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GWM signs an MOU with Maharashtra govt, reaffirms its commitment to India

Marking a major milestone in its Indian journey, GWM today announced the signing of an MOU with the Maharashtra government in presence of the honorable Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Mr. Uddhav Thackeray and Mr. Sun Weidong, Chinese Ambassador to India. The MoU officially announced the investment in the state-of-the-art automotive manufacturing facility in Talegaon, Maharashtra. The plant will be equipped with latest world-class technology and there will be an R&D cent...

Jaguar Land Rover adds new retailer partner in Bengaluru

Jaguar Land Rover India today announced the appointment of Shakti Auto Cars as its new Retailer Partner in Bengaluru, with Venkatesh Tatuskar as its Director. The new, state-of-the-art 3S facility is located in the upscale Brookfield area of Bengaluru, close to the major IT hub of Whitefield area. This Retailer facility is spread over 4 180 m2 and is designed to provide the highest quality of sales and after-sales experience for its customers. With a 10 cars display, a ...

Volvo Cars strengthens its footprint in India; Appoints Jonas Olsson as Head of Digital Technology Hub

Volvo Car India has been strengthening its footprint in India over the last few years. From opening a spare parts warehouse at Mumbai and setting-up CKD operations at Bangalore in 2018 to widening its entire sales and service outreach in the country, the company has made its presence extremely strong to cater to its customers in the luxury car segment. In continuation to this, the company announced that it is expanding its Digital Technology Hub at Bangalore which will help stren...

Yamaha pays tribute to front-liners on its 66th Anniversary

Incorporated on 1st July 1955 (Japan), Yamaha Motor Company completed 66 years today, and to commemorate the momentous occasion, Yamaha Motor India (YMI) group observed the 66th Yamaha Day by paying tribute to the frontline warriors and subsequently announcing the ‘Gratitude Bonus’ for them. Through this scheme, Yamaha is offering a cash back offer of Rs. 5,000 on purchase of its scooter models - Fascino 125 Fi and Ray ZR 125 Fi to frontline warriors that include Medical Staff, Sa...

Bounce is all set to launch its maiden Electric Scooter - Bounce Infinity

Bounce, India's first smart mobility solution company, is all set to launch its first electric scooter – the Bounce Infinity. This advanced ‘Made in India’ scooter will come equipped with enhanced state-of-the-art equipment and intelligent features. Pre-bookings for the Bounce Infinity will begin soon, with deliveries expected to start by January 2022.   The Bounce Infinity boasts a smart, removable Li-ion battery, which customers can take out and charge as ...

Vida opens its first ‘Experience Center’ in Bengaluru

Vida, Powered by Hero, the emerging mobility brand of Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, today opened its first Experience Center. Reinforcing the brand’s Tech-First approach, the innovative and exciting Experience Center will provide an immersive and a completely differentiated experience to customers.  The first Experience Center is located in Bengaluru at the prominent Vittal Mallya Road, where customers will...

Mahindra Announces Association with Four T20 League Teams as Official SUV Partner

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., pioneers of the SUV segment in India, has announced its association as the official SUV partner with four T20 league teams – Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, and Rajasthan Royals– and will be engaging in various on-ground and online activities during the upcoming season. Through this association, Mahindra aims to deepen engagement with its customers and strengthen the bond between the brand and the T20 league teams. Mahi...

Ampere Electric 2 wheelers collaborates with Royal Challengers Bangalore as Official EV Partner for upcoming T20 season

Ampere the flagship electric two-wheeler brand from Greaves Electric Mobility Private Limited, (“GEMPL”) has collaborated with Royal Challengers Bangalore as their Official EV Partnerfor the upcoming season of the T20 League. With Royal Challengers Bangalore being the world’s first Carbon Positive Cricket Franchise, this collaboration is in perfect sync with Ampere's commitment to lead India towards smart and sustainable mobility through electric mobility. As a p...

Ampere, Official EV Partner of Royal Challengers Bangalore, launches limited edition RCB-themed Ampere Primus electric scooter

Ampere, the flagship electric two-wheeler brand from Greaves Electric Mobility Private Limited (“GEMPL”), the official EV partner of Royal Challengers Bangalore are collaborating in the upcoming T20 season with a series of interesting announcements. Ampere is launching a limited edition RCB-themed Ampere Primus electric scooter.    One electrifying RCB player every home game will receive a stunning limited-edition Ampere Primus scooter as an award. RCB themed Amp...

Isuzu Motors India adds a new sales touchpoint in Bengaluru

Isuzu Motors India, in an effort to enhance the brand touchpoint for its customers in Bengaluru, inaugurated the new Showroom facility of ‘Trident ISUZU’, today. This showroom is located on B Narayanpura Whitefield road, K R Puram, with a thematic vehicle display.  Trident ISUZU has been representing the brand ISUZU in the region since 2013-14, selling the range of ISUZU D-MAX Pick-ups (lifestyle and commercial) and mu-X SUV. The new showroom was inaugurated by the to...

The Drive

On February 14th, 2019, as News of the Pulwama attack flashed on the television screen at Ajmer airport, Umesh Gopinath Jadhav, 38, who along with his band members, was waiting to catch a flight back to Bangalore, after performing at a music show, got queasy. As the body count of the martyred soldiers started rising, Jadhav, became more uneasy and found himself asking, “What am I, as a civilian, doing about this?”  After arriving in Bangalore, he decided that he would not ...

Ironclad Plans

Meet Bangalore-based Suhas Rajkumar, 24, whose company Simple Energy, has been doing some ground-breaking work in the field of automotive design. Getting ready to launch a scooter followed by a motorcycle, Rajkumar, tells TURN OF SPEED about all that goes into a getting a product, right from envisaging it until it is manufactured and ready to be launched. TOS: You have a degree in Architecture and you have gone and created this scooter. How did the idea come a...

The future is electric

Mahesh Babu, CEO, Mahindra Electric, tells TURN OF SPEED about its own battery technology, its powertrains, the EV revolution in India being led by two and three wheelers, and how it believes that India has a strong and stable policy in FAME. TOS: Tell us about the MESMA 48 platform. It is all the buzz, and is enabling so much at Mahindra Electric.  MB: Mahindra Electric Scalable Modular Architecture (MESMA) is India’s first electric architecture that has ...