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Audi launches app e-tron owners that maps charging points across country

Luxury carmaker Audi on Wednesday said it has launched an app to help customers of its e-tron range access charging points across the country. The German carmaker has introduced 'Charge my Audi' on the myAudiConnect app, an industry first initiative that enhances convenience for customers. The application currently includes five charging partners -- Aargo EV Smart, Charge Zone, Relux Electric, LionCharge and Zeon Charging -- and gives an access to over 750 charge points to e-tron owners. In an interaction with PTI, Audi India Head Balbir Singh Dhillon said the company is in constant touch with the customers trying to understand ownership experience. "We were getting certain feelers from customers that while there are multiple chargers available across the country it is a big hassle to download each app for each of the chargers. Sometimes when they reach the charge it is not operational so we have tried to solve such challenges," he noted. So the company has created an aggregator a

HP revises e-auction process for fancy vehicle registration numbers

Three months after a person made an online bid of Rs 1.12 crore for fancy registration number 'HP 99-9999' for a scooter and later backed out, the transport department on Tuesday revised the e-auction process making advance payment of 30 per cent registration fee mandatory to end such practices. According to the new guidelines, the applicants vying for fancy numbers would have to deposit 30 per cent of the minimum special registration fee ranging between Rs 10,000 and Rs 1 lakh depending upon the special registration mark in advance, officials said. The 30 per cent advance money is non-refundable and would be adjusted against the total amount of the bid. Prior to this, an applicant was required to deposit Rs 2,000 as registration fee. The revised system has been started in Baijnath and Shimla Registration Transport Authorities (RTA) in the first phase and will be replicated by other RTAs throughout the state after successful testing, Director of Transport Anupam Kashyap said. On ..

FADA flags concerns over 2-wheeler sales by unauthorised multi-brand stores

Automobile dealers' body FADA on Tuesday said the illegal practice of unauthorised multi-brand outlets selling two-wheelers is making legitimate dealerships lose business and turn unviable. The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said it has approached various authorities to take strict action against the practice. The multi-brand outlets (MBOs) are acquiring unregistered vehicles in bulk from dealers and reselling them to customers at discounted rates, higher than the prices offered by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) through authorised dealers, without any commitment to after-sales service, FADA said in a statement. This has not only impacted the legitimate dealerships but has also shaken customers' confidence in the brand and dealer partners, it added. Furthermore, the outlets indulge in evasion of GST, income tax, issuance of fake/ undervalued insurance policies, delivery of vehicles without registration/ HSRP and helmets, resulting in revenue loss on ..

M&M buys out VC firm Omnivore's stake to acquire agri-tech firm MITRA

Deal size not disclosed, will make MITRA a wholly-owned subsidiary of M&M; is in sync with Mahindra's plan to grow revenues from farm machinery 10 fold in next five years

Not even among top 10 in 2021, India was Skoda's 3rd largest market in 2022

Auto maker's India sales volume jumped by as much as 125% last year, says unit sales catching up with its native Czech Republic

Uber says autorickshaw service 'under cloud' in Bengaluru, blames price cap

Aggregators operating in city after High Court stays a state government ban on them providing autos

Karnataka govt bans Ola, Uber, Rapido auto services; terms them 'illegal'

Karnataka state govt has given three days to the companies to file their reply to the charges and a compliance report

Dealers and automakers have a tumultuous relationship, says FADA President

Says manufacturers' financial clout has led to inequitable contracts between the two

Auto PLI scheme: Maruti, Hero among 75 firms to get govt's nod

Bharat Forge, Bosch India, CEAT, BHEL, and Ola Electric also on the list

Jeep to expand its India model line-up with Meridian and Cherokee

India to be the first market outside the US to have four nameplates in Jeep's portfolio with Meridian and Cherokee lined-up later this year.

Ford CEO says no plan to spin off EV business, but change coming

Shares of Ford, which is based in Dearborn, Michigan, fell 2% to $16.95 Wednesday. They have lost about one-third of their value since hitting a 2022 high on Jan. 14.

Cars24 announces ESOP buyback of Rs 75 cr after raising $850 mn in funding

The value of total ESOP buyback by Cars24 to date stands at Rs 113 crore. The company claims to have consistently held annual ESOP buybacks for the past four years.

Automobile, white goods worth Rs 6,185 crore sold through CSD's website

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had on January 8 last year launched this website for the online sale of 'AFD-1' class items

20,000 people apply for e-auto permits in Delhi: Transport department

Nearly 20,000 people have applied for e-auto permits as the last date for submitting applications closed on Monday. The Delhi government has, however, extended the last date for applying the same for women till the 33 per cent slots reserved for them are filled up. The city transport department has so far received 19,885 applications for e-auto registration, including 698 from women, said a statement from the department. Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said earlier the vacant slots for women were to be filled with general category applicants, but over the past one month, a larger number of women are noticed to be showing interest and applying for e-auto permits. "We are keeping it open for now. We are also in talks with NGOs to train more women and we hope to see more strong women driving autos, cabs and even buses on Delhi roads in the future," he said. The department had extended the last date to apply for e-auto permits from November 1 to November 15. A total of 4,261 permit

Top headlines: Oct GST collection second highest ever; auto sales skid

Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai report a double-digit drop in sales in October as auto firms struggle to get computer chips for their vehicles. More in our top headlines.

Honda Cars India reports 25% decline in domestic sales in October

Exports stood at 1,747 units last month as compared to 84 units in October 2020

Bike taxi startup Rapido aims to add 500,000 autos across India by year-end

The firm said it is expanding its auto service to Bengaluru, taking the service to a total of 26 cities in the country

Tata Motors passenger vehicles segment ends fiscal 2021 on strong note

Company's SUVs and car sales see a record 422% YoY y jump in March

Janata curfew: Autos, taxis extend support to move, to be off road in Delhi

The prime minister acknowledging this initiative said that the fight against corona epidemic will receive a boost due to it

Auto Expo 2020: Asia's biggest motor show ends; draws over 608,000 visitors

Asia's biggest automobile show drew to a close on Wednesday, bringing curtains down on a six-day extravaganza. Though less than last year on overall number of participants, it was one of the biggest in terms of partaking by entrants. Beating the slowdown blues that have sapped buyer sentiment and hit sales for 18 months, a total of 608,526 people visited the show at the Great Noida Expo Mart from February 7 to 12, said the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam). With a peek into the future of mobility via 'green' technologies, more safety and other important elements, the exposition had 352 product displays from 108 exhibitors. This included eight global premiers and around 70 launches and unveilings. It also comprised introduction of 35 electric vehicles (EVs) and 15 concepts. Several manufacturers did gave the show a miss but those who participated believed in it as a platform to rekindle interest in a slowing market. Meet Sanket Gupta, a Bengaluru-based information ...