News highlights of the day include Tata Motors, Toyota and Hyundai. Tata Nexon – Tata Motors has added a new XZ+(S) variant to the Nexon, which is priced from Rs. 10.10 lakhs (ex-showroom). It is positioned between the XZ+ and XZ(O) trim. The variant comes with electric sunroof, tyre pressure monitoring, auto headlamps, auto wipers, … Read More
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Yamaha Discontinues 6 Motorcycles In India
Yamaha has pulled the plug on 6 bikes, not giving them BS6 compliant engines. Yamaha has not updated 6 products to comply with the BS6 emission norms and hence they have been discontinued. The Japanese bike maker pulled the plug on these bikes as they had less demand or they were not feasible to update. … Read More
Effect Of Coronavirus On Indian Automobile Industry
The effect of the coronavirus on the Indian automobile industry is quite bad. Coronavirus was originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and since then, it has affected tons of sectors, one among of which is the automotive sector. It has caused tremendous loss to the people and shut down the factories. Because of this … Read More
MotorBeam Daily News Roundup – 2nd April
News highlights of the day include Hero, Honda, Bajaj Auto, Insurance and Karnataka Police. Hero & Honda – Honda is a bigger two-wheeler exporter than Hero MotoCorp. The Japanese bike maker exported 3,08,725 units while the Indian bike maker exported 1,60,299 units during the period of April 2019-February 2020. Honda exports almost double the units … Read More
JTP Discontinued, Tata & Jayem Auto Parting Ways
Jayem Auto has parted ways with Tata Motors, JTP operations permanently shut. Tata Motors announced their joint venture with Jayem Auto in March 2017. Now, exactly after 3 years of announcement, their joint venture has come to an end with effect from 4th March 2020. This means, the JTP performance car brand has now been … Read More
MotorBeam Daily News Roundup – 1st April
News highlights of the day include Mercedes-Benz, Kia, TVS and Motor Shows. Mercedes – The German luxury carmaker is setting up a temporary hospital in Pune to fight COVID-19 crisis. It will have medical facilities and isolation wards with a capacity to take care of 1500 patients. Kia Seltos – The compact SUV has crossed … Read More
Hero Absorbing Delhi Dealers’ BS4 Stock Only
Hero MotoCorp will only take back BS4 stock from Delhi dealers. Recently there was this news of Hero MotoCorp absorbing all the unsold BS4 stock from all dealers across the country. However a dealer has now confirmed that it is not true. The Indian 2-wheeler maker will only take back unsold BS4 inventory from Delhi … Read More
Rajiv Bajaj Says Covid-19 Lockdown Doesn’t Have Logic
Rajiv Bajaj feels that this lockdown should be re-calibrated. The entire country, or should I say the world, has come to a standstill because of the ongoing Corona virus pandemic. If we talk in Indian context, a 21-day lockdown is currently underway and with this, a lot of businesses have stopped operations, unless it’s for … Read More
MotorBeam Daily News Roundup – 31st March
News highlights of the day include Land Rover, Tata Motors, Suzuki and Government. Land Rover – The British SUV maker has deployed 143 vehicles including the new Defender to support organisations that are fighting against the COVID-19 crisis. The range of vehicles include 57 Defenders and some Discovery SUVs. They have supplied 105 vehicles to … Read More
