Новости за 15.12.2015

The 2015 EICMA motorcycle show saw some really interesting concepts one of which was the Honda City Adventure concept urban ‘off-roader’ scooter. The idea of an off-road machine, based on a scooter and meant for the cities did not go down too well for many, including us. The concept seemed way to fantasy driven, and the […]

Force Gurkha Rain Forest Challenge (RFC) India, the Indian Chapter of the Malaysian Rainforest Challenge, has launched its North and South Regional Chapters. Cougar Motorsport holds the India franchisee rights for RFC and has entered into a partnership with two off-roading clubs in India – Gerrari Off-roaders Chandigarh and the Bangalore Off-roaders Development Association (BODA). […]

Unfortunately for Mercedes-Benz, the yet to be launched SLC, or the SLK face-lift has been spied completely undisguised. The SLC, apart from a re-jigged letter in the name, brings in a host of changes over its predecessor, including updated drive-trains. The new styling successfully coalesces a more rounded front fascia with the SLK’s original design, while the […]

In the autumn of 2016, Jaguar will enter the third season of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Formula E Championship as a manufacturer with its own team. FIA Formula E is the world’s first global single-seater championship for electric powered cars. FIA Formula E offers a unique opportunity for Jaguar Land Rover to further the […]

If the latest report from motoring website Car and Bike is to be believed, the new Ducati 959 Panigale could reach the Indian shores by as early as July 2016. The 2016 959 Panigale, which made its debut at the recently concluded EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, is the successor of the 899 Panigale. There is still no official […]

If you particularly rich, but being warm and fuzzy all the time isn’t your thing, Mercedes-Benz will happily offer one of their expensive, open topped wares to settle for a sublime wind-in-your-hair motoring experience. But the very best of the lot, the cream puff, has just been unveiled, and its called the Mercedes-AMG S65 Cabriolet. The S-Class Cabriolet, […]

Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) launched the Honda Connect, an intelligent automotive application based on advanced information platform. The launch of the new app celebrates HCIL’s 20th anniversary of the company which established itself in India in December 1995, and also its snowballing sales of more than 1 Mn units. LtoR Katsushi Inoue, President & CEO, Honda […]

The all-new Ford Endeavour has started reaching dealerships. Motoroids reader Chandrasekar Lakshminarayan from Chennai sends us these exclusive images of the all new Ford Endeavour, which was caught with protective covering on the outskirts of Chennai near Chengalpet. An Indian launch is likely to happen in the month of January next year, while bookings are expected to […]

BMW i is shaping the future of individual mobility with a global involvement in the expansion of the publicly accessible charging infrastructure for electrically powered vehicles. The Express charging corridors, an initiative to increase access to DC fast charging launched by BMW i and ChargePoint, are now being honoured with a significant accolade – the […]

Indian auto major Tata Motors followed other carmakers by hiking the prices across its model range. The hike will be effective from the first month of 2016 with the increase being upto Rs.20,000 on some models. Tata motors said in a statement that they decided to increase the prices of their passenger due to the […]

Hyundai Motor India has appointed S. Ganesh Mani, as the Vice President – Production. Mani will report to Young Key Koo, Managing Director, Hyundai Motor India Limited. His appointment is with immediate effect. Ganesh Mani S last served as Vice President Operations Control, at Maruti Suzuki India Limited, where he worked for over 28 years and discharged several […]

Some marquee brands are expected to mark their entry into India at the upcoming Auto Expo. The Jeep brand from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is one such brand expected to debut at India’s largest automotive expo to be held in Delhi next year. The Indian market has been responding well to the sales numbers which has persuaded […]

Italian engineer and designer, Paolo Pininfarina with CEO and MD of Tech Mahindra, CP Gurnani Earlier we had reported that the Mahindra Group is all geared up to acquire Pininfarina by the end of 2015, and now the deal has been sealed. The billion dollar Mahindra Group has finally purchased the controlling stake in the iconic Italian brand […]

803cc Ducati Scrambler The Ducati Scrambler has been a share gainer for the Italian marquee in two-wheeler markets across the world, boosting the Italian brand’s sales several folds since its launch about 10 months ago. The 803cc Scrambler has joined over 14,000 families across the world while, at the same time, letting Ducati cross the 50,000 sales mark […]

The front end of the upcoming Datsun redi-Go budget hatchback has been spied for the first time. For those who need a background check, the redi-Go (codename – I2) is set to be Datsun’s third offering in India after the Go and the Go+. It’s the second prong of Renault–Nissan Alliance’s two pronged strategy to […]

Fashion designer Manish Arora unveiled his ‘Indian by Manish Arora Festive 2015-16’, a collection inspired by his globe-trotting experience, at the Embassy of France. His concept was inspired by his travel through countries like Iran, Africa, Turkey, America, Bali, China and India. The designer has spent half of his life in France, therefore the venue was obvious. While […]

BlaBlacar, a ride sharing platform that had recently launched its services pan India this year, stated that it will comply with the Delhi State Government’s  proposed odd even car formula. The company stated that they will allow people to show availability on the specific dates app based on the number plate of their cars through their […]

  A price hike was announced today by Skoda Auto India across its model range starting 1st January 2016. The increase in prices varies from 2% to 3% across their entire portfolio. This amounts to an approximate increase by Rs. 14,000 to 50,000 depending on the model and variant. Skoda cited reasons such as increasing […]