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Upcoming Cars in 2021
Sedans, hatches or SUVs? Take your pick. There’s plenty of excitement lined up for all those who’re planning on getting themselves a brand new set of wheels.
The year 2020 has been a topsy-turvy one due to the ongoing pandemic. But like they say, “there is light at the end of the tunnel,” and we are seeing that vis-a-vis the automobile manufacturers who are planning to kickstart 2021 with a slew of new car launches lined up. With so much positivity and…
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Not without my father
When 15-year-old, Jyoti, cycled 1200kms, across states, with her injured father riding pillion, ensuring that he reached their village safely, it wasn’t just her will power that held her in good stead, but also her wheel power.
A Father-daughter relationship is one of the most beautiful relationships in the world and when there is a bicycle thrown into the equation; you can be sure that it only provides further impetus to keep the wheels of this relationship turning even more smoothly and securely. By May 2020, 15-year-old, Jyoti Kumari, had realized that…
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The Apprentice
Avinash Taur, VW’s global Best Apprentice awardee 2020, enjoyed Natgeo programs as a youngster during his school days, in Beed, Maharashtra.
Earlier this month, Avinash Taur, 21, won the Global Best Apprentice award instituted by the VW Group. Winning the award is a great achievement for me, he says, it “has boosted my confidence and faith in myself to give my best”. If it were not for the pandemic, I would have been in Germany to receive the award,”…
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Fast Cars
Here’s a look at some of the best convertibles that money can buy so that you can enjoy that air in the hair feeling.
Certainly not practical or VFM (Value-For-Money) cars. In fact, they may not even be the best handlers out there, thanks to the additional weight of the folding roofs, but convertibles sure do make you feel like a million bucks. So, if you’re planning on acquiring a fancy set of wheels to paint the town red…
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The Enticing Eight
The compact SUV segment is a fiercely competitive one. If you are planning on buying one, there couldn’t be a better time than now.
"You've got to keep reinventing. You'll have new competitors. You'll have new customers all around you," said Ginni Rometty, CEO, IBM and this couldn't be more apt for the sub-4-metre SUV segment. It was the summer of 2013 when Ford rolled out the EcoSport, which not only kick-started India's youngest and the most competitive segment,…
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Little deuce coupes of today
Here are the fast and furious coupes that money can buy you in India.
If you’re an HNI with good taste and are in the market for a new set of wheels, your car shopping, this festive season, just got simpler. This time around, ditch the usual and go after something that has been more aesthetically crafted. With exquisitely sloping rooflines and adrenalin pumping performance on offer, sedan coupes,…
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Premium hatchbacks are the talk of the town
With road presence, ample space, and state-of-the-art features, premium hatchbacks are all the rage. Here’s a look at how premium hatchbacks are upping the ante while getting even more desirable.
The premium hatchback segment comprises a massive chunk of India’s automobile sales. The transition from BS-IV emission norms to BS-VI has severely limited this segment’s diesel engine options barring the Tata Altroz and the recently launched all-new Hyundai i20. With Hyundai squaring off to challenge Maruti Suzuki Baleno’s crown with multiple engine options, here’s a…
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JLR expect new launches to drive sales
Things are looking up for Jaguar Land Rover and with new launches ahead, positive sales are expected to continue.
Despite the pandemic fear looming large across the globe, auto major, Tata Motors surprised the street with its Jaguar Land Rover unit returning to profit in Q2FY21, reporting a significant improvement in positive cash flow in the quarter, as sales and revenue recovered from the impact of COVID-19 in Q1FY21, but remained below pre-pandemic levels…
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Festive cheer for PVs in rural markets
According to ICRA Research, today, the rural market makes a healthy 35-40% contribution to the overall Passenger Vehicles (PVs) sales in India, as opposed to a 25-30% in FY2014.
Over the last five years, the rural market has witnessed significant reforms enabling the Indian population to move up the value chain and expand income levels. Even the COVID-19 pandemic turned positive for the rural market as considerable young migrant labourers returned to their villages and took up entrepreneurship to setup small tertiary farm businesses,…
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Will Magnite be a game changer for Nissan?
Nissan’s new compact SUV, the Magnite, has a lot riding on it. From the looks of it, it should cut the mustard at all levels, but then, analysts will be analysts.
In what seems to many to be a desperate move to survive in the Indian market, Nissan India, has finally unveiled its B-SUV, the Nissan Magnite. This is the company’s first ever product under the Nissan Next strategy for the Indian market, scheduled to be introduced in the second half of FY 2020-21. Magnite is expected to drive…
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