VI compliant units. HMSI's BS VI model line-up now comprises five models -- Activa 125, SP 125, Activa 6G, Dio and Shine. All four factories of the company have moved to 100 per cent BS-VI production with one month still remaining for the government deadline, HMSI said in a statement. "Honda was the first two-wheeler manufacturer to lead the BS-VI transition almost six months ahead of the deadline. Over three lakh customers are now experiencing #AQuietRevolution led by Honda's advanced technologies like eSP, many first-in-segment features like ACG starter motor and significant mileage-up," HMSI Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing Yadvinder Singh Guleria said. The coming weeks will see Honda's BS-VI line-up get more robust with new introductions across segments, he added.

Tata Motors to correct prices of commercial vehicles from April

Discounts in the segment have been very high

JLR launches BS-VI variant of Discovery Sport, priced at Rs 57.06 L

Built on the new Land Rover Premium Transverse Architecture, Discovery Sport provides greater capability and has all-wheel drive and hill descent control to make the hardest of drives seem effortless.

BS-VI norms: Maruti pitches for petrol variants to make up for lost numbers

India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India is banking on introduction of petrol variants of existing models such as Vitara Brezza besides exploring more CNG options to make up for lost numbers as it discontinues diesel options while moving to BS-VI emission norms. The company, which last week showcased the petrol version of its popular compact SUV Vitara Brezza that was earlier available only in diesel option, is also gearing up to bring petrol version of its S-Cross model. "We have the optimism to recover what we are losing in diesel through this increase in petrol. We have a double task. It is not like comparing current portfolio with next year, it is like current portfolio minus diesel in next year," Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Executive Director (Marketing & Sales) Shashank Srivastava told PTI. Elaborating the scale of task in hand, he said,"In April-January period, the contribution of diesel vehicles to (MSI's) total sales was 21 per cent. For this fiscal year it (total ...

IOCL's Mathura refinery starts producing 100% BS-VI fuel ahead of deadline

IOCL Mathura Refinery has achieved the distinction of becoming first refinery in the country to supply BS-VI compliant fuels, containing less than 10 ppm sulphur with existing units.