Maruti Suzuki, which sold 441,091 diesel-engined cars in FY2019 or 25.5% of its total PV sales, plans to stop making diesel cars from April 2020. Is India driving towards a diesel-free future?
Q4 of FY2019 was tough on all automakers including Hero MotoCorp, which expects FY2020 to be yet another challenging year due to upcoming stringent BS VI emission norms.
On April 26, Ducati launched the updated Scrambler 800 range in India: Scrambler Icon (Rs 789,000), Desert Sled (Rs 993,000), Cafe Racer (Rs 978,000) and the Full Throttle (Rs 892,000)
Uber is to induct 50 Mahindra EVs, including the e2o Plus hatchback and eVerito sedan, into its fleet and scale up thereafter.
Following CooperStandard's AVS biz divesture to ContiTech, the Indian JV will now offer its customers the latest technologies and innovative solutions in vibration control and lightweighting.
On April 24, a week after it inked a pact with Mahindra to develop a midsize SUV for India, Ford invests $500m in US-based EV maker, Rivian.
The Me is EV start-up Siticars' 2-seater microcar aimed at drivers living in London's Ultra Low Emission Zone. It has a top speed of 79.5kph and a 152km range from its 10bhp 72V electric motor.
Industry-first innovation: Hyundai's new smartphone-EV pairing-based performance adjustment technology allows users to customise primary functions through a smartphone application.
Suzuki launched the 2019 Carry light commercial vehicle in Indonesia with a 1.5-litre engine.
EV start-up Ather Energy has announced plans to expand operations to Chennai in June 2019
Tesla's EV-angelist boss Elon Musk says the company is planning robo-taxis by 2020. Last month, Tesla started shipping cars that are said to be capable of fully autonomous driving, thanks to new hard
April 22 was Earth Day. As the Worldwatch Institute says, it's the last call for a healthier planet – it's the only one we have.
The Week In Reverse: No-win diesel for Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp feels Q4 heat, Scrambling to launch Scramblers, Uber goes green, ContiTech revs up Indian JV, Ather plugs into Chennai & lots more

The last week of April began with Earth Day and closed with the big news of Maruti Suzuki planning to phase out its diesel-engined models. And lots of in-between news from India and the world at wheels at large.

27 Apr 2019 | 14588 Views | By Ajit Dalvi

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