Renault may discontinue diesel cars in India by April 2020. Renault’s chief executive officer Thierry Bolloré revealed that the company will stop selling diesel cars in India by 2020. The decision comes in sync with the company’s global policy involving gradually phasing out diesel cars due to falling demand and the increasingly rigid emission norms. … Read More
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Hyundai 1.2-Litre Diesel Engine To Continue Post BS6
Unlike its rivals, Hyundai India has decided to upgrade and continue with its smaller 1.2-litre diesel engine. With BS6 emission norms coming into effect from 1st April 2020, upgrading the diesel engines has been the biggest casualties for the carmakers in India. The cost of developing and upgrading the diesel engines to make them BS6 … Read More
Mahindra & Ford To Co-Develop 9 SUVs
Mahindra and Ford India will be co-developing 9 SUVs starting 2020 with combined investment of over $600 million. Mahindra and Ford are preparing a big SUV portfolio in the near future with their new tie-up. Among the development of nine SUVs, six models will be rebadged and shared by both the companies. While three models … Read More
Mahindra Developing New 2.0-litre BS6 Petrol Engine
The new 2.0-litre petrol engine is likely to produce 185 BHP, will focus on better endurance, better refinement and improved performance. Mahindra has been working on the future line up of its BS6 compliant petrol engines and announced that they will be ready to launch the updated engines by September 2019. Along with the new … Read More
Bajaj-Triumph Joint Venture To Reach Conclusion Soon
Talks between the two automakers will reach a conclusion soon, product to be revealed in 2021. Triumph Motorcycles and Bajaj Auto had announced their partnership back in August 2017. The joint venture between the British and Indian bike makers intends to produce mid-displacement motorcycles. It has been close to two years since we haven’t heard … Read More
Toyota Plans 12 New Cars For India Including Re-Engineered Marutis
Toyota is planning a range of new cars including re-engineered Marutis, Etios twins to get discontinued. Toyota is betting big on the Indian market. The Japanese carmaker is planning to launch 12 new cars in the country in the next 5-7 years. Half of them will include re-engineered Maruti cars. The Toyota Etios sedan and … Read More
Lexus To Discontinue Diesel Cars In India
Lexus won’t be offering diesel engine option post BS6 emission norms. You read it first on MotorBeam. Lexus has confirmed to us that they won’t be offering diesel engine option in their lineup as India moves to BS6 regulations next year. The Japanese luxury carmaker only offers the LX 450d SUV with a diesel engine … Read More
Mahindra BS6 Engines Revealed
BS6 ready petrol and diesel engines from Mahindra have been revealed by the Indian carmaker. Mahindra is set to introduce the new BS6 compliant petrol and diesel engines ahead of the April 2020 deadline. Mahindra has now revealed all the details about the BS6 engines. The petrol range of engines comprises of a 625cc, single-cylinder, … Read More
Manufacturers Stop Production For Days To Reduce Inventory
Manufacturing plants have been shut down for a few days to reduce inventory. Top manufacturers in the automobile industry have halted their production for the ongoing quarter for several days. This announcement has been done so that the companies could get rid of the unsold inventory and prevent the piling up of products. This move … Read More
