BRIEF-Tata motors says Feb group global wholesales at 103,064 units
March 9 (Reuters) – Tata Motors Ltd * Says Tata Motors Group global wholesales at 103,064 inFebruary 2017 * Says cumulative wholesales for the fiscal were 1,025,301nos., higher by 9%, over FY15-16. * Says global wholesales for Jaguar Land Rover were 54,576vehicles in FebSource text: (http://bit.ly/2m2HRk2)Further company coverage:
BMW earnings hit by 5 Series ramp-up costs, leasing
By Laurence Frost and Arno Schuetze PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Startup costs for BMW’s new 5 Series model contributed to lower-than-expected 2016 operating earnings at the German luxury carmaker, which knocked its shares on Thursday. BMW, whose namesake brand ceded the luxury sales crown to Mercedes-Benz last year, said accounting changes partly reflecting leased vehicle resale […]
INTERVIEW – Merkel ally warns protectionism would hurt U.S. consumers
By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – It is as hard to imagine how the U.S. government could force American consumers to stop buying German cars as it is to conceive of the German government persuading Germans to buy U.S.-made cars, a key ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel said. Juergen Hardt, the German government’s coordinator for […]
One-off supercars: when rare just isn't exclusive enough
Geneva: Supercars are famed for their exclusivity, but they don’t get much rarer than the 800 horsepower SCG 0003S being shown off by American Ferrari collector Jim Glickenhaus at the Geneva car show this year. Only 10 will be built.The 66 year-old is one of a new breed of automotive entrepreneurs to take advantage of […]
Uber works to mend relationship with regulators
SAN FRANCISCO – Uber Technologies Inc is working to mend its relationship with regulators as pressure mounts for the company to improve its business practices and temper Chief Executive Travis Kalanick’s aggressive leadership style.Uber on Wednesday obtained the necessary permit to put its self-driving cars back on California streets, conceding to the state’s rules after […]
Kerala or K’taka, cyber bullies target Muslim women for ‘going against religion’
A 22-year-old singer from Karnataka’s Shivamogga district was trolled on social media for singing a Hindu devotional song on a reality show. Dressed in a burkha, Suhana Syed appeared on Zee Kannada’s ‘Sa re ga ma pa’ and sang a Hindu bhajan in praise of gods. While she received a standing ovation from the judges […]
Hung assembly in UP, AAP win in Punjab: India TV-CVoter
Uttar Pradesh is expected to throw up a hung assembly while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to take power in Punjab, an India TV-CVoter exit poll said on Thursday. Uttarakhand is also tipped to get hung assembly while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could edge out the Congress in both Goa and Manipur, […]
Poll of exit polls: BJP ahead in UP, but short of a majority; Punjab heading Congress' way
Exit Polls 2017: What lies ahead for Goa, UP, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Punjab?
Exit poll results for Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Punjab, that went to the polls between February 4 and March 8, are coming in.Uttar Pradesh is expected to throw up a hung assembly with BJP as the largest party according to most polls. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to take power in Punjab, […]
Uttarakhand exit polls: BJP leaves Congress far behind
Voting for Uttarakhand’s assembly elections 2017 was held on February 15, 2017 for 69 constituencies. The state that voted in a single phase recorded a voting of 68%.Apart from the ruling Congress and the main oppostion BJP, the BSP and a number of independents and regional parties have also tried their luck in the hill […]
