Auto Sector

Steam car ‘Inspiration’ to attempt land speed record

London, July 3: A UK team hopes that its 7.6 metre-long car ‘Inspiration’ will emerge as the fastest ever steam-powered land vehicle by beating the 205.5 kilometres per hour record, which was set i

Tata Motors increases commercial vehicle prices by 3%

Tata Motors Limited, India's top bus and truck maker has hiked the prices of commercial vehicles by an average 3%.

Amtek Auto Ltd All Set To Acquire KSM Castings

Auto accessory maker Amtek Auto Ltd plans to acquire Frankfurt-based KSM Castings for about 250 million euros (around Rs 1700 crore).

Now, a vending machine to sell Smart Cars!

Washington, July 2 : Japanese manufacturers of smart cars - hybrid vehicles about half the size of the regular saloons that need lesser space to park - have come up with a new concept to woo prospe

All Mercedes petrol models with direct injection

Seville, Spain - Mercedes Benz will in future equip all its petrol-driven models with direct fuel injection and turbo charger, the head of the car maker's environmental division Herbert Kohler ann

VW to launch electric car in 2010

Lisbon - Volkswagen will launch its first electric car based on the "Up!" minicar concept in 2010, the company's CEO Martin Winterkorn announced recently.

Speaking at a function in Lisbon, Winterkorn said the company was planning a series of measures to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of its vehicles.

The new Golf would be available as a so-called mild-hybrid fitted with start-stop technology.

The next generation of the Touareg would also be built as a full hybrid version, enabling full electric driving over short distances.

A Jetta "plug-in-hybrid" was in the planning, with a loading of the battery possible by connecting the car to the electric grid.

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