Several politicians conducted a protest against the helmet compulsion rule at a crematorium in Pune. In a mockery of the law and the rituals performed after death, members of ‘Helmet Sakti Virodhi Kruti Samiti’ last week conducted the ‘last rites’ at Vaikunth Crematorium. Led by Shiv Sena leader Mahadev Babar, the members shouted slogans and … Read More
General News
Droom Registers $1 Billion Run Rate In Annual GMV In 2018
Droom country’s largest and pioneering online automobile transactional marketplace, recently registered a whopping USD 1 billion run rate in annual GMV (Gross Merchandise Value) for the year 2018. With this, the net revenue run rate of USD 25 million, registering a 147% increment in comparison to the net revenue in 2017. The targeted for GMV … Read More
Droom Hosts India’s First Pre-Owned Automotive Awards
Droom is India’s most trusted auto marketplace to buy and sell, new and used automobiles. The marketplace recently organized the country’s first and only automotive awards for pre-owned vehicles. This event was held on December 11, 2018, at ITC Maurya, New Delhi. For these awards, we had KPMG as the process partner and IFFCO-Tokio the … Read More
Government Of India Now Pushing For Hybrid Cars
Government Of India is planning to push Hybrid technology in cars by offering subsidy. India is one of the most polluted countries in the world today and a major cause of air pollution is emissions from automobiles. In order to combat this situation, the Government of India, in 2015, introduced the FAME (Faster Adoption and … Read More
Indian Car With 5-Star Safety Coming Soon
India is catching up with global safety standards, hopeful to make safety features available in base models Indian carmakers are on the right path to providing top-class safety to its vehicle owners. This was observed by GNCAP at the Stop the Crash event held in Delhi. GNCAP also stated that since 2014, Indian cars have … Read More
Cars That Will Be Discontinued Due To BS6 & Safety Norms
India setting policies towards lesser emissions and safer cars, manufacturers discarding old vehicles. Indian customers will soon see an end to the production of some of the finest cars the country has seen on its roads. This move will happen over the next two years and is part of the government’s efforts to properly implement … Read More
Salt Spray Test For Domestic Vehicles Planned
Indian government is planning to mandate salt spray test for vehicles that are manufactured for the Indian market. Walking towards the mission of making cars safer in India the road transport and highway ministry (MoRTH) is planning to mandate the salt spray test for the vehicles that are manufactured for the domestic market. The safety … Read More
First Engineless Train 18 Made In India
The first engineless train will be tested in three phases for almost a period of 3 months. Integral Coach Factory (ICF) has announced the release of the first made in India engineless ‘Train 18’ for trial in a week. According to the Research Development and Standards Organisation (RDSO), the trail will be tested in three … Read More
BMW F 850 GS & F 750 GS Launched, Priced From Rs. 11.95 Lakhs
BMW has launched the F 850 GS and F 750 GS in India with a price tag of Rs. 11.95 lakhs. After the much-awaited launch of the G 310 GS and G 310 R, today BMW Motorrad has launched its middle-weight adventure bikes in India, the F 850 GS and F 750 GS. The BMW … Read More
