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    Used cars to lead auto revival

    Revival of auto demand will happen through the used car market while millennials gun for entry-level cars.

    Millennials are keen to buy used cars in order to travel safely to work as well as for their leisure in the Post-Covid world. In fact, an OLX Study, OLX Auto Note 4th Edition, conducted between April and July 2020 said 70% of respondents in semi-urban areas want to go in for used cars and have budgets…

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    BRIAN DE SOUZA
    07
    Aug
    2020
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    Personal mobility takes center stage

    With safety being of prime importance, demand for products and services relating to personal mobility is expected to surge. From luxury car rentals to pocket-friendly used two-wheelers, consumers are fast adopting private transportation options to steer clear of the virus.

    Travel isn’t going to be the same for a while and that’s a given. Whether it is your daily commute, getting from point A to point B, or that long awaited holiday break that you were so desirous of embarking on, everything is now going to be a new transformed version of what we’ve been…

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    RACHNA TYAGI
    31
    Jul
    2020
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    Turbocharged petrol powertrains galore

    The BS-VI era has introduced us to the age of turbocharged petrol engines. Check out the range of these cost effective, cleaner engines without clamping down on power in the market.

    India is a unique market because we are the only country in the world where sub-4-metre vehicles with petrol engines lesser than 1200cc receive excise benefits. Now, if that wasn’t already a big challenge for the automobile manufacturers, the new stringent BS-VI emissions have forced many to go back to the drawing board and look…

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    ARUP DAS
    24
    Jul
    2020
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    Is NavIC the answer to India’s vehicle navigation?

    NavIC, the location information system developed by the Indian Space Research Organization – ISRO, is already plying on commercial vehicles and public transport vehicles in the country. Now, OEMs are working towards making it available across vehicles.

    Currently, OEMs depend predominantly on Global Positioning System (GPS) for vehicle navigation on account of its global coverage whereas countries such as China and Russia have devised their own solutions, BeiDou and GLONASS, respectively. India has IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System), better known by its operational name, NavIC, which has been developed by none other than Indian…

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    SHWETA BHANOT MEHROTRA
    17
    Jul
    2020
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    Rural green shoots for automakers as demand surges in June 2020

    Auto manufacturers with rural penetration have been beneficiaries of this trend.

    At a time when the automobile sector is witnessing an unprecedented sales disruption due to COVID-19, rural markets have brought some cheer. While the urban customers continue to face unprecedented income uncertainty due to widespread job losses and consequent income disruption, the uninterrupted rural economy is where green shoots have appeared, which has resulted in…

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    SINDHU BHATTACHARYA
    17
    Jul
    2020
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    Coming Soon (Bikes)

    We reveal upcoming motorcycles that are bound to get your adrenalin pumping.

    Calling the two-wheeler market “the heartbeat of the country” would be an understatement. Afterall, the last four years saw India selling around 20 million units per year.  Despite 2019 witnessing a downslide due to the anticipation of BS-VI emission norms, that were introduced earlier this year, and with the Coronavirus pandemic playing party pooper, the projection…

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    ARUP DAS
    17
    Jul
    2020
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    Coming Soon (Cars)

    Here’s a look at what’s headed your way in the coming months. Keep your eyes peeled for these sleek and shiny cars.

    Though the Indian automotive scene did face some headwinds due to the slowdown followed by the Coronavirus pandemic, manufacturers across the country are now trying to steady their ships and surge ahead as the ‘new normal’ takes over. With a steady stream of launches scheduled in the coming months, leading up to the festive season,…

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    ARUP DAS
    10
    Jul
    2020
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    Incentive-based policy will only create demand in the short term: CAPT NS Mohan Ram

    Will policies such as ‘Cash for clunkers’ be feasible for India especially at a time when we are battling a slowdown and a pandemic? Read on to find out

    In our previous article, Vehicle recycling centres await clarity on scrappage policy, TURN OF SPEED provided an in-depth analysis of India’s existing vehicle recycling infrastructure and the need to implement the scrappage policy owing to the growing number of end-of-life (ELVs). In this interview, Captain NS Mohan Ram (Retd), former President, TVS Motor Company who authored Recycling End of Life Vehicles –…

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    YUGA CHAUDHARI DALVI
    04
    Jul
    2020
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    Vehicle recycling centers await clarity on scrappage policy

    Developing organized vehicle recycling centers to better manage waste generated through the deluge of discarded vehicles that India will soon witness, is the need of the hour

    By 2025, the number of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) is expected to increase by a whopping 250 percent and is touted to be over 21.8 million from 8.7 million ELVs that were reported in 2015. Despite a constant rise in these numbers, India, currently lacks presence of formal vehicle recycling centers, and continues to be completely…

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    YUGA CHAUDHARI DALVI
    03
    Jul
    2020

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