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India set to become Yamaha’s second-largest market by end-2017

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar24 Jan 2017

India is en route to becoming the Japanese two-wheeler major’s second-largest market by the end of this year, behind Indonesia which is currently No. 1 with sales of 1.45 million units in CY2016.

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Yamaha India launches hot FZ25 at Rs 119,500, squarely targets Bajaj, TVS bikes

By Amit Panday calendar24 Jan 2017

Yamaha, which is aiming at sales of 4,000-5,000 FZ25s a month, has the 200cc Bajaj Pulsar line-up, KTM 200 Duke, TVS A...

UK Industrial Strategy confirms new autonomous vehicle test centre

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar24 Jan 2017

The British government has announced plans to boost the UK's role as an automotive tech world leader in a green paper;...

London to trial Ford’s new plug-in hybrid vans

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar24 Jan 2017

Select London businesses to test plug-in hybrid vans running solely on electric power for the majority of city trips; ...

Bernie Ecclestone no longer F1 boss

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar24 Jan 2017

Longstanding boss of Formula 1, Ecclestone has departed following a takeover of the sport by Liberty Media.

PSA rekindles make-in-India plan, likely to tie up with CK Birla Group

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar24 Jan 2017

According to a report in the French financial daily, Les Echos, the PSA Group has inked an alliance with the CK Birla ...

British police catch 8,000 drivers using mobile phones in just one week

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar23 Jan 2017

A record number of drivers in the UK were stopped for using mobile phones while on the move during a concerted police ...

Nearly 80% of two-wheeler riders in India not conversant with road signs: Survey

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar23 Jan 2017

Survey of 1,500 riders across 10 major cities reveals 78% of them did not recognise even 50% of the road signs! Riders...

car2go global car-sharing biz clocks 21% more rentals in 2016

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar23 Jan 2017

Number of customers rises by 43 percent to 2.2 million; highest customer growth in Madrid, Berlin and Vancouver; vehic...

Seat turns to virtual reality to boost quality and durability of cars

By Hilton Holloway, Autocar UK calendar23 Jan 2017

Virtual reality, X-ray booths and electron microscopes are among a raft of new quality control technologies being impl...