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Pune car crash: Teen's grandfather held for confinement' of family driver

The Pune police have arrested the grandfather of the 17-year-old minor who allegedly fatally knocked down two persons with his Porsche for alleged wrongful confinement of their family driver, an official said on Saturday. The teenager's father Vishal Agarwal, who is in judicial custody in connection with the car accident, has also been named in this case, he said. A day earlier, Pune police chief Amitesh Kumar had said that an attempt was made to establish that the high-end car was not driven by the minor. On a complaint by the family driver of the juvenile, the Yerawada police have registered a separate offence against the teen's grandfather and father, he said. The two have been booked under IPC sections 365 (kidnapping with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person) and 368 (wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement), he said. After the car crash, the teen's grandfather and father allegedly kept the driver's phone with them and put him in confinement in his house

China's BYD unveils 1st supercar Yangwang U9, rival to Ferrari, Lamborghini

China's BYD has unveiled its first supercar, Yangwan, priced at 1.68 million yuan (approximately Rs 2 crore)

BBT aims for Rs 600 cr topline, with one-third revenue coming from K'taka

Pre-owned luxury car seller Big Boy Toyz on Wednesday said it aims a topline of Rs 600 crore in the coming financial year, with one-third of this revenue coming from Karnataka. The company also announced the opening of its first dealership in Bengaluru and the fifth overall in India on Wednesday, which would offer an extensive range of high-end luxury brands including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benzes, Bentley, Rolls-Royce and Porsche. Till now, the company was retailing the pre-owned cars online in the state. Besides, Bengaluru, Big Boy Toyz (BBT) has outlets in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad as well. The opening of an outlet in Bengaluru is not just an expansion but a significant step towards a revenue target of Rs 600 crore in FY25, Big Boy Toyz said in a statement. The company is expecting to close the current fiscal at a revenue of Rs 400 crore, as per the statement, adding that its digital business in Bengaluru has already surpassed the Rs 100-crore mark. The new showroom

Dancing supercars to hologram-fitted convertibles: Auto rivals lure drivers

Some of the world's biggest automakers showed off their latest models at the bustling auto show in Shanghai

Lamborghini India expects luxury supercar sector to see double-digit growth

Automobile Lamborghini is expecting luxury supercar segment to see double-digit growth in India this year, driven by improving infrastructure, rising population of ultra high net worth individuals and other factors, its country head Sharad Agarwal said on Thursday. He also said that Lamborghini India has started 2023 on a positive note with a strong order book, with most of its models having a waiting period of 18 months throughout 2024. The Italian super sports luxury carmaker on Thursday rolled out its second model of Urus SUV lineup, Urus S with a price tag of Rs 4.18 crore in the domestic market. Lamborghini began its India operations in 2007. Last year, it sold 92 units in India, a growth of 33 per cent over 69 units in 2021. Apart from the newly launched Urus S, Lamborghini sells three more models -- premium SUV Urus and two super sports cars Huracan Tecnica and Aventador in the country, with prices starting upwards of Rs 3 crore. Cars carrying a price tag of Rs 20 million o

McLaren Holdings sells heritage cars to raise cash for new supercar

The super-car maker was forced to seek an injection of funds after identifying "certain technical upgrades" on its Artura hybrid supercar that triggered delivery delays

IIT Madras launches electric racing car; mulls driverless vehicle by 2025

The racing car will be featured at student-led formula championships like Formula Bharat in India in January and Formula Student Germany next August

Lamborghini launches Urus Performante in India priced at Rs 4.22 cr

Italian super sports car maker Lamborghini on Thursday launched Urus Performante in India with price starting at Rs 4.22 crore (ex-showroom). The launch of the model comes shortly after its global premiere happened this August. The Urus has been instrumental in opening new markets driving growth for the brand in India and we are therefore delighted to introduce it to our customers," Lamborghini India Head Sharad Agarwal said in a statement. The SUV accelerates from 0-100 km/h in just 3.3 seconds with a top speed of 306 km/h.

British supercar brand McLaren Automotive drives into the Indian market

10 models of British automaker's made-to-order India models sold in pre-launch phase

Britain's West Midlands lobbying M&M to open motorcycle factory in the area

Midlands region is home to more than 400 specialist firms including Aston Martin Lagonda and India-owned Jaguar Land Rover

15th Electric Vehicle Technology Expo 2022: EVT Expo begins in Delhi

15th Electric Vehicle Technology Expo 2022: Details, When and Where you can Watch. Know everything about the Electric Vehicle Technology Expo 2022 scheduled in Delhi from August 5-7.

Tata Motors to charge up its EV business with Ford Sanand plant buy

TaMo to take over land, plant building, machinery, and vehicle assembly along with all workers employed by the unit

Tata Motors files all-time high of 125 patents across innovations in FY22

The firm has also been granted 56 patents during the same period

Ferrari overtaken by rivals to end years in stock market fast lane

While competitors, particularly Volkswagen, have got a boost from the hullabaloo around electric vehicles, Ferrari has run into setbacks including an underwhelming earnings forecast

Hyperion says it's developed hydrogen-powered supercar, now it needs money

The supercar will go 1,000 miles before refuelling, the company says

Supercars on budget row

Benz, BMW, Audi, Jaguar expand their circle of influence; build user communities and talk easy finance to stoke personal aspirations