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The German carmaker says the flagship will be offered with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, extending a strategy that has already helped push it to a record year in India. Mercedes-Benz India will launch the updated Mercedes-Maybach S-Class on October 5 in Gurugram, the company said, with the flagship saloon positioned in a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) configuration as part of its "powertrain-agnostic" push in the country.The updated Maybach S-Class was revealed globally in Beijing in March, roughly two months after the standard...

The QC3 is the third electric scooter from Honda for the Indian market and gets a fixed battery with 1245 km IDC range. Honda expanded its EV portfolio in India by launching the new QC3 electric scooter for ₹1.35 lakh (ex-showroom). The new Honda electric scooter will be initially offered only in five cities (not specified which all) but our guess is Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad. The Honda QC3 will be available only at select Honda RedWing dealerships in the above...

Nitin Gadkari's comments indicate that the project is still under consideration and no final investment commitment was announced. Homegrown commercial vehicle (CV) maker Ashok Leyland is considering setting up an electric vehicle (EV) battery project in Bhandara in Maharashtra as part of its expansion plans, with the potential investment estimated at ₹10,000 crore to ₹15,000 crore if the project goes ahead, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said, Times of India reported.For the automotive sector, the proposed battery project could add another large-scale...

The Honda CB350 receives a new palette of colours for 2026. Honda has released pricing for the 2026 range of the CB350 roadster motorcycles. The updated version of the Honda CB350 was showcased a couple of months back. An interesting detail is that the H’ness moniker has been dropped from the 2026 Honda CB350 series.  Apart from the CB350, Honda has also launched the new CB500 in the Indian market. The Honda CB350 will be offered in three variants - Standard, CB350...

All GCOTY category winners are now finalists for overall German Car of the Year. The class of 2027 is looking highly competitive and fierce! The hotly contested GCOTY class winners lineup is now announced, with manufacturers being presented their trophies last evening at a ceremony in central Germany at the Nationales Museum – the Loh Collection in Dietzhölztal. Relatively young in its 9th edition, yet more coveted with each passing year– the German Car Awards or GCOTY, is now one of...

The Volkswagen Group has okayed a restructuring plan that includes a further 50,000 job cuts.  Volkswagen is working to step up its restructuring programme as Germany’s automotive industry faces mounting pressure from high costs, weaker demand in China and intensifying competition from Asian car manufacturers. The announcement came on Monday as workers at Volkswagen, BMW and supplier Bosch staged protests across Germany over job cuts, likely production relocations and possible plant closures, Reuters reported. The protests followed Volkswagen’s latest profit warning, which...

Mahindra & Mahindra is set to pull the wraps off an updated version of its three-door Thar today. In the run-up to the unveiling of the new three-door Thar, Mahindra's teaser campaign has leaned heavily on geography rather than glossy studio shots. One image circulated on social media carried two sets of coordinates rather than a picture of the car in full: 26.28°N, 73.02°E, pointing to Jodhpur itself, the desert city after which the Thar takes its name and the venue...

The Honda CB500 is a retro roadster and makes its global debut in the Indian market. Honda has silently launched the all-new CB500 in India, expanding its modern-classic motorcycle lineup with a larger and more powerful retro roadster. The Honda CB500 is offered in three variants - Alloy wheel, tubeless spoke wheels and tubeless spoke wheels with stripes. The base Honda CB500 is priced at ₹2.75 lakh, the mid-spec variant retails for ₹3 lakh and the top-spec variant will set you back...

The company says it wants female students to make up 30 per cent of intake at its Uncha Majra training centre by 2028-29, as India's auto sector grapples with persistent gender gaps on the shop floor. Maruti Suzuki India Limited said on Sunday it aims to raise female enrolment at its Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM) in Uncha Majra, Manesar, from roughly 5 per cent in the current academic year to 30 per cent by 2028-29, as the country's largest carmaker...