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Friday, November 21, 2025
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Topic: Automobile

Skoda Octavia RS combines performance with practicality—without breaking the bank

Ashish Gupta, Brand Director for Skoda India, said while performance cars like the Octavia RS are not too cheap, ‘car buyers who know and love their cars find them to be far better bang for the buck’.

From old and boring to bold and electric — Honda is finally rediscovering its Indian spark

When Honda join the diesel bandwagon with the CR-V and Civic the Supreme Court soon instituted the ‘10 year’ rule for diesel vehicles.

2 Series Gran Coupe may be BMW’s best bet yet to win India’s luxury war

India might not yet offset BMW’s losses in China, but Munich knows its future lies here. And the 2 Series Gran Coupe shows they know what they’re doing.

EVs can take their own sweet time. I’m more excited about hybrids—Kia, MG to Hyundai

In China, the world’s largest EV market, various Chinese carmakers, including BYD, are offering an improved line-up of hybrids, particularly plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

Trump promises ‘exciting time’ for US auto industry, levies 25% tariff on imported vehicles

The tariff will come into effect on 2 April and is set to impact imports from South Korea, Japan & Europe. It will also affect US brands choosing to assemble cars abroad.

Indian auto industry in AI age—a few codes can transform a vehicle more than a new suspension

Today, the manufacturing of two- and four-wheelers has become akin to that of consumer electronics, like smartphones.

KHT Motors unveils India’s largest Tata Motors showroom in Whitefield

The state-of-the-art facility, spanning an impressive 100,000 square feet, marks a significant milestone for KHT Motors, reinforcing its leadership position in the automotive retail space.

Gadkari urges automakers to invest in scrapping centres, says it will boost new vehicle sales

Scrapping & recycling will help reduce component costs by 30-40%, says Union minister. This, he adds, will help reduce steel imports by 65 lakh tonnes & create 35,000 more jobs.

Rs 4,800 cr IPO bids are now making Delhi bike dealer nervous. Mountain of paperwork is next

Sawhney Automobiles, registered under Resourceful Automobile, went in for a modest IPO of Rs 12 crore, but instead received bids 400 times that amount, totalling Rs 4800 crore by the time the issue closed.

‘Why should boys have all the fun’—When Hero Honda took a marketing risk on Pleasure

In 'Culture Eats Creativity for Lunch', Arvind Wable, the former executive director and CEO of FCB Ulka, reveals the key elements of building a strong organisational culture.

On Camera

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Can’t stay behind tech curve anymore, must catch up—Vice Chief of Navy Staff ahead of Swavlamban 2025

New Delhi: Noting that India cannot afford to stay behind the technology curve when it comes to war-fighting, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff...

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.