Porsche has reportedly pushed back the launch for its Taycan Cross Turismo electric vehicle from late 2020 to sometime in early 2021. According to reports, the launch h

Porsche delays launch for Taycan Cross Turismo

Porsche has reportedly pushed back the launch for its Taycan Cross Turismo electric vehicle from late 2020 to sometime in early 2021. According to reports, the launch has not been pushed due to the pandemic, but rather due to how well the firm's regular Taycan EV is selling. An executive has reportedly said that the company has "optimised" its release window, as Porsche hopes the vehicle can help it take the fight to the likes of Tesla, along with its upcoming Porsche Macan EV.

Porsche has reportedly pushed back the launch for its Taycan Cross Turismo electric vehicle from late 2020 to sometime in early 2021. According to reports, the launch has not been pushed due to the pandemic, but rather due to how well the firm's regular Taycan EV is selling. An executive has reportedly said that the company has "optimised" its release window, as Porsche hopes the vehicle can help it take the fight to the likes of Tesla, along with its upcoming Porsche Macan EV.

The Technoking of Tesla has made yet another big push towards the cryptocurrency, allowing customers to now buy the car with Bitcoin. The eccentric bil

The Technoking of Tesla has made yet another big push&nbsp;towards the cryptocurrency, allowing customers to now buy the car with Bitcoin.&nbsp;
The eccentric&nbsp;billionaire tweeted,&nbsp;&ldquo;You can now buy Tesla with Bitcoin&rdquo;.&nbsp;Musk also added that Tesla would be running its own internal software to handle Bitcoin payments, which "operates Bitcoin nodes directly&rdquo;.
 The EV maker last month revealed that it had bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin

Jaguar first pulled the wraps off their first all-electric vehicle, the I-Pace in 2018 and since then the launch of the Jaguar I-Pace has been on the cards for the I

Jaguar first pulled the wraps off their first all-electric vehicle, the I-Pace in 2018 and since then the launch of the Jaguar I-Pace has been on the cards for the Indian market. Well finally, the British marque has finally launched the I-Pace in India at a starting price of Rs 1.06 crore. The I-Pace will be imported to India as a CBU and will be available in three variants &ndash; S, SE, and HSE, competing with the Mercedes-Benz EQC. We recently got a chance to take a closer look at Jaguar&rsquo;s first all-electric offering. Here are our first impressions...

India’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki is gearing up for a price hike from April 1. In a statement to the exchanges the auto major cited increase in input c

India&rsquo;s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki is gearing up for a price hike from April 1.&nbsp; In a statement to the exchanges the auto major cited increase in input costs as the main rationale for&nbsp;the price hike which they said will vary across the models .&nbsp;
 Maruti stated&nbsp;&ldquo;&nbsp;it has become imperative for the company to pass on some impact of the above additional cost to customers through a price increase in April, 2021&rdquo;.
 Ironically the company had announced a&nbsp;series of discounts in March to buck up sales before the fiscal year closes .&nbsp;

Not too long ago, Volvo had confirmed that the Volvo XC40 Recharge will make its way to India in 2021. Now, the company has showcased the model in India and announce

Not too long ago, Volvo had confirmed that the Volvo XC40 Recharge will make its way to India in 2021. Now, the company has showcased the model in India and announced that its deliveries will commence in October. Pre-launch bookings for the Volvo XC40 Recharge India will commence in June. For the uninitiated, the XC40 Recharge is Volvo&rsquo;s first all-electric SUV and was revealed globally in October 2019. Powering the XC40 2021 India is a 78kWh battery pack, which works in union with two motors &ndash; one on each axle. The car develops 402bhp and 660Nm, which allows it to cross the 100km/h mark in just 4.9 seconds. Watch our Volvo XC40 Recharge review to find out more about the car.

The much talked about Vehicle Scrapping Policy was finally announced in Parliament today by Union minister Nitin Gadkari. Here is what you need

The much talked about Vehicle Scrapping Policy was finally announced in Parliament today by&nbsp;&nbsp;Union minister Nitin Gadkari.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Here is what you need to know-:
<ul>
<li>Private vehicles will be de-registered after 20 years if fitness test failed&nbsp;</li>
<li>Registration renewal &amp; fitness test fees hiked significantly for personal vehicles after 15 years</li>
<li>Commercial vehicles to take fitness test at 15 years and will be de-registered if test failed</li>
<li>Govt owned vehicles will automatically be scrapped in 15 years</li>
</ul>
Is there an incentive to scrap your old car?
<ul>
<li>If old car is scrapped the registration on a new purchase will be waived off</li>
<li>Re-registering your old car is now going to cost you 8 times more from October 1&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Govt has also instructed all car makers to provide 5% discount to customers against a&nbsp;scrapping certificate</li>
<li>Scrap value is estimated to be&nbsp;4-6% of new vehicle cost</li>
<li>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
So when does this get into gear?
<ul>
<li>Rules for fitness test and scrapping centres to come into effect on 1st October, 2021</li>
<li>Mandatory scrapping of govt vehicles from April 1,&nbsp;2022</li>
<li>Mandatory fitness testing for all vehicles to begin from 1st June 2024</li>
</ul>

