1. How to Get Yourself a Great Deal on a Car This Diwali
The festive season is the time where car manufacturers go all out to woo customers with great deals and discounts. While a lot of these deals might reach you through advertisements, what is important to remember is that just about every dealer out there has something to offer which makes this a great time to negotiate a deal. After all, the customer is king, so be brutal while getting the best value for your money!
There are many elements to negotiating a good deal. However, to keep matters simple, Vikram Gour, co-founder MotorScribes breaks up the major elements of such a negotiation. Read here.
2. Volkswagen Dieselgate Scandal Is Huge but Not for You in India
The Volkswagen saga has turned into a global catastrophe for the auto industry, so much so that the company’s CEO had to issue an apology and resign from his post.
Anyone who owns a Volkswagen (VW) or an Audi in the US and some parts of Europe is having a hard time with the prospect of a recall looming.
But what about India where Volkswagen is popular with the Polo and Vento models? Is the Indian consumer likely to face any issues?
Read the entire story here.
3. Two Awesome Daredevil ‘Jetmen’ Fly Alongside an Airbus A380
In what can only be called a crazy feat, two ‘jetmen’ have taken flying to the next level.
Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy, also known as, the Jetman, flew with his protege Vince Reffet, with their carbon fibre jet wings in a formation with an Emirates A380 airliner. The flight took place over the Dubai skyline.
It was an insane stunt that may give the pilot of the A380 nightmares for years to come. The stunt was carefully choreographed while cruising at just 4,000 feet.
4. Lionel Messi Now Tata Motors’ Global Brand Ambassador
In a major marketing initiative, auto major Tata Motors has roped in football star Lionel Messi as the global brand ambassador for its passenger vehicles portfolio.
Tata Motors, which is India’s largest automobile company with consolidated revenues of Rs 2,62,796 crore in 2014-15, will soon launch an exclusive, limited edition merchandising range of this association.
5. Guess What Bullet Lovers? Enfield is Setting up Another Plant
Royal Enfield, the two-wheeler arm of Eicher Motors, plans to set up its third plant in Tamil Nadu. The move is an attempt to double its motorcycle production capacity to around nine lakh units per annum by 2018.
The company is already in the process of raising production capacity at its two plants in the outskirts of Chennai, to 4.5 lakh units per annum by the end of this year.
Eicher Motor’s board, which met this week, accorded in-principle approval for additional capacity creation at Royal Enfield.
In the last quarter, Royal Enfield had taken some significant steps as part of its growth strategy of leading and expanding the mid-sized motorcycle segment (250-750cc) globally.
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