AFTERMARKET

BharatBenz expands network with 300th touchpoint

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG (“Daimler Truck”), has announced the milestone inauguration of its 300th sales and service touchpoint in India. Coming closer to its customers, BharatBenz further expanded its sales and service footprint in the western region by adding 10 new BharatBenz touchpoints in partnership with […]

Lubrication

Valvoline launches ‘All Fleet Turbo Plus’ for high HP tractors & Heavy-Duty applications

Valvoline Cummins Private Limited, the Original Engine Oil maker and a leading global lubricant manufacturer with 150 years of innovating ground-breaking lubricant technologies, has yet again continued with its heritage of introducing innovative industry first products. Realizing the versatility of Indian tractors and their wide applications, the pioneers of engine oil has launched an industry exclusive […]

CSR

MG Motor upskills 10,000 chauffeurs through Saarthi Program

MG Motor India meets the milestone of training 10,000 professionals under Saarthi program. The program started in 2021 with an aim to bring chauffeurs of MG customers up to speed with latest technologies offered by MG cars in accordance with the vision of CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric). In a ceremony organized in Noida, Mr Ganesh Prasad Saha, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic), graced the […]

Passenger Vehicles

Preference for used cars keeps rising with 32% women buyers and 54% first time buyers

With the growing demand for personal mobility, Spinny, India’s full-stack used car marketplace, witnessed a significant growth in its used car inventory in the third quarter of 2022. As per the report, online sales grew by 52% compared with 44% in Q2 indicating the trust & transparency among the consumers. Furthermore, 54% of Q3 customers were first time buyers  with […]

AFTERMARKET

CITROËN announces month-long ‘Service Festival’ for customers

Citroën India is kicking off the 2022 festive season with several exciting service offers for its esteemed customers. The company’s festive service campaign will start on 15th October and end on 15th November 2022. During the month-long campaign, customers can avail offers* like: •          Assured Gift for Service Visit •          15% off on Car Care Treatments including Exterior/Interior […]

AFTERMARKET

Volkswagen inaugurates new sales & service touchpoint in Jammu

Volkswagen Passenger Cars India inaugurates a new sales & service touchpoint in Jammu. Located at Greater Kailash Chowk, NH-1A, the new touchpoint is operated under the adept leadership of Mr. Atul Abrol, Director, WOC Automobile Private Limited. Speaking at the inauguration of this new touchpoint in Jammu, Mr. Ashish Gupta, Brand Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India […]

partnership

Piaggio partners with CSC Special Purpose Vehicle to expand three-wheeler business network

Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL), a 100 % subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group and India’s leading manufacturer of small commercial vehicles announced partnership with Common Service Centres (CSC) Special Purpose Vehicle to expand its three-wheeler business network through Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLE). Speaking about the partnership, Mr. Diego Graffi, Chairman and MD, Piaggio Vehicles Pvt […]

COMPONENTS

Steelbird Helmets is on a massive expansion spree, with plans to open 1,000 new Steelbird Riderz Shoppe by 2024

Steelbird Hi-tech India Limited, Asia’s largest helmet manufacturer, which has already opened 117 RiderZ Shoppe retail outlets across India, Bangladesh, and Cambodia, is now looking to expand its network by adding 1000 Steelbird Riderz Shoppe over the next two years. Mr. Shailendra Jain, Global Group President, Steelbird Helmet stated that “Even though Steelbird has a sizable […]

Vehicle News

Honda City celebrates its 25 glorious years in India

Honda Cars India Ltd, leading manufacturer of passenger cars in India, today kick-started its celebrations to commemorate 25 successful years of Honda City in India. Honda City started its journey in India in 1998, and now in its fifth generation avatar, has remained the longest running mainstream model in the Indian automotive history. The Honda […]

Appointments

Gulf Oil ropes in Smriti Mandhana as brand ambassador

Gulf Oil Lubricants, a Hinduja Group Company, has on-boarded popular Indian women cricketing star and current vice-captain, Smriti Mandhana, as its new brand ambassador. With this, Gulf Oil becomes the first company in the lubricant space to appoint a woman cricketer as ambassador to represent the organization and its ethos. Smriti Mandhana will join the […]

Garage Equipment

Madhus Garage Equipment -Offering service that’s ‘class apart’

It’s a no brainer that only with quality equipment a garage owner can ensure long-term robust business for himself. For this, choosing to offer quality service with good equipment is crucial. In a frank conversation with Sarada Vishnubhatla, Nikhil B, Deputy Managing Director, Madhus Garage Equipment urges garage owners in India to always buy quality […]

Lubricants

Motul launches new ultra-long drain BS-VI compliant engine oil for CVs

Motul has launched a new product for commercial vehicles in India suitable for BS-VI engines. The product, called Motul Tekma Mega Fleet ULD 15W40, API CK- 4, is formulated using the latest additive technology which provides ultra-long drain intervals and better fuel economy over the previous API grades. Tekma Mega Fleet ULD 15W40 product is […]

Dealerships

Auto dealers expected to clock 20-25% YoY revenue growth: CRISIL

Automobile dealers are set to clock their fastest revenue growth in three fiscals with sales accelerating 20-25% on- year on the back of 12-14% volume growth, riding on five cylinders that have been firing well — increasing preference for personal mobility, higher economic activity, easing supply-side constraints, shift in product mix towards higher priced vehicles, […]