The govt has notified the mandatory vehicle policy for defective vehicles , Here is what you need to know about it. What will trigger a recall? A vehicle recall

The govt has notified the mandatory vehicle recall policy for defective vehicles , Here is what you need to know about it.&nbsp;
What will trigger a recall?
A vehicle recall can be triggered if many consumers of a vehicle report similar type of problem.&nbsp;Wherever a minimum number of complaints, ranging from 100 to around 1,250 for different categories of vehicle against total sales of model is received on the vehicle recall portal, mandatory recall is to be initiated.
How is it different than existing policy?
Right now&nbsp;the recall of the defective vehicle is voluntary in India. Last year 3.7 lakh cars were recalled, which is the highest in 3 years.&nbsp;
How will it be implemented?
The rule comes into effect from April 1.&nbsp;Auto manufacturers &nbsp;may have to pay a penalty of Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore if they fail to call back the defective vehicles even after a mandatory recall

In a big push towards phasing out old technology vehicles the Govt has proposed steep hike in re-registering fee of 15-year-old vehicles.The fee for renewal a

In a big push&nbsp;towards phasing out old technology vehicles the Govt has proposed steep hike in&nbsp;re-registering fee of 15-year-old vehicles. The fee for renewal and grant of fitness certificate of three-wheeler or four wheelers&nbsp; has been set at Rs 3,500 and is set at Rs 1,000 for two-wheeler vehicles.&nbsp;
For the larger lot Rs 10,000 will be charged for&nbsp;renewal and grant of fitness certificate for medium goods or passenger motor vehicles and Rs 12,500 will be charged for heavy goods or large passenger motor vehicles.

Heavy discounts on cars across the board as car makers hoping to close out the pandemic wash out year on a high. India's largest car manufacturer Maruti is offerin

Heavy discounts on cars across the board as car makers hoping to close out the pandemic wash out year on a high.&nbsp; India's largest car manufacturer Maruti is offering discountsacross it's Nexa&nbsp;brands with&nbsp;S-Cross currently attracting a maximum discount of Rs 67,000. Tata&nbsp;Motors has listed out the discount offers on its range of models for March 2021 and it is as high as Rs 70,000 on select models.&nbsp; Hyundai though has given a miss to discounts for the popular car i20, Creta&nbsp;there is a Rs 1 lakh&nbsp;discount on the Elantra and an even higher discount on the&nbsp;Kona Electric 2020 model.

Tepid sales in February has prompted two-wheeler makers Hero Moto and Baja Auto to offer huge discounts. Bajaj Auto and Hero Moto are offering lower rates for

Tepid sales in February&nbsp;has&nbsp;prompted two-wheeler makers Hero Moto and Baja Auto to offer huge discounts. Bajaj Auto and Hero Moto are offering lower rates for their entry level as well as executive models, together they make up over 70% of the&nbsp;sales as per reports.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 As per reports dealers are saying the discounts being offered are even larger than those in the peak festive season of October-December.&nbsp;This comes at a time when companies are facing input cost pressures as&nbsp;well .&nbsp;&nbsp;
 Bajaj and Hero both reported February sales growth that was below market&nbsp;expectations.&nbsp;

The Delhi government has removed the electric version of the Tata Nexon car from its subsidy scheme for electric vehicles till a committee looks into complaints that th

The Delhi government has removed the electric version of the Tata Nexon car from its subsidy scheme for electric vehicles till a committee looks into complaints that the model failed to meet the specified range on a single charge, officials said on Monday. Delhi govt has formed three-member committee, including a member from Tata&nbsp;Motors to verify claims of the complainants and assertions of Tata Motors in support of the mode. Delhi Transport Deportment has said that it has received complaints that the model doesn't&nbsp;meet the promised range of 312 km on a single charge of its battery. Tata&nbsp;Motors have even issued a show-cause notice last month.&nbsp;

Maruti Suzuki has seen domestic sales rise 11.8% YoY with a total of 1.52 lakh units sold in February. Utility vehicles Utility vehicles like

&nbsp; Maruti Suzuki has seen&nbsp;domestic sales rise&nbsp;11.8% YoY with a total of 1.52 lakh units sold in February. Utility vehicles like&nbsp;Ertiga, XL6 and Vitara&nbsp;Brezza&nbsp;have seen a&nbsp;strong sales&nbsp;in the month gone by leading the growth.&nbsp;
&nbsp; It is not just domestic&nbsp;growth ,&nbsp;Maruti Suzuki India has accomplished the landmark of exporting 20 lakh vehicle from India. In under 8 years Maruti Suzuki&rsquo;s exports have doubled from 10 lakh units to 20 lakh units.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Indian racer CS Santosh suffered a horror crash during the ongoing Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia and was put in a medically-induced coma after being airlifted to a hospit

Indian racer CS Santosh suffered a horror crash during the ongoing Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia and was put in a medically-induced coma after being airlifted to a hospital in Riyadh.&nbsp;The 37-year-old who represents the Hero MotoSports&nbsp;was participating in one of the world's biggest rallies, crashed on Wednesday and is being kept under 24-hour observation. According to multiple reports, Santosh&nbsp;who was participating in his 7th Dakar&nbsp;Rally,&nbsp;had a head injury and was conscious when he was airlifted to a hospital in&nbsp;Riyadh.&nbsp;The incident occurred on the same stage where last year, Hero MotoSport rider Paulo Goncalves died while competing in the Dakar 2020.

It will be Rooney's first taste of a managerial role and could lead to him taking over full-time.

Former England striker Wayne Rooney has been appointed as interim head coach of&nbsp;Derby County on Saturday after the English second-tier club sacked Philip Cocu.&nbsp;The&nbsp;former Holland international was relieved of his duties with the club second from bottom in the Championship, having won just one league game all season.&nbsp;It will be Rooney's first taste of a managerial role and could lead to him taking over full-time.

Maruti Suzuki on Thursday reported a 1% rise in its net profit to ₹1,371 crore during the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The Operating Profit jumped 72% y

Maruti Suzuki on Thursday reported a 1% rise in its net profit to ₹1,371 crore during the quarter ended September 30, 2020.
The Operating Profit jumped 72% y-o-y to ₹1,167 crore&nbsp;on account of higher sales volume, lower sales promotion expenses and lower operating expenses.
India's biggest carmaker sold a total of 3.93 lakh vehicles during the quarter, higher by 16.2% compared to the same period previous year. Net sales rose 9.7% y-o-y to ₹17,689 crore.&nbsp;

Dutch firm Pal-V now has officially announced that its "Liberty" flying car has been approved for use on roads in the European Union. CEO and founde

Dutch firm Pal-V now has officially announced that&nbsp;its "Liberty" flying car has been approved for use on roads in the European Union.&nbsp;
CEO and founder Robert Dingemanse says that after beginning flying and driving tests in 2012, it has been a long, difficult journey to adapt the folded aircraft to pass all road admission requirements.
Stating that the&nbsp;vehicle had to be built keeping both air and road&nbsp;regulations in mind, Dingemanse&nbsp;added that the&nbsp;it was a jigsaw puzzle when it came to fitting all the regulations and various other requirements in one vehicle.
The certification included brake and emission tests to noise pollution testing as well.
The PAL-V Liberty is a three-wheeled, two-seater car and gyroplane rolled into one. Pilots will need an license to fly one.
It claims to drive at up to 160 kilometres per-hour, fly up to 180 kilometres per-hour, and can fly about 500 kilometres (310 miles) on a single tank of fuel.
Switching from road to aircraft mode takes about ten minutes, including performing the necessary checks, the company says.
Dingemanse says the first 90 limited edition versions will be priced at around 500,000 euros when they begin shipping in 2022. After that, standard versions will start from about 400,000 euros.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit hard the luxury car segment in India, taking it back by five to seven years, a top official of auto major Audi told PTI. He added that

The coronavirus pandemic has hit hard the luxury car segment in India, taking it back by five to seven years, a top official of auto major Audi told PTI.&nbsp;He added that it will take two to three years to reach the levels witnessed around 2014-2015.&nbsp;Sales are growing and there are positive sentiments, but the base has become lower, Audi India Head told PTI.

A Japanese auto company has announced the successful test drive of its flying car model, demonstrated publically on August 25. The flight took place at the 2.5-acre Toy

A Japanese auto company has announced the successful test drive of its flying car model, demonstrated publically on August 25.&nbsp;
The flight took place at the 2.5-acre Toyota Test Field, which is one of the largest test fields in Japan.&nbsp;
The SD-03 model can accommodate&nbsp;single seating and circled the field for about four minutes after takeoff.&nbsp;The aircraft has been designed to be the world&rsquo;s smallest electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) model as a futuristic means of transportation.&nbsp;
SkyDrive will continue to conduct test flights under more varied&nbsp;conditions to improve its technology and achieve full compliance with the safety provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act.
The company aims to launch its flying cars in the market by as early as 2023 but has not set a price yet.&nbsp;

Automobile major Maruti Suzuki on Monday posted total sales of 18,539 units in May 2020. The company resumed its manufacturing operations post from May 12 at its Manesa

Automobile major Maruti Suzuki on Monday posted total sales of 18,539 units in May 2020. The company resumed its manufacturing operations post from May 12 at its Manesar facility and from May 18 at its Gurugram facility. However, it is 86% less than 1.35 lakh units sold in May last year.

The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki on Wednesday said it has re-opened 600 dealerships which were closed due to coronavirus-led lockdown, and has even started

The country&rsquo;s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki on Wednesday said it has re-opened 600 dealerships which were closed due to coronavirus-led lockdown, and has even started deliveries of the vehicles. The auto major said it has put in place a comprehensive standard operating procedure&nbsp;across its sales outlets and reinforced digital infrastructure for vehicle purchase amid Covid-19 pandemic.

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Porsche has reportedly pushed back the launch for its Taycan Cross Turismo electric vehicle from late 2020 to sometime in early 2021.

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